Juigalpa weather in July

In July, Juigalpa sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 93 mm of rain across 22 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of July to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Juigalpa's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Juigalpa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
93 mm
22 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:28 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
81%
11th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Juigalpa is city in municipality of Juigalpa, Chontales Department, Nicaragua.

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 30°C through the month.

A typical July day in Juigalpa reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Juigalpa

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.

Juigalpa weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 22°92.911.46.5
Feb30° / 22°62.111.66.1
Mar31° / 23°51.111.95.4
Apr33° / 24°243.912.34.2
May32° / 24°15917.812.53.2
Jun30° / 24°17124.712.73.1
Jul30° / 24°932212.63.5
Aug30° / 24°12723.712.43.2
Sep30° / 23°18425.812.13.0
Oct29° / 23°2272511.73.4
Nov29° / 23°7611.611.45.1
Dec29° / 22°16411.36.3

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% 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 82%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Juigalpa gets around 93 mm of rain over 22 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 72% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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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 97% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in July

Winds average 16 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in July

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of July to 12 h 30 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 5:24 AM to 5:31 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:246:06
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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 4.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.36 kWh/m² to a high of 6.15 kWh/m² in April across the year — July's 4.75 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Juigalpa

In seasonPeak

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

Juigalpa sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Juigalpa's rainy season runs August–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Atlantic hurricane
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
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Is July a good time to visit Juigalpa?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Juigalpa.

What to pack for Juigalpa in July

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

In July, Juigalpa sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Juigalpa 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 Juigalpa peaks around March 23 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 23UV 14Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Juigalpa 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 Juigalpa is worst in July — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.5× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1625 µg/m³Dec 206 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb8Good
Mar9Good
Apr17Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov7Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Juigalpa?

Juigalpa sits at 12.1°N, 85.4°W, 105 m above sea level, in Nicaragua. The nearest listed city is Camoapa, 35 km away.

CamoapaBoacoGranadaTipitapaMasayaNandaimeMasatepeRivas

Topography around Juigalpa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Juigalpa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 187 m around an average of 93 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 934 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,560 m.

The land around Juigalpa is covered by trees (42%) and grassland (42%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and trees (49%) within 16 km, and trees (44%), grassland (29%) and water (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
187 m
16 km
934 m
80 km
1,560 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Camoapa 35 km · Boaco 52 km · Granada 67 km · Tipitapa 80 km · Masaya 81 km · Nandaime 84 km · Masatepe 87 km · Rivas 90 km

Nicaragua travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,173
2025
Happiness
6.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
11.3
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
16.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 512
Religion
Roman Catholic 45%Protestant 39%none 14%other 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 Juigalpa (12.1059°, -85.3655°, elevation 105 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). 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).