Otavalo weather in July

In July, Otavalo sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 56 mm of rain across 13.7 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 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% 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 Otavalo's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Otavalo's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 17°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 56 mm; 13.7 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 6:18 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover: 73%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 4.87 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.0; out of 10

Otavalo is city of Imbabura Province, Ecuador.

Founded: 1534

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 17°C through the month.

A typical July day in Otavalo reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with 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)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18
Avg low (°C)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

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

Otavalo 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	18° / 9°	175	20.8	12	4.1
Feb	18° / 9°	170	20.6	12	3.9
Mar	18° / 9°	218	25.5	12	3.5
Apr	18° / 9°	241	26.1	12	3.4
May	18° / 9°	167	24.6	12	3.7
Jun	17° / 8°	84	17.7	12	4.4
Jul	17° / 8°	56	13.7	12	5.0
Aug	18° / 8°	32	8.7	12	5.8
Sep	19° / 8°	74	13.9	12	5.2
Oct	18° / 9°	161	22.5	12	4.1
Nov	18° / 9°	216	25.3	12	3.5
Dec	17° / 9°	202	23.4	12	3.8

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

	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 (%)	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	29	29	29	31	31	32	32	33	33
Cloudier (%)	77	77	77	77	76	76	76	75	75	75	75	75	75	74	74	73	73	73	73	72	72	72	71	71	71	69	69	68	68	67	67

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	24	76
8	25	75
9	25	75
10	25	75
11	25	75
12	25	75
13	25	75
14	26	74
15	26	74
16	27	73
17	27	73
18	27	73
19	27	73
20	28	72
21	28	72
22	28	72
23	29	71
24	29	71
25	29	71
26	31	69
27	31	69
28	32	68
29	32	68
30	33	67
31	33	67

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Otavalo gets around 56 mm of rain over 13.7 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 43% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	52	52	51	51	50	50	49	49	48	47	47	46	45	44	43	43	42	42	41	41	40	40	39	39	38	38	37	36	36	35	34

	Rain chance (%)
1	52
2	52
3	51
4	51
5	50
6	50
7	49
8	49
9	48
10	47
11	47
12	46
13	45
14	44
15	43
16	43
17	42
18	42
19	41
20	41
21	40
22	40
23	39
24	39
25	38
26	38
27	37
28	36
29	36
30	35
31	34

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.

	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
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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.

	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)	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
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	6	calm
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3	6	calm
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30	7	calm
31	7	calm

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 6:16 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:19 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)	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19
Sunset (PM)	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:19

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	6:16	6:17
2	12.0	6:16	6:17
3	12.0	6:16	6:17
4	12.0	6:17	6:17
5	12.0	6:17	6:18
6	12.0	6:17	6:18
7	12.0	6:17	6:18
8	12.0	6:17	6:18
9	12.0	6:17	6:18
10	12.0	6:18	6:18
11	12.0	6:18	6:18
12	12.0	6:18	6:19
13	12.0	6:18	6:19
14	12.0	6:18	6:19
15	12.0	6:18	6:19
16	12.0	6:18	6:19
17	12.0	6:18	6:19
18	12.0	6:18	6:19
19	12.0	6:19	6:19
20	12.0	6:19	6:19
21	12.0	6:19	6:19
22	12.0	6:19	6:19
23	12.0	6:19	6:20
24	12.0	6:19	6:20
25	12.0	6:19	6:20
26	12.0	6:19	6:20
27	12.0	6:19	6:20
28	12.0	6:19	6:20
29	12.0	6:19	6:20
30	12.0	6:19	6:20
31	12.0	6:19	6:19

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.67 kWh/m² to a high of 5.45 kWh/m² in September across the year — July's 4.87 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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)	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.8	Bright
2	4.8	Bright
3	4.8	Bright
4	4.8	Bright
5	4.8	Bright
6	4.8	Bright
7	4.8	Bright
8	4.8	Bright
9	4.8	Bright
10	4.8	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.9	Bright
14	4.9	Bright
15	4.9	Bright
16	4.9	Bright
17	4.9	Bright
18	4.9	Bright
19	4.9	Bright
20	4.9	Bright
21	4.9	Bright
22	4.9	Bright
23	4.9	Bright
24	5.0	Bright
25	5.0	Bright
26	5.0	Bright
27	5.0	Bright
28	5.0	Bright
29	5.0	Bright
30	5.0	Bright
31	5.1	Bright

Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Otavalo?

