Soledad weather in July

In July, Soledad sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 103 mm of rain across 14.6 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in July, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of July to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Soledad's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Soledad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
27°
12th coldest
Rainfall
103 mm
14.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:47 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
81%
8th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical July day in Soledad reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in Soledad

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in July is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Soledad weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 26°30.911.48.3
Feb28° / 25°20.511.68.3
Mar28° / 26°82.211.97.7
Apr28° / 26°468.812.25.7
May29° / 26°16620.812.54.0
Jun29° / 27°1401912.64.0
Jul29° / 27°10314.612.64.7
Aug29° / 27°15620.412.43.9
Sep29° / 26°22825.812.13.3
Oct29° / 26°27726.911.83.3
Nov28° / 26°16520.311.54.3
Dec28° / 26°38611.46.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22278
32278
42278
52278
62278
72179
82179
92179
102080
112080
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132080
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Soledad gets around 103 mm of rain over 14.6 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 48% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
151
250
349
448
548
648
747
847
947
1047
1146
1246
1346
1446
1546
1646
1746
1846
1946
2047
2147
2247
2347
2448
2548
2649
2749
2850
2950
3051
3152

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the miserable band about 94% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6892
7892
8892
9793
10793
11793
12694
13694
14595
15595
16595
17595
18595
19595
20595
21595
22595
23694
24694
25694
26694
27694
28694
29694
30694
31694

Wind in July

Winds average 17 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of July to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:43 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:436:21
212.65:446:21
312.65:446:22
412.65:446:22
512.65:446:22
612.65:456:22
712.65:456:22
812.65:456:22
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1412.65:476:22
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.91 kWh/m² to a high of 6.63 kWh/m² in March across the year — July's 5.88 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Soledad

In seasonPeak

None of Soledad's seasonal hazards are active in July. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Soledad's monsoon runs May–June, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Soledad?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Soledad for sightseeing.

What to pack for Soledad in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Soledad sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Soledad in July

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 26 km away) is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in February near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr27Warm
May28Warm
Jun29Tropical
Jul28Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Soledad in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Soledad peaks around June 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highJun 15UV 13Dec 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Soledad in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Soledad is worst in June — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (November, 14 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1734 µg/m³Nov 1814 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun34Moderate
Jul32Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Soledad?

Soledad sits at 10.9°N, 74.8°W, 15 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Barranquilla, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Soledad

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Soledad.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Soledad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 158 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,525 m.

The land around Soledad is covered by artificial surfaces (46%) and wetland (29%) within 3 km, wetland (22%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and water (43%), grassland (26%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
41 m
16 km
158 m
80 km
2,525 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
July weather nearby: Barranquilla 6.0 km · Malambo 7.0 km · Galapa 13 km · Sabanagrande 14 km · Sitionuevo 16 km · Santo Tomás 18 km · Polonuevo 18 km · Palmar de Varela 20 km

Colombia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 / 240 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 38% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$8,562
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
74%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
24.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
15.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 480
Religion
Roman Catholic 64%Protestant 17%none 14%atheist 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Soledad (10.9184°, -74.7646°, elevation 15 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).