Machachi weather in July

In July, Machachi sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 81 mm of rain across 24.1 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Daytime high
15°
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Rainfall
81 mm
24.1 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:21 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
74%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Machachi is city of Pichincha Province, Ecuador.

Density
4,225/km²
people per km²

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 15°C through the month.

A typical July day in Machachi reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 16°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)
1157
2147
3147
4147
5147
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10146
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Machachi 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
Jan15° / 18127.7122.6
Feb15° / 18525.5122.5
Mar15° / 23229.1122.4
Apr15° / 22329.1122.4
May15° / 15728.8122.5
Jun15° / 9424.8122.7
Jul15° / 8124.1122.9
Aug15° / 6523.1123.1
Sep16° / 9925.5122.9
Oct15° / 16128122.7
Nov15° / 19727.2122.5
Dec15° / 20028.7122.5

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21981
31981
42080
52080
62080
72080
82080
92080
102179
112179
122179
132278
142278
152278
162377
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202476
212476
222575
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252674
262872
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292971
303070
313070

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Machachi gets around 81 mm of rain over 24.1 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 77% and peaks near 81% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
181
281
381
481
580
680
779
879
978
1078
1177
1277
1376
1476
1575
1675
1775
1875
1975
2075
2176
2276
2376
2476
2576
2676
2775
2875
2974
3074
3173

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 (%)
1100
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3100
4100
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31100

Wind in July

Winds average 7 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours 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 0 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:18 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:186:17
212.06:196:17
312.06:196:17
412.06:196:17
512.06:196:17
612.06:196:18
712.06:206:18
812.06:206:18
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1212.06:206:19
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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 4.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.24 kWh/m² to a high of 5 kWh/m² in September across the year — July's 4.38 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
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104.3Bright
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214.4Bright
224.4Bright
234.5Bright
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264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Machachi?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Machachi.

What to pack for Machachi in July

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

In July, Machachi sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 6°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer. About 24 days see rain.

rain geara warm layer

UV index in Machachi 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 Machachi peaks around March 10 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 15 at about 13 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 10UV 19Jul 15UV 13
UV index (midday)Level
Jan17Extreme
Feb19Extreme
Mar19Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May16Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct16Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Machachi 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 Machachi 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 Machachi?

Machachi sits at 0.5°S, 78.6°W, 2,905 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Quito, 32 km away.

Topography around Machachi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Machachi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 236 m around an average of 2,961 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,567 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,652 m.

The land around Machachi is covered by grassland (39%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, trees (35%), grassland (35%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
236 m
16 km
2,567 m
80 km
5,652 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
July weather nearby: Quito 32 km · Latacunga 47 km · Pujilí 51 km · Pomasqui 53 km · Mindo 56 km · Santo Domingo de los Colorados 73 km · Cayambe 78 km · Ambato 82 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 Machachi (-0.5127°, -78.5707°, elevation 2,905 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).