Bucerías weather in July

In July, Bucerías sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 252 mm of rain across 25.7 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-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 13 h 12 min at the start of July to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Bucerías's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bucerías's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
252 mm
25.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:33 AM – 7:41 PM
Cloud cover
77%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Bucerías is town in Bahía de Banderas Municipality, State of Nayarit, Mexico.

Founded
1864

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 Bucerías reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 5°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 Bucerías

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.

Bucerías weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 18°272.710.98.3
Feb25° / 18°20211.38.5
Mar26° / 18°9111.98.6
Apr27° / 19°20.412.58.4
May28° / 22°71.4137.4
Jun29° / 24°17015.513.24.8
Jul29° / 24°25225.713.13.4
Aug29° / 24°33728.312.73.1
Sep29° / 24°33627.712.13.2
Oct29° / 23°14416.911.54.8
Nov28° / 21°304.6117.5
Dec26° / 19°222.610.88.1

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 16% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22377
32377
42278
52278
62179
72179
82080
92080
102080
112080
121981
131882
141882
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302278
312278

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Bucerías gets around 252 mm of rain over 25.7 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 83% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
180
280
380
481
581
681
781
881
981
1082
1182
1282
1382
1483
1583
1683
1783
1884
1984
2084
2184
2284
2385
2485
2585
2685
2786
2886
2987
3087
3188

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 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
18416
28416
38317
48317
58218
68119
78020
88020
97921
107822
117723
127624
137525
147525
157426
167327
177327
187228
197228
207228
217129
227129
237030
247030
256931
266931
276832
286733
296733
306634
316535

Wind in July

Winds average 5 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of July to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:27 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 7:42 PM to 7:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.26:277:42
213.26:287:42
313.26:287:42
413.26:287:42
513.26:297:42
613.26:297:42
713.26:297:42
813.26:307:42
913.26:307:42
1013.26:307:42
1113.26:317:42
1213.26:317:42
1313.26:317:42
1413.26:327:42
1513.26:327:42
1613.16:337:41
1713.16:337:41
1813.16:337:41
1913.16:347:41
2013.16:347:41
2113.16:347:40
2213.16:357:40
2313.16:357:40
2413.16:367:39
2513.06:367:39
2613.06:367:39
2713.06:377:38
2813.06:377:38
2913.06:387:37
3013.06:387:37
3113.06:387:37

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.4 kWh/m² to a high of 7.33 kWh/m² in May across the year — July's 5.15 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 Bucerías

In seasonPeak

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

Bucerías sits in the eastern Pacific hurricane zone; the season peaks August–September.

Bucerías's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific hurricane
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Bucerías?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bucerías.

What to pack for Bucerías in July

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

In July, Bucerías sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Bucerías 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 14 km away) is warmest in August at about 30°C and coldest in March near 24°C.

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

22°24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan25Warm
Feb25Warm
Mar24Warm
Apr25Warm
May27Warm
Jun28Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec26Warm

UV index in Bucerías 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 Bucerías peaks around May 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighMay 11UV 13Dec 16UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb10Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov7High
Dec6High

Air quality in Bucerías 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 Bucerías is worst in May — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (February, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMay 1823 µg/m³Feb 158 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr11Good
May24Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul10Good
Aug10Good
Sep9Good
Oct9Good
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Bucerías?

Bucerías sits at 20.8°N, 105.3°W, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Mezcales, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Bucerías

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bucerías has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 238 m around an average of 38 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 726 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,708 m.

The land around Bucerías is covered by trees (40%) and water (35%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and water (33%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and water (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
238 m
16 km
726 m
80 km
2,708 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Mezcales 6.0 km · San José del Valle 11 km · Ixtapa 14 km · Sayulita 16 km · Puerto Vallarta 19 km · Compostela 70 km · Xalisco 89 km · Tepic 95 km

Mexico travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 / 127 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 54% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$13,889
2025
Happiness
7.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
43%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
24.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 440
Religion
Catholic 78%no religion 11%other Evangelical Churches 8%Jehovah Witness 1%

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 Bucerías (20.7582°, -105.3362°), 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).