Chihuahua weather in July

In July, Chihuahua sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 65 mm of rain across 9.3 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of July to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Chihuahua's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chihuahua's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
65 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:20 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover
45%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
7.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Chihuahua is capital of the State of Chihuahua, Mexico.

Air quality
Elevated
PM10 48.5 µg/m³ · 2018
Founded
1709

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 32°C by the end.

A typical July day in Chihuahua reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 36°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 Chihuahua

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 20 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
20
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.

Chihuahua weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 112.30.310.47.4
Feb21° / 71.40.1118.1
Mar25° / 71.3011.88.6
Apr29° / 12°71.6012.77.3
May32° / 16°132.7013.44.9
Jun34° / 20°203.8013.83.5
Jul32° / 21°659.3013.64.1
Aug31° / 20°659.40134.7
Sep29° / 17°578.1012.25.9
Oct27° / 12°223.3011.38.0
Nov22° / 151.90.210.68.5
Dec18° / 91.80.510.27.5

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27723
37525
47525
57525
67525
77426
87426
97327
107426
117426
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137327
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Chihuahua gets around 65 mm of rain over 9.3 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 29% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
121
222
323
424
524
625
725
826
926
1026
1126
1227
1327
1428
1528
1629
1730
1830
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2032
2132
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2635
2735
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2935
3035
3135

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 49% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
16422131
26223141
36024151
45924161
55625172
65625172
75525182
85425192
95425192
105325202
115325202
125324212
135324212
145224222
155124232
165124232
175024242
185024242
194924253
204725253
214625263
224426273
234327273
244128274
254028284
263929285
273829285
283729285
293730285
303630286
313629296

Wind in July

Winds average 8 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of July to 13 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:14 AM to 5:28 AM, and sunset from 7:02 PM to 6:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:147:02
213.85:147:02
313.85:147:02
413.85:157:02
513.85:157:02
613.85:157:02
713.85:167:02
813.85:167:02
913.75:177:01
1013.75:177:01
1113.75:187:01
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1313.75:197:01
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1513.75:207:00
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1713.65:216:59
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2113.65:236:58
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2813.55:276:54
2913.45:276:54
3013.45:286:53
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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 7.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.9 kWh/m² to a high of 8.03 kWh/m² in May across the year — July's 7.02 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
27.3Intense
37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.2Intense
77.2Intense
87.2Intense
97.2Intense
107.2Intense
117.2Intense
127.1Intense
137.1Intense
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157.1Intense
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177.0Intense
187.0Intense
197.0Intense
207.0Intense
217.0Intense
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236.9Intense
246.9Intense
256.9Intense
266.9Intense
276.9Intense
286.9Intense
296.9Intense
306.9Intense
316.9Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Chihuahua?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Chihuahua for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Chihuahua in July

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

In July, Chihuahua sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Chihuahua 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 Chihuahua peaks around June 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 16UV 13Dec 19UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5High
Feb7High
Mar9Very high
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Chihuahua?

Chihuahua sits at 28.6°N, 106.1°W, 1,437 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Juan Aldama, 28 km away.

OjinagaManuel OjinagaHidalgo del Parral

Topography around Chihuahua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chihuahua has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 140 m around an average of 1,453 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 922 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,743 m.

The land around Chihuahua is covered by artificial surfaces (94%) within 3 km, shrubs (45%), grassland (25%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 16 km, and shrubs (60%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
140 m
16 km
922 m
80 km
1,743 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Juan Aldama 28 km · Pedro Meoqui 72 km · Ciudad Delicias 78 km · Cuauhtémoc 80 km · Santa Rosalía de Camargo 139 km · Ojinaga 182 km · Manuel Ojinaga 193 km · Hidalgo del Parral 194 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 Chihuahua (28.6353°, -106.0889°, elevation 1,437 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).