San Cristóbal Verapaz weather in July

In July, San Cristóbal Verapaz sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 308 mm of rain across 29.8 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in July, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of July to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is San Cristóbal Verapaz's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Cristóbal Verapaz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
6th warmest
Overnight low
16°
9th coldest
Rainfall
308 mm
29.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:43 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
81%
8th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical July day in San Cristóbal Verapaz reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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San Cristóbal Verapaz weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 13°8915.911.25.8
Feb23° / 14°5812.611.56.4
Mar25° / 14°7312.711.96.6
Apr27° / 16°12215.912.35.7
May26° / 17°2622512.74.3
Jun26° / 17°37928.712.93.5
Jul25° / 16°30829.812.83.7
Aug26° / 16°33329.712.53.6
Sep26° / 17°38729.312.13.5
Oct24° / 16°2892611.74.2
Nov23° / 15°17319.411.35.1
Dec22° / 14°9716.611.15.6

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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2991
31090
41090
51189
61189
71189
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91189
101288
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

San Cristóbal Verapaz gets around 308 mm of rain over 29.8 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 96% and peaks near 97% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
196
296
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2696
2796
2896
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3096
3196

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the humid band about 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12917
22926
32935
42935
53934
63934
73934
83943
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Wind in July

Winds average 4 km/h in July.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
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54calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of July to 12 h 42 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 5:38 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.95:386:32
212.95:386:32
312.95:396:32
412.95:396:33
512.95:396:33
612.95:406:33
712.95:406:33
812.95:406:33
912.95:406:33
1012.95:416:33
1112.95:416:33
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1312.85:426:33
1412.85:426:33
1512.85:426:33
1612.85:436:32
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2612.85:466:31
2712.75:466:30
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3012.75:476:29
3112.75:476:29

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.92 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in April across the year — July's 5.57 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 San Cristóbal Verapaz

In seasonPeak

In July, San Cristóbal Verapaz sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

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

Is July a good time to visit San Cristóbal Verapaz?

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
3.3
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in San Cristóbal Verapaz.

What to pack for San Cristóbal Verapaz in July

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

In July, San Cristóbal Verapaz sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 30 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in San Cristóbal Verapaz 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 San Cristóbal Verapaz peaks around April 11 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in San Cristóbal Verapaz 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 Cristóbal Verapaz is worst in April — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.2× the cleanest month (August, 22 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 1846 µg/m³Aug 1422 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan26Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar31Moderate
Apr48Poor
May37Poor
Jun25Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is San Cristóbal Verapaz?

San Cristóbal Verapaz sits at 15.4°N, 90.5°W, 1,395 m above sea level, in Guatemala. The nearest listed city is Cobán, 16 km away.

RabinalSalamáChisecSan Pedro AyampucSanarateNebaj

Topography around San Cristóbal Verapaz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Cristóbal Verapaz has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 643 m around an average of 1,468 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,618 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,974 m.

The land around San Cristóbal Verapaz is covered by trees (83%) within 3 km, trees (79%) within 16 km, and trees (77%) within 80 km.

3 km
643 m
16 km
1,618 m
80 km
2,974 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Cobán 16 km · San Pedro Carchá 22 km · Rabinal 31 km · Salamá 34 km · Chisec 54 km · San Pedro Ayampuc 65 km · Sanarate 71 km · Nebaj 72 km

Guatemala travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 43% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$6,598
2025
Happiness
6.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
49%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
23.4
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
22.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 510
Religion
Evangelical 46%Roman Catholic 42%none 11%

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 Cristóbal Verapaz (15.3666°, -90.4783°, elevation 1,395 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. 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).