Chachapoyas weather in July

In July, Chachapoyas sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 77 mm of rain across 19.9 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% 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 Chachapoyas's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chachapoyas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Rainfall
77 mm
19.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:27 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
65%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Chachapoyas is city in Amazonas, Peru.

Density
208/km²
people per km²
Founded
1538

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 17°C through the month.

A typical July day in Chachapoyas reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Chachapoyas weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 10°2852812.33.4
Feb18° / 10°29326.412.23.2
Mar18° / 10°32029.6123.1
Apr18° / 10°22328.111.93.3
May18° / 10°14825.111.73.8
Jun18° / 8620.611.64.3
Jul17° / 7719.911.74.3
Aug17° / 7519.811.84.4
Sep18° / 12925123.7
Oct18° / 24427.712.13.4
Nov19° / 10°24324.512.33.8
Dec19° / 10°26627.312.43.5

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%. 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

Chachapoyas gets around 77 mm of rain over 19.9 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 64% and peaks near 67% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 5 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 6:26 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:266:04
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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 4.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.52 kWh/m² to a high of 5.38 kWh/m² in October across the year — July's 4.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Is July a good time to visit Chachapoyas?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
1.1
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Chachapoyas for sightseeing.

What to pack for Chachapoyas in July

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

In July, Chachapoyas sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 8°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Chachapoyas 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 Chachapoyas peaks around February 15 at about 18 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 15UV 18Jul 10UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan17Extreme
Feb18Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct16Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Chachapoyas 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 Chachapoyas is worst in September — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (July, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodSep 1618 µg/m³Jul 107 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb12Good
Mar11Good
Apr10Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul7Good
Aug12Good
Sep19Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov14Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Chachapoyas?

Chachapoyas sits at 6.2°S, 77.9°W, 2,360 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Rioja, 80 km away.

JaénCajamarcaJuanjuíBellavista

Topography around Chachapoyas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chachapoyas has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 880 m around an average of 2,324 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,031 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,818 m.

The land around Chachapoyas is covered by grassland (73%) within 3 km, grassland (77%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
880 m
16 km
2,031 m
80 km
3,818 m
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July weather nearby: Rioja 80 km · Bagua Grande 82 km · La Peca 93 km · Moyobamba 101 km · Jaén 119 km · Cajamarca 125 km · Juanjuí 164 km · Bellavista 168 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 Chachapoyas (-6.2317°, -77.869°, elevation 2,360 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).