Abancay weather in July

In July, Abancay sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 13 mm of rain across 4.1 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of July to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Abancay's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Abancay's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
11th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
4.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:19 AM – 5:35 PM
Cloud cover
41%
1st clearest
Wind
3 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Abancay is capital city of Apurímac, Peru.

Founded
1540

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 15°C through the month.

A typical July day in Abancay reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 17°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)
1152
2152
3152
4152
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Abancay weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 21529.212.72.5
Feb15° / 20026.812.52.4
Mar15° / 17729.412.12.5
Apr15° / 8721.911.73.3
May15° / 268.511.44.9
Jun15° / 123.611.25.3
Jul15° / 134.111.35.3
Aug15° / 226.511.55.3
Sep16° / 4114.811.94.5
Oct17° / 9623.512.33.6
Nov17° / 11924.212.63.3
Dec16° / 17927.812.82.8

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27624
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47723
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Abancay gets around 13 mm of rain over 4.1 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 13% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
115
215
316
416
516
616
716
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916
1016
1115
1215
1315
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1515
1614
1714
1813
1913
2012
2112
2211
2311
2410
2510
269
279
289
299
309
3110

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 (%)
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Wind in July

Winds average 3 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 3 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
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
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113calm
123calm
133calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of July to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:19 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 5:31 PM to 5:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:195:31
211.26:195:31
311.26:195:32
411.26:195:32
511.26:195:32
611.26:195:32
711.26:195:33
811.26:195:33
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1011.26:195:33
1111.26:195:34
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1911.36:195:36
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2211.36:185:37
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2711.36:175:38
2811.46:175:38
2911.46:175:39
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3111.46:165:39

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.82 kWh/m² to a high of 6.43 kWh/m² in November across the year — July's 5.11 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Hazard calendar for Abancay

In seasonPeak

None of Abancay's seasonal hazards are active in July. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Abancay's monsoon runs November–March, 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 Abancay?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

July is a reasonable time to visit Abancay for sightseeing.

What to pack for Abancay in July

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

In July, Abancay sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 2°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Abancay in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Abancay peaks around February 10 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 9 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 10UV 19Jul 9UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan18Extreme
Feb19Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct16Extreme
Nov16Extreme
Dec16Extreme

Air quality in Abancay 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 Abancay is worst in September — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (January, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1616 µg/m³Jan 146 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb7Good
Mar8Good
Apr7Good
May7Good
Jun6Good
Jul8Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Abancay?

Abancay sits at 13.6°S, 72.9°W, 2,629 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Andahuaylas, 54 km away.

Topography around Abancay

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Abancay has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,370 m around an average of 2,607 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,739 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,399 m.

The land around Abancay is covered by trees (42%), grassland (32%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, grassland (67%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (73%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,370 m
16 km
3,739 m
80 km
5,399 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and ice
July weather nearby: Andahuaylas 54 km · Machu Picchu 66 km · Aguas Calientes 66 km · Santa Ana 87 km · Quillabamba 88 km · Santiago 98 km · Cusco 100 km · Wanchaq 100 km

Peru travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / C
220 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 51% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$9,684
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
49%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
8.6
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
13.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 519
Religion
Catholic 76%Evangelical Christian 16%no religion 5%other religions 3%

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 Abancay (-13.6343°, -72.8838°, elevation 2,629 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).