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

5.0

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

1.4

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Otavalo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Otavalo in July

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

In July, Otavalo sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Otavalo in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Otavalo peaks around March 11 at about 18 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 18 at about 13 (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)	16	17	18	15	15	13	12	13	15	15	13	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	17	Extreme
Mar	18	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	15	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	15	Extreme
Oct	15	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Otavalo?

Otavalo sits at 0.2°N, 78.3°W, 2,532 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Atuntaqui, 11 km away.

Topography around Otavalo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Otavalo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 386 m around an average of 2,617 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,572 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,569 m.

The land around Otavalo is covered by trees (26%), artificial surfaces (25%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, grassland (41%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

386 m

trees 26%

16 km

2,572 m

grassland 41%

80 km

5,569 m

trees 66%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

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

July weather nearby: Atuntaqui 11 km · Ibarra 20 km · Cayambe 25 km · Pomasqui 39 km · Quito 59 km · Mindo 65 km · Tulcán 88 km · Machachi 90 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 Otavalo (0.2346°, -78.2625°, elevation 2,532 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. 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	17	8
2	17	8
3	17	8
4	17	8
5	17	8
6	17	8
7	17	8
8	17	8
9	17	8
10	17	8
11	17	8
12	17	8
13	17	8
14	17	8
15	17	8
16	17	8
17	17	8
18	17	8
19	17	8
20	17	8
21	17	8
22	17	8
23	17	8
24	17	8
25	17	8
26	17	8
27	17	8
28	17	8
29	17	8
30	18	8
31	18	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	24	76
8	25	75
9	25	75
10	25	75
11	25	75
12	25	75
13	25	75
14	26	74
15	26	74
16	27	73
17	27	73
18	27	73
19	27	73
20	28	72
21	28	72
22	28	72
23	29	71
24	29	71
25	29	71
26	31	69
27	31	69
28	32	68
29	32	68
30	33	67
31	33	67

	Rain chance (%)
1	52
2	52
3	51
4	51
5	50
6	50
7	49
8	49
9	48
10	47
11	47
12	46
13	45
14	44
15	43
16	43
17	42
18	42
19	41
20	41
21	40
22	40
23	39
24	39
25	38
26	38
27	37
28	36
29	36
30	35
31	34

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	24	76
8	25	75
9	25	75
10	25	75
11	25	75
12	25	75
13	25	75
14	26	74
15	26	74
16	27	73
17	27	73
18	27	73
19	27	73
20	28	72
21	28	72
22	28	72
23	29	71
24	29	71
25	29	71
26	31	69
27	31	69
28	32	68
29	32	68
30	33	67
31	33	67

	Rain chance (%)
1	52
2	52
3	51
4	51
5	50
6	50
7	49
8	49
9	48
10	47
11	47
12	46
13	45
14	44
15	43
16	43
17	42
18	42
19	41
20	41
21	40
22	40
23	39
24	39
25	38
26	38
27	37
28	36
29	36
30	35
31	34

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	24	76
8	25	75
9	25	75
10	25	75
11	25	75
12	25	75
13	25	75
14	26	74
15	26	74
16	27	73
17	27	73
18	27	73
19	27	73
20	28	72
21	28	72
22	28	72
23	29	71
24	29	71
25	29	71
26	31	69
27	31	69
28	32	68
29	32	68
30	33	67
31	33	67

	Rain chance (%)
1	52
2	52
3	51
4	51
5	50
6	50
7	49
8	49
9	48
10	47
11	47
12	46
13	45
14	44
15	43
16	43
17	42
18	42
19	41
20	41
21	40
22	40
23	39
24	39
25	38
26	38
27	37
28	36
29	36
30	35
31	34

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100