Cajamarca weather in July

In July, Cajamarca sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 32 mm of rain across 6.8 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of July to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Cajamarca's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cajamarca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
32 mm
6.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:31 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
46%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Cajamarca is capital city of Cajamarca, Peru.

Density
513/km²
people per km²
Founded
1320

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 18°C through the month.

A typical July day in Cajamarca reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Cajamarca weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 35926.612.43.3
Feb17° / 43025.412.23.1
Mar17° / 49529.4123.0
Apr17° / 31426.711.83.3
May18° / 15821.511.74.3
Jun18° / 5810.811.65.9
Jul18° / 326.811.66.6
Aug19° / 438.711.86.5
Sep18° / 16719.8124.5
Oct17° / 27825.712.23.6
Nov18° / 24320.912.34.0
Dec17° / 3172412.43.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 33% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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

Any precipitation

Cajamarca gets around 32 mm of rain over 6.8 wet days in July, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 23% and peaks near 29% 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 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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Wind in July

Winds average 6 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of July to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:30 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 6:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:306:05
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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 5.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.91 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in November across the year — July's 5.35 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Cajamarca

In seasonPeak

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

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

Rainy season
Jan
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Is July a good time to visit Cajamarca?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
2.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Cajamarca for sightseeing.

What to pack for Cajamarca in July

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

In July, Cajamarca sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Cajamarca 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 Cajamarca peaks around February 16 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 16UV 19Jun 22UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan18Extreme
Feb19Extreme
Mar18Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct17Extreme
Nov16Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Cajamarca 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 Cajamarca is worst in November — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (July, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateNov 1615 µg/m³Jul 158 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb12Good
Mar12Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May11Good
Jun9Good
Jul8Good
Aug10Good
Sep14Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov15Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Cajamarca?

Cajamarca sits at 7.2°S, 78.5°W, 2,700 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Huamachuco, 85 km away.

San Pedro de LlocLaredo

Topography around Cajamarca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cajamarca has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 450 m around an average of 2,723 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,410 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,163 m.

The land around Cajamarca is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) and cropland (42%) within 3 km, grassland (53%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
450 m
16 km
2,410 m
80 km
4,163 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
July weather nearby: Huamachuco 85 km · Chepén 102 km · Chocope 106 km · Paiján 109 km · Guadalupe 109 km · Chongoyape 114 km · San Pedro de Lloc 115 km · Laredo 115 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 Cajamarca (-7.1638°, -78.5003°, elevation 2,700 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).