Ciudad Río Bravo weather in July

In July, Ciudad Río Bravo sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 58 mm of rain across 7 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of July to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Ciudad Río Bravo's 3rd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ciudad Río Bravo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
58 mm
7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:54 AM – 7:22 PM
Cloud cover
45%
3rd clearest
Wind
19 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Ciudad Río Bravo is municipal seat of Río Bravo, State of Tamaulipas, Mexico.

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 36°C through the month.

A typical July day in Ciudad Río Bravo reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Ciudad Río Bravo

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
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Ciudad Río Bravo weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 12°285.210.67.4
Feb25° / 14°244.611.17.7
Mar27° / 17°365.711.87.0
Apr30° / 20°435.612.65.4
May33° / 23°476.713.33.9
Jun35° / 25°557.713.62.8
Jul36° / 25°58713.52.4
Aug36° / 25°44812.92.2
Sep33° / 24°941312.23.3
Oct30° / 20°627.611.45.3
Nov26° / 16°375.910.77.4
Dec23° / 13°315.210.47.6

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% 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 30%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26634
36634
46634
56733
66733
76832
86832
96931
107030
117030
127129
137129
147228
157228
167228
177327
187228
197228
207228
217129
227129
237129
247030
257030
267129
277129
287129
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307228
317228

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Ciudad Río Bravo gets around 58 mm of rain over 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 23% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
131
230
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429
528
627
726
825
924
1023
1122
1221
1321
1420
1520
1620
1720
1820
1920
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2121
2221
2321
2421
2521
2621
2721
2821
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3021
3121

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 80% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
147224
237324
337423
437522
527622
627721
727820
827820
927919
1028018
1128018
1228018
1328117
1428117
1528117
1628216
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2128216
2228117
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2518217
2618217
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3018217
3118118

Wind in July

Winds average 19 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of July to 13 h 12 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 5:47 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 7:24 PM to 7:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:477:24
213.65:487:24
313.65:487:24
413.65:497:24
513.65:497:24
613.65:497:24
713.65:507:24
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1213.55:527:23
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1813.55:557:22
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2113.45:567:21
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2513.45:587:19
2613.35:587:19
2713.35:597:18
2813.35:597:18
2913.36:007:17
3013.36:007:17
3113.26:017:16

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.74 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.03 kWh/m² to a high of 6.74 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 6.74 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.6Intense
46.6Intense
56.6Intense
66.6Intense
76.6Intense
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316.8Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Ciudad Río Bravo?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ciudad Río Bravo.

What to pack for Ciudad Río Bravo in July

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

In July, Ciudad Río Bravo sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ciudad Río Bravo 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 Ciudad Río Bravo peaks around June 21 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 highExtremeVery highHighJun 21UV 12Dec 22UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb7High
Mar8Very high
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Ciudad Río Bravo 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 Ciudad Río Bravo is worst in July — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.5× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1625 µg/m³Nov 107 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar11Good
Apr13Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct8Good
Nov7Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ciudad Río Bravo?

Ciudad Río Bravo sits at 26.0°N, 98.1°W, 26 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Donna, 21 km away.

Topography around Ciudad Río Bravo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ciudad Río Bravo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 29 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 310 m.

The land around Ciudad Río Bravo is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) and cropland (40%) within 3 km, cropland (75%) within 16 km, and cropland (45%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
39 m
80 km
310 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
July weather nearby: Donna 21 km · Weslaco 22 km · Reynosa 22 km · Alamo 22 km · San Juan 24 km · Pharr 25 km · Mercedes 25 km · McAllen 28 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 Ciudad Río Bravo (25.9851°, -98.0896°, elevation 26 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. 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).