Zacapu weather in July

In July, Zacapu sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 356 mm of rain across 28.6 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-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 2% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of July to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Zacapu's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zacapu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
6th warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
356 mm
28.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:20 AM – 7:26 PM
Cloud cover
81%
12th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Zacapu is municipal seat of Zacapu, State of Michoacán, Mexico.

Founded
1548

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 Zacapu reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C cooler than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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42213
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72213
82212
92212
102212
112212
122212
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Zacapu weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 25410.97.6
Feb22° / 213.811.38.1
Mar24° / 213.911.98.4
Apr26° / 10°19512.47.6
May26° / 12°8413.412.96.3
Jun24° / 13°24421.913.24.8
Jul22° / 12°35628.613.13.8
Aug22° / 12°32727.312.73.9
Sep22° / 12°28823.912.14.3
Oct22° / 10°11814.111.55.9
Nov22° / 386.511.17.4
Dec21° / 132.610.87.8

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
21387
31387
41387
51387
61387
71387
81387
91387
101387
111387
121387
131387
141387
151387
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191090
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281387
291387
301486
311486

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Zacapu gets around 356 mm of rain over 28.6 wet days in July, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 92% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
190
291
391
492
592
692
792
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1092
1192
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1691
1792
1892
1992
2092
2192
2292
2392
2492
2592
2691
2791
2891
2991
3090
3190

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the comfortable band about 75% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
123761
223761
323761
423761
523761
623761
723761
824751
924751
1025750
1125750
1226740
1326740
1426740
1527730
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2026740
2126740
2226740
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2425750
2525750
2625750
2725750
2825750
2925750
3025750
3125750

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
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154calm
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284calm
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304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 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 18 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:15 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 7:26 PM to 7:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.26:157:26
213.26:157:26
313.26:167:26
413.26:167:26
513.26:167:26
613.26:177:26
713.26:177:26
813.26:177:26
913.16:187:26
1013.16:187:26
1113.16:187:26
1213.16:197:26
1313.16:197:26
1413.16:197:26
1513.16:207:26
1613.16:207:26
1713.16:207:25
1813.16:217:25
1913.16:217:25
2013.16:227:25
2113.06:227:24
2213.06:227:24
2313.06:237:24
2413.06:237:24
2513.06:237:23
2613.06:247:23
2713.06:247:23
2813.06:257:22
2912.96:257:22
3012.96:257:21
3112.96:267:21

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.8 kWh/m² to a high of 7.35 kWh/m² in April across the year — July's 5.37 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 Zacapu

In seasonPeak

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

Zacapu's monsoon runs June–September, 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 Zacapu?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
2.7
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Zacapu.

What to pack for Zacapu in July

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

In July, Zacapu sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Zacapu 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 Zacapu peaks around June 13 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highJun 13UV 14Dec 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Zacapu 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 Zacapu is worst in May — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (February, 13 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1031 µg/m³Feb 1613 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Zacapu?

Zacapu sits at 19.8°N, 101.8°W, 1,982 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Purépero de Echáiz, 25 km away.

Topography around Zacapu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zacapu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 207 m around an average of 2,027 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,493 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,428 m.

The land around Zacapu is covered by trees (32%), artificial surfaces (24%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (40%), grassland (28%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
207 m
16 km
1,493 m
80 km
3,428 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Purépero de Echáiz 25 km · Paracho de Verduzco 33 km · Pátzcuaro 39 km · Puruándiro 42 km · Tangancícuaro de Arista 44 km · Uruapan 52 km · Zamora de Hidalgo 55 km · Jacona de Plancarte 56 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 Zacapu (19.8152°, -101.792°, elevation 1,982 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).