Santa Ana weather in July

In July, Santa Ana sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 97 mm of rain across 15.8 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 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 Santa Ana's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Ana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
5th warmest
Overnight low
21°
11th coldest
Rainfall
97 mm
15.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:41 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover
73%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Santa Ana is city in El Salvador.

Density
442/km²
people per km²
Founded
1569

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 31°C through the month.

A typical July day in Santa Ana reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 34°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 Santa Ana

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.

Santa Ana 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
Jan30° / 18°20.411.36.5
Feb31° / 19°10.311.55.7
Mar32° / 20°61.611.94.9
Apr33° / 21°317.212.33.9
May31° / 21°13920.512.63.2
Jun30° / 21°18624.112.83.2
Jul31° / 21°9715.812.73.7
Aug31° / 21°12220.212.53.3
Sep30° / 21°21325.712.13.1
Oct29° / 20°15718.611.74.2
Nov30° / 19°274.311.45.9
Dec30° / 19°61.111.26.5

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 70%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32377
42476
52377
62476
72476
82575
92674
102773
112872
122971
133070
143070
153169
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Santa Ana gets around 97 mm of rain over 15.8 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 52% and peaks near 62% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
162
260
359
458
557
656
756
855
954
1053
1152
1252
1352
1451
1551
1651
1750
1850
1949
2049
2148
2248
2348
2448
2548
2648
2749
2849
2950
3050
3151

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 73% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
118757
219756
320746
420755
521745
622735
723734
823734
924724
1025714
1125714
1226713
1327703
1427703
1528693
1629683
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2131672
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3031672
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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
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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 5:37 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:376:26
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312.85:386:26
412.85:386:26
512.85:386:26
612.85:386:27
712.85:396:27
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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 5.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.7 kWh/m² to a high of 6.27 kWh/m² in March across the year — July's 5.79 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Santa Ana

In seasonPeak

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

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

Santa Ana'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 Santa Ana?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Santa Ana.

What to pack for Santa Ana in July

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

In July, Santa Ana sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Santa Ana 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 53 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
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Santa Ana 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 Santa Ana peaks around April 13 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 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 13UV 14Nov 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Santa Ana 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 Santa Ana 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 Santa Ana?

Santa Ana sits at 14.0°N, 89.6°W, 645 m above sea level, in El Salvador. The nearest listed city is Chalchuapa, 13 km away.

IzalcoAhuachapanSonzacateSonsonateQuezaltepequeAguilaresMetapán

Topography around Santa Ana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Ana has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 387 m around an average of 683 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,989 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,703 m.

The land around Santa Ana is covered by trees (55%) and artificial surfaces (37%) within 3 km, trees (64%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
387 m
16 km
1,989 m
80 km
2,703 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Chalchuapa 13 km · Izalco 30 km · Ahuachapan 32 km · Sonzacate 33 km · Sonsonate 35 km · Quezaltepeque 35 km · Aguilares 40 km · Metapán 40 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 Santa Ana (13.9883°, -89.5568°, elevation 645 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).