Cananea weather in July

In July, Cananea sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 98 mm of rain across 16.3 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in July, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of July to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Cananea's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cananea's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
98 mm
16.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:32 AM – 7:22 PM
Cloud cover
55%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Cananea is municipal seat of Cananea, State of Sonora, Mexico.

Founded
1601

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical July day in Cananea reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C cooler than June and about 1°C warmer than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in Cananea

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 8 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
8
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.

Cananea weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 283.80.710.25.5
Feb17° / 294.40.810.96.2
Mar20° / 173.10.511.87.7
Apr24° / 71.30.112.78.8
May28° / 12°51.3013.57.6
Jun33° / 17°1330144.6
Jul31° / 19°9816.3013.83.9
Aug30° / 18°8815.9013.14.6
Sep29° / 16°417.1012.26.5
Oct25° / 11°162.9011.28.6
Nov19° / 222.50.110.47.7
Dec15° / 314.21105.3

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 30% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27228
37030
47030
56832
66634
76535
86436
96238
106238
116040
126040
135941
145842
155743
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315842

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Cananea gets around 98 mm of rain over 16.3 wet days in July, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 51% and peaks near 62% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
231
333
435
537
639
741
843
945
1047
1148
1250
1351
1452
1553
1654
1755
1856
1957
2058
2159
2260
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2561
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2961
3061
3160

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 38% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 7% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
16516172
26317182
36017203
45718223
55319244
65119264
74820284
84521295
94222315
104023325
113724336
123525346
133226357
143027367
152827387
162628397
172428408
182229418
192029428
201830449
211730459
221530469
231430479
2413304810
2512294910
2611294910
2711285110
2811285110
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3011275210
3111275210

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 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours at the start of July to 13 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:25 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 7:24 PM to 7:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:257:24
214.05:257:24
314.05:267:24
414.05:267:24
514.05:267:24
614.05:277:24
713.95:277:24
813.95:287:24
913.95:287:24
1013.95:297:23
1113.95:297:23
1213.95:307:23
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1413.95:317:22
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1613.85:327:22
1713.85:337:21
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1913.85:347:20
2013.85:347:20
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2313.75:367:19
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2613.75:387:17
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2913.65:407:15
3013.65:407:14
3113.55:417:14

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.58 kWh/m² to a high of 8.31 kWh/m² in May across the year — July's 6.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
27.4Intense
37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
77.1Intense
87.1Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
117.0Intense
126.9Intense
136.9Intense
146.8Intense
156.8Intense
166.8Intense
176.8Intense
186.7Intense
196.7Intense
206.7Intense
216.7Intense
226.6Intense
236.6Intense
246.6Intense
256.6Intense
266.6Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Cananea?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cananea.

What to pack for Cananea in July

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

In July, Cananea sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Cananea 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 Cananea peaks around June 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 20UV 12Dec 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb6High
Mar8Very high
Apr10Very high
May10Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Cananea?

Cananea sits at 31.0°N, 110.3°W, 1,601 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Sierra Vista, 63 km away.

Topography around Cananea

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cananea has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 378 m around an average of 1,596 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,241 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,132 m.

The land around Cananea is covered by bare terrain (29%) and shrubs (26%) within 3 km, shrubs (38%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and shrubs (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
378 m
16 km
1,241 m
80 km
2,132 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Sierra Vista 63 km · Nogales 71 km · Nogales 72 km · Magdalena de Kino 75 km · Agua Prieta 81 km · Douglas 82 km · Rio Rico 84 km · Green Valley 117 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 Cananea (30.9835°, -110.2976°, elevation 1,601 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).