Macas weather in July

In July, Macas sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 369 mm of rain across 29.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-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 3% of the time in July, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of July to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Macas's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Macas's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 22°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 15°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 369 mm; 29.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 6:22 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover: 78%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 3 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 3.68 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.7; out of 10

Macas is city in Ecuador, capital of the Morona-Santiago Province.

Density: 1,992/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1563

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

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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 Macas reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 1°C cooler than August.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22
Avg low (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	16
2	22	16
3	22	16
4	22	16
5	22	16
6	22	16
7	22	15
8	22	15
9	22	15
10	22	15
11	22	15
12	22	15
13	22	15
14	22	15
15	22	15
16	22	15
17	22	15
18	22	15
19	22	15
20	22	15
21	22	15
22	22	15
23	22	15
24	22	15
25	22	15
26	22	15
27	22	15
28	22	15
29	22	15
30	22	15
31	22	15

Macas weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	24° / 17°	303	27.6	12.1	4.0
Feb	24° / 17°	335	25.5	12.1	3.9
Mar	24° / 17°	382	30.5	12	3.5
Apr	24° / 17°	390	29	12	3.6
May	24° / 17°	429	29.8	11.9	3.7
Jun	23° / 16°	403	28.9	11.9	3.6
Jul	22° / 15°	369	29.1	11.9	3.7
Aug	23° / 15°	293	27.8	11.9	4.0
Sep	24° / 16°	263	28.2	12	3.9
Oct	24° / 16°	290	30.2	12.1	3.7
Nov	24° / 17°	309	29	12.1	3.6
Dec	24° / 17°	314	29.3	12.1	3.8

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	10	10	10	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	17	17	17	19	19	19	21	21
Cloudier (%)	90	90	90	89	88	88	88	88	88	88	87	86	86	86	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	84	84	83	83	83	81	81	81	79	79

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	11	89
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	12	88
10	12	88
11	13	87
12	14	86
13	14	86
14	14	86
15	15	85
16	15	85
17	15	85
18	15	85
19	15	85
20	15	85
21	15	85
22	16	84
23	16	84
24	17	83
25	17	83
26	17	83
27	19	81
28	19	81
29	19	81
30	21	79
31	21	79

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Macas gets around 369 mm of rain over 29.1 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 94% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	92	92	91

	Rain chance (%)
1	95
2	95
3	95
4	95
5	95
6	94
7	94
8	94
9	94
10	94
11	94
12	94
13	94
14	94
15	94
16	94
17	94
18	94
19	94
20	94
21	94
22	94
23	94
24	94
25	93
26	93
27	93
28	93
29	92
30	92
31	91

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the humid band about 78% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Comfortable (%)	14	14	14	15	16	17	18	18	19	20	21	22	23	23	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	27	27
Humid (%)	86	86	86	85	84	83	82	82	81	80	79	78	77	77	76	76	76	76	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	74	74	73	73

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	15	85
5	16	84
6	17	83
7	18	82
8	18	82
9	19	81
10	20	80
11	21	79
12	22	78
13	23	77
14	23	77
15	24	76
16	24	76
17	24	76
18	24	76
19	25	75
20	25	75
21	25	75
22	25	75
23	25	75
24	25	75
25	25	75
26	25	75
27	25	75
28	26	74
29	26	74
30	27	73
31	27	73

Wind in July

Winds average 3 km/h in July, the calmest month.

