Chalatenango weather in July

In July, Chalatenango sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 121 mm of rain across 18.2 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of July to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Chalatenango's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chalatenango's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
5th warmest
Overnight low
22°
10th coldest
Rainfall
121 mm
18.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:39 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
70%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Chalatenango is city in El Salvador.

Density
147/km²
people per km²
Founded
1786

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 32°C through the month.

A typical July day in Chalatenango reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Chalatenango

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in July is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Chalatenango weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 19°10.211.35.5
Feb33° / 20°10.111.54.6
Mar34° / 21°51.311.93.9
Apr34° / 22°236.212.33.3
May32° / 22°13720.812.62.8
Jun31° / 22°1842412.82.9
Jul32° / 22°12118.212.73.2
Aug32° / 22°14321.312.53.0
Sep30° / 21°21525.812.12.9
Oct30° / 21°16419.411.73.9
Nov31° / 20°285.111.35.4
Dec31° / 20°4111.25.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 67%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32674
42773
52773
62872
72971
83070
93169
103070
113169
123169
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Chalatenango gets around 121 mm of rain over 18.2 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 59% and peaks near 66% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
166
265
365
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762
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3058
3159

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the muggy band about 69% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 82% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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21136422
31136620
41146619
51146718
61146916
71156915
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Wind in July

Winds average 5 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of July to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:34 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 6:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:346:24
212.85:356:24
312.85:356:24
412.85:356:24
512.85:366:24
612.85:366:24
712.85:366:24
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1212.85:386:24
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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 5.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.65 kWh/m² to a high of 6.18 kWh/m² in March across the year — July's 5.81 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Chalatenango

In seasonPeak

In July, Chalatenango sits inside its atlantic hurricane and monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Chalatenango sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Chalatenango's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Atlantic hurricane
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Chalatenango?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Chalatenango.

What to pack for Chalatenango in July

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

In July, Chalatenango sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Chalatenango 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 Chalatenango peaks around April 11 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 11UV 14Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Chalatenango 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 Chalatenango is worst in April — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 16 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 2133 µg/m³Dec 1716 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr33Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Chalatenango?

Chalatenango sits at 14.0°N, 88.9°W, 400 m above sea level, in El Salvador. The nearest listed city is Suchitoto, 15 km away.

SuchitotoAguilaresSan MartínCojutepequeApopaSensuntepequeIlopangoSoyapango

Topography around Chalatenango

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chalatenango has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 727 m around an average of 458 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,459 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,817 m.

The land around Chalatenango is covered by trees (50%) and grassland (40%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
727 m
16 km
1,459 m
80 km
2,817 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Suchitoto 15 km · Aguilares 29 km · San Martín 29 km · Cojutepeque 36 km · Apopa 37 km · Sensuntepeque 38 km · Ilopango 42 km · Soyapango 43 km

El Salvador travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B
115 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 41% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,767
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
7.9
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
20.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 523
Religion
Roman Catholic 44%Protestant 40%none 16%

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 Chalatenango (14.0414°, -88.9395°, elevation 400 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).