Zipaquirá weather in July

In July, Zipaquirá sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 63 mm of rain across 20.7 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of July to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Zipaquirá's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zipaquirá's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
12th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Rainfall
63 mm
20.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:54 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
86%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month.

A typical July day in Zipaquirá reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Zipaquirá weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 6514.311.75.5
Feb20° / 10°9916.711.85.0
Mar20° / 10°19123.8124.1
Apr19° / 10°21225.812.13.6
May19° / 10°1542612.23.6
Jun18° / 10°7321.112.34.1
Jul18° / 6320.712.34.3
Aug19° / 5819.112.24.5
Sep20° / 7722.9124.1
Oct20° / 10°14226.611.93.6
Nov19° / 10°15724.411.83.8
Dec20° / 9117.711.74.9

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 6% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1496
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Zipaquirá gets around 63 mm of rain over 20.7 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 66% and peaks near 69% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in July

Winds average 8 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
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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 12 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 5:51 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:516:08
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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 4.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.55 kWh/m² in September across the year — July's 4.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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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 Zipaquirá?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.5
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Zipaquirá for sightseeing.

What to pack for Zipaquirá in July

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

In July, Zipaquirá sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 9°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Zipaquirá 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 Zipaquirá peaks around February 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 18UV 16Dec 14UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Zipaquirá 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 Zipaquirá is worst in March — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 20 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1834 µg/m³Jul 1420 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar35Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Zipaquirá?

Zipaquirá sits at 5.0°N, 74.0°W, 2,607 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Cajicá, 12 km away.

Topography around Zipaquirá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zipaquirá has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 703 m around an average of 2,716 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,474 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,771 m.

The land around Zipaquirá is covered by grassland (39%), trees (35%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, grassland (47%) and trees (40%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
703 m
16 km
1,474 m
80 km
3,771 m
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July weather nearby: Cajicá 12 km · Tocancipá 12 km · Bosconia 19 km · Chía 19 km · Pacho 21 km · Cota 26 km · La Mesa 29 km · Villa de San Diego de Ubaté 38 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 Zipaquirá (5.0221°, -74.0048°, elevation 2,607 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).