San Francisco Gotera weather in July

In July, San Francisco Gotera sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 146 mm of rain across 17 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 16% 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 San Francisco Gotera's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Francisco Gotera's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
5th warmest
Overnight low
22°
10th coldest
Rainfall
146 mm
17 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:36 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
68%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

San Francisco Gotera is city in El Salvador.

Density
270/km²
people per km²
Founded
1875

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 San Francisco Gotera 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 San Francisco Gotera

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.

San Francisco Gotera 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°20.411.35.3
Feb33° / 20°20.611.54.4
Mar34° / 21°143.111.93.7
Apr34° / 22°6810.712.33.1
May32° / 22°28223.312.62.8
Jun31° / 22°26423.412.83.1
Jul32° / 22°1461712.73.4
Aug32° / 22°21321.312.53.0
Sep30° / 21°31626.512.12.9
Oct29° / 21°28923.111.73.7
Nov30° / 20°557.711.45.3
Dec31° / 19°51.211.25.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23169
33268
43268
53367
63565
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113862
123763
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

San Francisco Gotera gets around 146 mm of rain over 17 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 55% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 86% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1084844
2184942
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Wind in July

Winds average 6 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
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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 5:32 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:326:20
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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 6.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.96 kWh/m² to a high of 6.54 kWh/m² in March across the year — July's 6.33 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for San Francisco Gotera

In seasonPeak

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

San Francisco Gotera sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

San Francisco Gotera's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Atlantic hurricane
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
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Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit San Francisco Gotera?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in San Francisco Gotera.

What to pack for San Francisco Gotera in July

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

In July, San Francisco Gotera sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near San Francisco Gotera in July

The nearest coast averages about 30°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 63 km away) is warmest in August at about 30°C and coldest in January near 28°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in San Francisco Gotera 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 San Francisco Gotera peaks around April 10 at about 13 (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 10UV 13Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in San Francisco Gotera 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 San Francisco Gotera is worst in April — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.3× the cleanest month (January, 10 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 2233 µg/m³Jan 1010 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb12Good
Mar20Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is San Francisco Gotera?

San Francisco Gotera sits at 13.7°N, 88.1°W, 249 m above sea level, in El Salvador. The nearest listed city is San Miguel, 25 km away.

San MiguelColomoncaguaSan Rafael OrienteSantiago de MaríaLa UniónLangueUsulutánSensuntepeque

Topography around San Francisco Gotera

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Francisco Gotera has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 456 m around an average of 310 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,540 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,320 m.

The land around San Francisco Gotera is covered by trees (62%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, trees (66%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
456 m
16 km
1,540 m
80 km
2,320 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
July weather nearby: San Miguel 25 km · Colomoncagua 34 km · San Rafael Oriente 44 km · Santiago de María 46 km · La Unión 49 km · Langue 49 km · Usulután 53 km · Sensuntepeque 60 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 San Francisco Gotera (13.6941°, -88.1041°, elevation 249 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). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).