Lázaro Cárdenas weather in July

In July, Lázaro Cárdenas sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% 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 Lázaro Cárdenas's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lázaro Cárdenas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
18°
10th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
4:55 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
31%
5th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.8
out of 10

Lázaro Cárdenas is town in San Quintín Municipality, State of Baja California, 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 22°C through the month.

A typical July day in Lázaro Cárdenas reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and about 1°C cooler than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Lázaro Cárdenas weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 12°323.510.26.6
Feb17° / 12°394.410.96.3
Mar17° / 13°273.111.86.8
Apr18° / 13°61.412.77.6
May19° / 14°20.413.57.9
Jun20° / 16°10.213.98.3
Jul22° / 18°10.213.88.8
Aug23° / 19°20.213.19.2
Sep24° / 19°40.512.29.3
Oct22° / 17°110.911.38.7
Nov19° / 15°111.810.57.9
Dec17° / 12°273.310.16.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18812
28812
38812
48812
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68911
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Lázaro Cárdenas gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 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 1% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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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 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 10% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1457372
2356392
3353413
4252433
5249454
6247474
7245494
8143515
9141535
10140536
11138547
12137557
13036568
14035569
15034579
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260246016
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280236017
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Wind in July

Winds average 18 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
119light breeze
219light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
1118light breeze
1218light breeze
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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 4:49 AM to 5:04 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.04:496:46
213.94:496:46
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413.94:506:46
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1813.84:576:42
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2013.74:586:42
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2213.74:596:41
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2413.75:006:40
2513.65:016:39
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2713.65:026:38
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3013.55:046:36
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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 7.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.5 kWh/m² to a high of 7.79 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 7.4 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.6Intense
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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Lázaro Cárdenas?

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

8.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit Lázaro Cárdenas for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Lázaro Cárdenas in July

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

In July, Lázaro Cárdenas sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 18°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Lázaro Cárdenas in July

The nearest coast averages about 19°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 18 km away) is warmest in September at about 20°C and coldest in March near 15°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

14°16°18°20°22°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb16Cool
Mar15Cool
Apr15Cool
May16Cool
Jun17Cool
Jul19Cool
Aug20Cool
Sep20Cool
Oct19Cool
Nov18Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Lázaro Cárdenas 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 Lázaro Cárdenas peaks around June 23 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 23UV 11Dec 18UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5High
Mar6High
Apr9Very high
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Lázaro Cárdenas?

Lázaro Cárdenas sits at 30.5°N, 115.9°W, 50 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is San Felipe, 118 km away.

Ciudad Guadalupe VictoriaRosaritoLas DeliciasVilla del Prado 2da SecciónPuebla

Topography around Lázaro Cárdenas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lázaro Cárdenas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m around an average of 22 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 525 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,027 m.

The land around Lázaro Cárdenas is covered by cropland (34%) and shrubs (25%) within 3 km, shrubs (45%) and water (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (59%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
96 m
16 km
525 m
80 km
3,027 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
July weather nearby: San Felipe 118 km · Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada 146 km · Ensenada 163 km · Ciudad Guadalupe Victoria 211 km · Rosarito 230 km · Las Delicias 230 km · Villa del Prado 2da Sección 233 km · Puebla 233 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 Lázaro Cárdenas (30.5266°, -115.9314°, elevation 50 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. 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).