Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa weather in July

In July, Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 256 mm of rain across 28.1 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of July to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
7th warmest
Overnight low
21°
7th coldest
Rainfall
256 mm
28.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:47 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
80%
9th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa is human settlement in Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa, Guatemala.

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 29°C through the month.

A typical July day in Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa

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 Lucía Cotzumalguapa weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 18°82.411.25.9
Feb32° / 19°61.911.55.3
Mar32° / 20°185.611.94.6
Apr32° / 21°5812.612.33.7
May31° / 22°2482612.72.9
Jun29° / 22°33628.512.82.9
Jul29° / 21°25628.112.83.0
Aug29° / 21°29429.312.52.9
Sep29° / 21°37429.412.12.9
Oct29° / 21°33627.611.73.3
Nov29° / 20°10115.611.34.8
Dec30° / 19°174.711.26.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21486
31486
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71783
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa gets around 256 mm of rain over 28.1 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 91% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
193
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2690
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2891
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3091
3191

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the oppressive band about 94% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1694
2694
3694
4694
5793
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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
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34calm
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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 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:42 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:426:33
212.85:436:33
312.85:436:33
412.85:436:33
512.85:436:33
612.85:446:33
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2012.75:486:32
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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 5.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.66 kWh/m² to a high of 6.24 kWh/m² in March across the year — July's 5.67 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 Lucía Cotzumalguapa

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Atlantic hurricane
Monsoon
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Feb
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Apr
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Aug
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Is July a good time to visit Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa.

What to pack for Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa in July

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

In July, Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa 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 52 km away) is warmest in August at about 30°C and coldest in January near 29°C.

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

28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa 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 Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa peaks around April 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 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 13Dec 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa 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 Lucía Cotzumalguapa is worst in April — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModeratePoorApr 2046 µg/m³Jul 2030 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan33Moderate
Feb34Moderate
Mar37Poor
Apr47Poor
May44Poor
Jun31Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug30Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct37Poor
Nov40Poor
Dec37Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa?

Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa sits at 14.3°N, 91.0°W, 386 m above sea level, in Guatemala. The nearest listed city is Patulul, 18 km away.

EscuintlaLa GomeraAlotenangoPatzicía

Topography around Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 236 m around an average of 381 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,275 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,937 m.

The land around Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa is covered by trees (41%), cropland (22%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (63%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) within 80 km.

3 km
236 m
16 km
1,275 m
80 km
3,937 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
July weather nearby: Patulul 18 km · Yepocapa 20 km · Masagua 24 km · Santa Bárbara 25 km · Escuintla 26 km · La Gomera 28 km · Alotenango 29 km · Patzicía 35 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 Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa (14.3351°, -91.0234°, elevation 386 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).