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	3	calm
2	3	calm
3	3	calm
4	3	calm
5	3	calm
6	3	calm
7	3	calm
8	3	calm
9	3	calm
10	3	calm
11	3	calm
12	3	calm
13	3	calm
14	3	calm
15	3	calm
16	3	calm
17	3	calm
18	3	calm
19	3	calm
20	3	calm
21	3	calm
22	3	calm
23	3	calm
24	3	calm
25	3	calm
26	3	calm
27	3	calm
28	3	calm
29	3	calm
30	3	calm
31	3	calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of July to 11 h 54 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 6:20 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:15 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22
Sunset (PM)	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	6:20	6:12
2	11.9	6:20	6:12
3	11.9	6:20	6:12
4	11.9	6:20	6:12
5	11.9	6:20	6:13
6	11.9	6:21	6:13
7	11.9	6:21	6:13
8	11.9	6:21	6:13
9	11.9	6:21	6:13
10	11.9	6:21	6:14
11	11.9	6:21	6:14
12	11.9	6:21	6:14
13	11.9	6:21	6:14
14	11.9	6:22	6:14
15	11.9	6:22	6:14
16	11.9	6:22	6:14
17	11.9	6:22	6:15
18	11.9	6:22	6:15
19	11.9	6:22	6:15
20	11.9	6:22	6:15
21	11.9	6:22	6:15
22	11.9	6:22	6:15
23	11.9	6:22	6:15
24	11.9	6:22	6:15
25	11.9	6:22	6:15
26	11.9	6:22	6:15
27	11.9	6:22	6:15
28	11.9	6:22	6:15
29	11.9	6:22	6:15
30	11.9	6:22	6:15
31	11.9	6:22	6:15

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 3.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.45 kWh/m² to a high of 5.07 kWh/m² in October across the year — July's 3.68 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.5	Moderate
2	3.5	Moderate
3	3.5	Moderate
4	3.5	Moderate
5	3.6	Moderate
6	3.6	Moderate
7	3.6	Moderate
8	3.6	Moderate
9	3.6	Moderate
10	3.6	Moderate
11	3.6	Moderate
12	3.6	Moderate
13	3.6	Moderate
14	3.6	Moderate
15	3.6	Moderate
16	3.6	Moderate
17	3.7	Moderate
18	3.7	Moderate
19	3.7	Moderate
20	3.7	Moderate
21	3.7	Moderate
22	3.7	Moderate
23	3.7	Moderate
24	3.8	Moderate
25	3.8	Moderate
26	3.8	Moderate
27	3.9	Moderate
28	3.9	Moderate
29	3.9	Moderate
30	4.0	Moderate
31	4.0	Moderate

Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Macas?

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

3.7

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

2.7

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Macas.

What to pack for Macas in July

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

In July, Macas sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 29 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Macas 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 Macas peaks around February 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 12 at about 11 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	16	16	12	14	12	11	11	13	14	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Macas 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 Macas is worst in February — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (July, 12 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	24	29	27	22	18	14	12	20	18	21	19	20
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	24	Moderate
Feb	29	Moderate
Mar	27	Moderate
Apr	22	Moderate
May	18	Moderate
Jun	14	Moderate
Jul	12	Moderate
Aug	20	Moderate
Sep	18	Moderate
Oct	21	Moderate
Nov	19	Moderate
Dec	20	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Macas?

Macas sits at 2.3°S, 78.1°W, 1,315 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Guamote, 78 km away.

Topography around Macas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Macas has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 570 m around an average of 1,028 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,203 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,093 m.

The land around Macas is covered by trees (70%) within 3 km, trees (94%) within 16 km, and trees (83%) within 80 km.

3 km

570 m

trees 70%

16 km

2,203 m

trees 94%

80 km

5,093 m

trees 83%

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← June Macas year-round climate August →Best places to visit in July

July weather nearby: Guamote 78 km · Puyo 92 km · Riobamba 93 km · Azogues 94 km · Gualaceo 98 km · Banos 107 km · Cuenca 117 km · Pelileo 118 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

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 Macas (-2.3074°, -78.1203°, elevation 1,315 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	16
2	22	16
3	22	16
4	22	16
5	22	16
6	22	16
7	22	15
8	22	15
9	22	15
10	22	15
11	22	15
12	22	15
13	22	15
14	22	15
15	22	15
16	22	15
17	22	15
18	22	15
19	22	15
20	22	15
21	22	15
22	22	15
23	22	15
24	22	15
25	22	15
26	22	15
27	22	15
28	22	15
29	22	15
30	22	15
31	22	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	11	89
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	12	88
10	12	88
11	13	87
12	14	86
13	14	86
14	14	86
15	15	85
16	15	85
17	15	85
18	15	85
19	15	85
20	15	85
21	15	85
22	16	84
23	16	84
24	17	83
25	17	83
26	17	83
27	19	81
28	19	81
29	19	81
30	21	79
31	21	79

