San Rafael weather in July

In July, San Rafael sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 276 mm of rain across 26.7 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

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 San Rafael's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Rafael's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
5th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Rainfall
276 mm
26.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:09 AM – 7:12 PM
Cloud cover
77%
10th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

San Rafael is town in Tlalmanalco municipality, State of Mexico, 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 19°C through the month.

A typical July day in San Rafael reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C cooler than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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San Rafael weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 285.3116.5
Feb19° / 285.911.37.0
Mar20° / 539.811.96.7
Apr21° / 9713.912.46.0
May21° / 16619.112.95.2
Jun20° / 27423.313.14.2
Jul19° / 27626.7133.7
Aug19° / 28626.812.73.7
Sep19° / 27424.712.13.8
Oct19° / 1351611.65.2
Nov18° / 498.211.16.4
Dec18° / 193.910.96.8

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21684
31783
41783
51981
61981
72080
82179
92278
102278
112377
122476
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

San Rafael gets around 276 mm of rain over 26.7 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 86% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
188
288
388
488
588
688
787
887
987
1087
1186
1286
1386
1486
1585
1685
1785
1886
1986
2086
2186
2286
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2785
2885
2986
3086
3186

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
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Wind in July

Winds average 4 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
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244calm
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264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

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 6:04 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 7:13 PM to 7:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.16:047:13
213.16:047:13
313.16:057:13
413.16:057:13
513.16:057:13
613.16:067:13
713.16:067:13
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1713.06:097:12
1813.06:107:12
1913.06:107:12
2013.06:107:12
2113.06:117:11
2213.06:117:11
2313.06:127:11
2413.06:127:10
2513.06:127:10
2613.06:137:10
2712.96:137:09
2812.96:137:09
2912.96:147:09
3012.96:147:08
3112.96:147:08

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.88 kWh/m² in April across the year — July's 5.94 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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135.9Bright
145.9Bright
156.0Bright
166.0Bright
176.0Intense
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for San Rafael

In seasonPeak

In July, San Rafael sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

San Rafael's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is July a good time to visit San Rafael?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
1.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in San Rafael.

What to pack for San Rafael in July

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

In July, San Rafael sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in San Rafael 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 San Rafael peaks around April 10 at about 15 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 10UV 15Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in San Rafael 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 San Rafael is worst in December — around 179 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090120150180210JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyVery unhealthyDec 11178 µg/m³Apr 14115 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan149Unhealthy
Feb141Unhealthy
Mar126Unhealthy
Apr113Unhealthy
May134Unhealthy
Jun126Unhealthy
Jul135Unhealthy
Aug127Unhealthy
Sep136Unhealthy
Oct137Unhealthy
Nov174Very unhealthy
Dec179Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is San Rafael?

San Rafael sits at 19.2°N, 98.8°W, 2,552 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Amecameca, 10 km away.

Topography around San Rafael

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Rafael has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 787 m around an average of 2,666 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,970 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,520 m.

The land around San Rafael is covered by trees (73%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (32%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
787 m
16 km
2,970 m
80 km
4,520 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
July weather nearby: Amecameca 10 km · San Martín Cuautlalpan 11 km · San Jerónimo Cuatro Vientos 13 km · San Buenaventura 15 km · Chalco 16 km · Juchitepec 18 km · Ixtapaluca 18 km · San Mateo Huitzilzingo 18 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 San Rafael (19.2096°, -98.7564°, elevation 2,552 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).