Puerto Cabezas weather in July

In July, Puerto Cabezas sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 233 mm of rain across 27.9 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-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 48 min at the start of July to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Puerto Cabezas's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Cabezas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
6th warmest
Overnight low
25°
10th coldest
Rainfall
233 mm
27.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:17 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
77%
10th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

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 Cabezas reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 4°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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How July really feels in Puerto Cabezas

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 Cabezas weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 23°6219.711.35.3
Feb28° / 23°3914.511.55.9
Mar28° / 24°3412.411.96.0
Apr29° / 25°4012.312.35.3
May30° / 25°18521.912.63.8
Jun29° / 25°26127.212.83.1
Jul29° / 25°23327.912.73.2
Aug29° / 25°2292812.53.1
Sep29° / 25°22627.212.13.1
Oct29° / 24°26827.311.73.2
Nov28° / 24°20923.511.34.1
Dec28° / 23°9221.911.24.8

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 14% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22377
32377
42377
52476
62476
72476
82575
92575
102674
112773
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Puerto Cabezas gets around 233 mm of rain over 27.9 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 90% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
192
293
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493
593
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792
892
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1092
1192
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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 91% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1991
21090
31090
41090
51189
61189
71189
81189
91189
101189
111090
121090
131090
141090
15991
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17991
18892
19892
20892
21793
22793
23793
24793
25793
26793
27694
28694
29694
30694
31694

Wind in July

Winds average 13 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of July to 12 h 36 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 5:12 AM to 5:20 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 5:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:126:01
212.85:136:02
312.85:136:02
412.85:136:02
512.85:136:02
612.85:146:02
712.85:146:02
812.85:146:02
912.85:156:02
1012.85:156:02
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1212.85:156:02
1312.85:166:02
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1612.85:176:02
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2712.75:206:00
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2912.75:205:59
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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 5.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.92 kWh/m² to a high of 6.08 kWh/m² in April across the year — July's 5.08 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Puerto Cabezas

In seasonPeak

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

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

Puerto Cabezas's rainy season runs May–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

Atlantic hurricane
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Puerto Cabezas?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Puerto Cabezas in July

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

In July, Puerto Cabezas sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Puerto Cabezas in July

The nearest coast averages about 29°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 29°C and coldest in January near 27°C.

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

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr28Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Puerto Cabezas 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 Cabezas peaks around April 15 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 15UV 13Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Puerto Cabezas 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 Cabezas is worst in July — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.4× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1435 µg/m³Nov 207 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb10Good
Mar11Good
Apr19Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul36Poor
Aug25Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov7Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Puerto Cabezas?

Puerto Cabezas sits at 14.0°N, 83.4°W, 8 m above sea level, in Nicaragua. The nearest listed city is Siuna, 154 km away.

SiunaPearl LagoonRamaBluefieldsRío BlancoDulce Nombre de Culmí

Topography around Puerto Cabezas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto Cabezas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 403 m.

The land around Puerto Cabezas is covered by grassland (29%), water (27%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, water (50%) within 16 km, and water (43%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
76 m
80 km
403 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
July weather nearby: Siuna 154 km · Pearl Lagoon 191 km · Rama 227 km · Bluefields 229 km · Río Blanco 233 km · San Andrés 244 km · Dulce Nombre de Culmí 259 km · Iriona 282 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 Puerto Cabezas (14.0351°, -83.3888°, elevation 8 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).