	Rain chance (%)
1	95
2	95
3	95
4	95
5	95
6	94
7	94
8	94
9	94
10	94
11	94
12	94
13	94
14	94
15	94
16	94
17	94
18	94
19	94
20	94
21	94
22	94
23	94
24	94
25	93
26	93
27	93
28	93
29	92
30	92
31	91

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	15	85
5	16	84
6	17	83
7	18	82
8	18	82
9	19	81
10	20	80
11	21	79
12	22	78
13	23	77
14	23	77
15	24	76
16	24	76
17	24	76
18	24	76
19	25	75
20	25	75
21	25	75
22	25	75
23	25	75
24	25	75
25	25	75
26	25	75
27	25	75
28	26	74
29	26	74
30	27	73
31	27	73

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	16
2	22	16
3	22	16
4	22	16
5	22	16
6	22	16
7	22	15
8	22	15
9	22	15
10	22	15
11	22	15
12	22	15
13	22	15
14	22	15
15	22	15
16	22	15
17	22	15
18	22	15
19	22	15
20	22	15
21	22	15
22	22	15
23	22	15
24	22	15
25	22	15
26	22	15
27	22	15
28	22	15
29	22	15
30	22	15
31	22	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	11	89
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	12	88
10	12	88
11	13	87
12	14	86
13	14	86
14	14	86
15	15	85
16	15	85
17	15	85
18	15	85
19	15	85
20	15	85
21	15	85
22	16	84
23	16	84
24	17	83
25	17	83
26	17	83
27	19	81
28	19	81
29	19	81
30	21	79
31	21	79

	Rain chance (%)
1	95
2	95
3	95
4	95
5	95
6	94
7	94
8	94
9	94
10	94
11	94
12	94
13	94
14	94
15	94
16	94
17	94
18	94
19	94
20	94
21	94
22	94
23	94
24	94
25	93
26	93
27	93
28	93
29	92
30	92
31	91

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	15	85
5	16	84
6	17	83
7	18	82
8	18	82
9	19	81
10	20	80
11	21	79
12	22	78
13	23	77
14	23	77
15	24	76
16	24	76
17	24	76
18	24	76
19	25	75
20	25	75
21	25	75
22	25	75
23	25	75
24	25	75
25	25	75
26	25	75
27	25	75
28	26	74
29	26	74
30	27	73
31	27	73

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	16
2	22	16
3	22	16
4	22	16
5	22	16
6	22	16
7	22	15
8	22	15
9	22	15
10	22	15
11	22	15
12	22	15
13	22	15
14	22	15
15	22	15
16	22	15
17	22	15
18	22	15
19	22	15
20	22	15
21	22	15
22	22	15
23	22	15
24	22	15
25	22	15
26	22	15
27	22	15
28	22	15
29	22	15
30	22	15
31	22	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	11	89
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	12	88
10	12	88
11	13	87
12	14	86
13	14	86
14	14	86
15	15	85
16	15	85
17	15	85
18	15	85
19	15	85
20	15	85
21	15	85
22	16	84
23	16	84
24	17	83
25	17	83
26	17	83
27	19	81
28	19	81
29	19	81
30	21	79
31	21	79

	Rain chance (%)
1	95
2	95
3	95
4	95
5	95
6	94
7	94
8	94
9	94
10	94
11	94
12	94
13	94
14	94
15	94
16	94
17	94
18	94
19	94
20	94
21	94
22	94
23	94
24	94
25	93
26	93
27	93
28	93
29	92
30	92
31	91

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	15	85
5	16	84
6	17	83
7	18	82
8	18	82
9	19	81
10	20	80
11	21	79
12	22	78
13	23	77
14	23	77
15	24	76
16	24	76
17	24	76
18	24	76
19	25	75
20	25	75
21	25	75
22	25	75
23	25	75
24	25	75
25	25	75
26	25	75
27	25	75
28	26	74
29	26	74
30	27	73
31	27	73