Vélez weather in July

In July, Vélez sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 505 mm of rain across 30.7 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of July to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Vélez's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vélez's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
4th warmest
Overnight low
14°
6th coldest
Rainfall
505 mm
30.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:51 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
90%
6th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Vélez is human settlement in Santander Department, Colombia.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month.

A typical July day in Vélez reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Vélez weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 13°15526.911.74.0
Feb22° / 14°19625.511.83.8
Mar22° / 14°32030.2123.5
Apr23° / 15°46729.912.13.3
May23° / 15°5783112.33.3
Jun22° / 14°51829.912.33.3
Jul22° / 14°50530.712.33.4
Aug22° / 14°46330.612.23.4
Sep22° / 14°45830123.3
Oct22° / 14°41830.911.93.3
Nov22° / 14°30229.611.73.4
Dec22° / 14°20628.511.73.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 2% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 98%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1199
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Vélez gets around 505 mm of rain over 30.7 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 99% and peaks near 100% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the comfortable band about 84% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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Wind in July

Winds average 3 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of July to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:48 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:486:08
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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 5.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.44 kWh/m² to a high of 5.31 kWh/m² in August across the year — July's 5.13 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Vélez?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.5
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Vélez.

What to pack for Vélez in July

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

In July, Vélez sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 31 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Vélez in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Vélez peaks around February 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 18UV 16Dec 13UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Vélez 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 Vélez is worst in March — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (July, 14 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1729 µg/m³Jul 2014 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar30Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Vélez?

Vélez sits at 6.0°N, 73.7°W, 2,160 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Barbosa, 11 km away.

Topography around Vélez

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vélez has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,046 m around an average of 2,203 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,021 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,934 m.

The land around Vélez is covered by grassland (52%) and trees (45%) within 3 km, trees (66%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,046 m
16 km
2,021 m
80 km
3,934 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
July weather nearby: Barbosa 11 km · Moniquirá 19 km · Cimitarra 45 km · Chiquinquirá 47 km · Tunja 63 km · Socorro 68 km · Duitama 74 km · El Carmen de Chucurí 78 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 Vélez (6.0133°, -73.6735°, elevation 2,160 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. 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).