Catemaco weather in July

In July, Catemaco sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 242 mm of rain across 26.4 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of July to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Catemaco's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Catemaco's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
242 mm
26.4 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:56 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover
70%
10th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Catemaco is municipal seat of Catemaco, State of Veracruz, Mexico.

Founded
1774

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 28°C through the month.

A typical July day in Catemaco reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Catemaco

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Catemaco weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 19°16815.7116.0
Feb24° / 19°9810.611.46.8
Mar26° / 21°669.111.97.2
Apr28° / 23°527.712.46.6
May29° / 24°8711.412.95.3
Jun29° / 24°23723.413.13.8
Jul28° / 24°24226.4133.7
Aug28° / 24°26927.212.63.6
Sep28° / 24°35926.512.13.7
Oct27° / 23°3432311.64.6
Nov25° / 21°26418.411.15.5
Dec24° / 20°1721710.95.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22773
32872
42872
52971
63070
73070
83070
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Catemaco gets around 242 mm of rain over 26.4 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 86% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 83% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
18119
28119
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48218
58218
68317
78317
88416
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Wind in July

Winds average 8 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
28calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of July to 12 h 54 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 5:51 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 6:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:516:57
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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 5.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.62 kWh/m² to a high of 6.71 kWh/m² in May across the year — July's 5.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Catemaco

In seasonPeak

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

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

Catemaco's rainy season runs June–January, 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 Catemaco?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Catemaco.

What to pack for Catemaco in July

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

In July, Catemaco sees daytime highs around 28°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 Catemaco in July

The nearest coast averages about 29°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 23 km away) is warmest in August at about 29°C and coldest in February near 24°C.

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

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan24Refreshing
Feb24Refreshing
Mar24Warm
Apr26Warm
May28Warm
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct28Tropical
Nov27Warm
Dec25Warm

UV index in Catemaco in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Catemaco peaks around August 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 16UV 13Dec 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Catemaco 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 Catemaco is worst in July — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1529 µg/m³Jan 1711 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb12Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov11Good
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Catemaco?

Catemaco sits at 18.4°N, 95.1°W, 363 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is San Andrés Tuxtla, 11 km away.

Topography around Catemaco

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Catemaco has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 414 m around an average of 379 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,466 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,658 m.

The land around Catemaco is covered by trees (36%), water (30%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (34%), water (32%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
414 m
16 km
1,466 m
80 km
1,658 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
July weather nearby: San Andrés Tuxtla 11 km · Santiago Tuxtla 20 km · Lerdo de Tejada 49 km · Acayucan 57 km · Tlacotalpan 61 km · Isla 62 km · Jáltipan de Morelos 66 km · Fraccionamiento Ciudad Olmeca 66 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 Catemaco (18.4213°, -95.114°, elevation 363 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).