Puerto Escondido weather in July

In July, Puerto Escondido sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 258 mm of rain across 20.9 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in July, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of July to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Puerto Escondido's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Escondido's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
26°
11th coldest
Rainfall
258 mm
20.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:08 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover
75%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Puerto Escondido is town in San Pedro Mixtepec Distrito 22 Municipality, State of Oaxaca, 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 29°C through the month.

A typical July day in Puerto Escondido reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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52926
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How July really feels in Puerto Escondido

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
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.

Puerto Escondido weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 24°40.811.28.0
Feb28° / 24°20.411.57.8
Mar29° / 25°4111.97.4
Apr29° / 26°71.812.36.7
May30° / 26°9613.112.75.0
Jun29° / 26°36323.112.93.7
Jul29° / 26°25820.912.83.9
Aug29° / 26°35924.212.53.6
Sep28° / 25°52526.412.13.4
Oct28° / 25°33321.111.64.3
Nov29° / 25°536.711.36.4
Dec28° / 24°61.611.17.6

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21981
32080
42080
52179
62278
72278
82377
92377
102476
112476
122575
132575
142575
152773
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202872
212872
222971
232971
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312872

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Puerto Escondido gets around 258 mm of rain over 20.9 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 68% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
173
272
371
471
570
670
769
869
969
1068
1168
1268
1368
1468
1567
1667
1767
1867
1966
2066
2166
2266
2366
2467
2567
2667
2767
2868
2968
3069
3170

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the miserable band about 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
14654
24654
34654
44654
54555
64555
74555
84456
94456
104357
114357
124357
134357
144258
154258
164258
174159
184060
194060
203961
213862
223763
233763
243664
253565
263466
273367
283268
293169
303169
313070

Wind in July

Winds average 7 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
38calm
48calm
58calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
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217calm
227calm
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267calm
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287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of July to 12 h 42 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 6:04 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 7:00 PM to 6:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:047:00
212.96:047:00
312.96:047:00
412.96:047:00
512.96:057:00
612.96:057:00
712.96:057:00
812.96:067:00
912.96:067:00
1012.96:067:00
1112.96:077:00
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3112.76:136:56

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.61 kWh/m² to a high of 7.07 kWh/m² in April across the year — July's 5.77 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Puerto Escondido

In seasonPeak

In July, Puerto Escondido sits inside its pacific hurricane and monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Puerto Escondido sits in the eastern Pacific hurricane zone; the season peaks August–September.

Puerto Escondido's monsoon runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific hurricane
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Puerto Escondido?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Puerto Escondido.

What to pack for Puerto Escondido in July

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

In July, Puerto Escondido sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Puerto Escondido in July

The nearest coast averages about 30°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 30°C and coldest in January near 28°C.

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

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar28Tropical
Apr28Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Puerto Escondido 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 Puerto Escondido peaks around April 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 12UV 13Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Puerto Escondido 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 Puerto Escondido is worst in July — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.1× the cleanest month (February, 5 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1821 µg/m³Feb 115 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb5Good
Mar8Good
Apr13Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov7Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Puerto Escondido?

Puerto Escondido sits at 15.9°N, 97.1°W, 50 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Miahuatlán de Porfirio Díaz, 72 km away.

Topography around Puerto Escondido

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto Escondido has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m around an average of 39 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 705 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,064 m.

The land around Puerto Escondido is covered by water (35%), trees (27%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, water (45%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
118 m
16 km
705 m
80 km
3,064 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
July weather nearby: Miahuatlán de Porfirio Díaz 72 km · Crucecita 100 km · Ocotlán de Morelos 112 km · Pinotepa Nacional 118 km · Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán 135 km · San Antonio de la Cal 135 km · Oaxaca 138 km · Santa María Atzompa 141 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 Puerto Escondido (15.8628°, -97.0683°, 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. 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).