Latacunga weather in July

In July, Latacunga sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 110 mm of rain across 23.7 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of July to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Latacunga's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Latacunga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Rainfall
110 mm
23.7 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:22 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
79%
2nd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10

Latacunga is city in Ecuador, capital of the Cotopaxi Province.

Air quality
Good
PM10 28.4 µg/m³ · 2012
Density
6,019/km²
people per km²
Founded
1584

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 12°C through the month.

A typical July day in Latacunga reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 14°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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Latacunga weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 16326.2122.4
Feb14° / 17924.8122.3
Mar14° / 22929.6122.1
Apr14° / 20529122.1
May13° / 15328.1122.2
Jun12° / 11924.611.92.1
Jul12° / 11023.7122.0
Aug12° / 7819.7122.4
Sep13° / 9622.1122.5
Oct14° / 15326.4122.4
Nov14° / 18226.3122.4
Dec14° / 18227.512.12.3

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 90%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1892
2892
3892
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5892
6892
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Latacunga gets around 110 mm of rain over 23.7 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 76% and peaks near 79% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
179
279
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3068
3167

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 9 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
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109calm
119calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of July to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:19 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:196:16
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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 4.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.62 kWh/m² to a high of 5.85 kWh/m² in September across the year — July's 4.84 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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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 Latacunga?

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

2.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Latacunga.

What to pack for Latacunga in July

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

In July, Latacunga sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Latacunga 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 Latacunga peaks around February 21 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 at about 13 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 21UV 19Jul 14UV 13
UV index (midday)Level
Jan17Extreme
Feb19Extreme
Mar18Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May15Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct16Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Latacunga 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 Latacunga is worst in September — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1926 µg/m³Jul 1317 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Latacunga?

Latacunga sits at 0.9°S, 78.6°W, 2,770 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Pujilí, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Latacunga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Latacunga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 210 m around an average of 2,808 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,619 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,163 m.

The land around Latacunga is covered by grassland (44%) and artificial surfaces (42%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
210 m
16 km
1,619 m
80 km
6,163 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
July weather nearby: Pujilí 9.0 km · Ambato 35 km · Pelileo 45 km · Machachi 47 km · Banos 56 km · La Maná 68 km · Quito 79 km · Riobamba 81 km

Ecuador travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 43% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$7,125
2025
Happiness
6.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
70%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
45.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
20.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 466
Religion
Roman Catholic 68%Protestant 19%none 8%other 2%

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 Latacunga (-0.9342°, -78.6152°, elevation 2,770 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).