Zamora weather in July

In July, Zamora sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 149 mm of rain across 24.9 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 7th-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 11 h 48 min at the start of July to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Zamora's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zamora's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
12th warmest
Overnight low
11°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
149 mm
24.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:28 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
75%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Zamora is city in Ecuador, capital of the Zamora Chinchipe Province.

Density
3,425/km²
people per km²
Founded
1549

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 17°C through the month.

A typical July day in Zamora reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C cooler than June and on par with August.

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Zamora weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 13°17326.112.23.9
Feb21° / 13°19124.912.13.7
Mar21° / 13°17728.2123.6
Apr20° / 13°16226.711.93.7
May20° / 13°14025.511.83.9
Jun18° / 12°1562411.83.9
Jul17° / 11°14924.911.83.7
Aug18° / 11°10822.811.94.1
Sep19° / 12°9723.1124.2
Oct20° / 13°12225.112.14.1
Nov21° / 13°13922.312.24.3
Dec21° / 13°16225.912.24.0

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 17% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
22080
32080
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52080
62179
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Zamora gets around 149 mm of rain over 24.9 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 80% and peaks near 81% 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 66% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
15545
25644
35743
45842
55941
66040
76139
86238
96238
106337
116436
126535
136634
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Wind in July

Winds average 6 km/h in July.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
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136calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of July to 11 h 48 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 6:26 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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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 4.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.9 kWh/m² to a high of 5.3 kWh/m² in October across the year — July's 4.14 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
24.0Moderate
34.0Moderate
44.0Moderate
54.0Bright
64.0Bright
74.0Bright
84.0Bright
94.0Bright
104.0Bright
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134.1Bright
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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Zamora?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
1.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Zamora.

What to pack for Zamora in July

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

In July, Zamora sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear. About 25 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Zamora 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 Zamora peaks around February 17 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 17UV 17Jun 23UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Zamora?

Zamora sits at 4.1°S, 79.0°W, 979 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Loja, 29 km away.

PasajeCuencaSanta Rosa

Topography around Zamora

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zamora has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 833 m around an average of 1,102 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,702 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,531 m.

The land around Zamora is covered by trees (83%) within 3 km, trees (93%) within 16 km, and trees (76%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
833 m
16 km
2,702 m
80 km
3,531 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Loja 29 km · Vilcabamba 37 km · Catamayo 46 km · Cariamanga 73 km · Piñas 92 km · Pasaje 126 km · Cuenca 130 km · Santa Rosa 131 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 Zamora (-4.0645°, -78.9512°, elevation 979 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).