Sololá weather in July

In July, Sololá sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 199 mm of rain across 19 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Sololá's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sololá's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
5th warmest
Overnight low
14°
8th coldest
Rainfall
199 mm
19 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:46 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
81%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month.

A typical July day in Sololá reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Sololá 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
Jan21° / 12°143.411.27.8
Feb22° / 12°204.711.57.7
Mar22° / 13°6511.911.96.6
Apr22° / 14°15918.512.35.3
May22° / 14°36825.912.74.0
Jun21° / 15°37526.212.93.8
Jul21° / 14°1991912.84.9
Aug21° / 14°26021.812.54.5
Sep21° / 14°37927.112.13.7
Oct21° / 14°2672311.74.3
Nov20° / 13°6110.411.36.3
Dec20° / 12°214.311.17.5

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11189
21189
31189
41189
51189
61387
71486
81486
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101486
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Sololá gets around 199 mm of rain over 19 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 62% and peaks near 72% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
172
271
370
469
568
667
766
866
965
1064
1164
1263
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1462
1561
1661
1760
1860
1959
2059
2158
2258
2358
2458
2557
2658
2758
2858
2958
3058
3158

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the comfortable band about 71% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
120746
220755
321745
422735
523725
624724
724724
825714
926704
1026704
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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
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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 5:42 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 6:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.95:426:34
212.95:426:34
312.95:436:34
412.95:436:34
512.95:436:34
612.85:446:34
712.85:446:34
812.85:446:35
912.85:446:35
1012.85:456:35
1112.85:456:35
1212.85:456:35
1312.85:466:34
1412.85:466:34
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1612.85:466:34
1712.85:476:34
1812.85:476:34
1912.85:476:34
2012.85:486:34
2112.85:486:34
2212.85:486:33
2312.75:486:33
2412.75:496:33
2512.75:496:33
2612.75:496:33
2712.75:506:32
2812.75:506:32
2912.75:506:32
3012.75:506:31
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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 5.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.43 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in April across the year — July's 5.47 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Sololá

In seasonPeak

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

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

Sololá'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
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Sololá?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Sololá for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sololá in July

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

In July, Sololá sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Sololá in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sololá peaks around April 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 14UV 15Dec 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul14Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Sololá 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 Sololá is worst in May — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 934 µg/m³Aug 1622 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May34Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sololá?

Sololá sits at 14.8°N, 91.2°W, 2,044 m above sea level, in Guatemala. The nearest listed city is Panajachel, 4.0 km away.

Santa Cruz del Quiché

Topography around Sololá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sololá has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 907 m around an average of 2,095 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,785 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,931 m.

The land around Sololá is covered by trees (67%) within 3 km, trees (65%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
907 m
16 km
1,785 m
80 km
3,931 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Panajachel 4.0 km · Santiago Atitlán 16 km · Nahualá 17 km · Tecpán Guatemala 21 km · Chichicastenango 21 km · Patzún 21 km · Totonicapán 25 km · Santa Cruz del Quiché 29 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 Sololá (14.7707°, -91.1834°, elevation 2,044 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).