Huamachuco weather in July

In July, Huamachuco sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 9 mm of rain across 2.1 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-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 35% 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 Huamachuco's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Huamachuco's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
2.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:30 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
48%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Huamachuco is capital city of Sánchez Carrión, La Libertad, Peru.

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 Huamachuco reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 13°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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Huamachuco weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 5th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 16224.212.43.6
Feb17° / 18924.412.33.2
Mar17° / 22128.312.13.0
Apr17° / 12823.611.83.6
May17° / 5313.211.65.2
Jun18° / 133.611.66.6
Jul18° / 92.111.67.0
Aug18° / 113.411.77.1
Sep18° / 5213125.5
Oct18° / 12222.112.24.1
Nov18° / 12420.212.44.2
Dec18° / 15222.712.43.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 35% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26931
37030
47030
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137030
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317525

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Huamachuco gets around 9 mm of rain over 2.1 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 7% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days.

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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.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 6 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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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
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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 6:29 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 6:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:296:02
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411.66:296:03
511.66:306:03
611.66:306:03
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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 5.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.04 kWh/m² to a high of 5.97 kWh/m² in November across the year — July's 5.27 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Huamachuco

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is July a good time to visit Huamachuco?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
2.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit Huamachuco for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Huamachuco in July

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

In July, Huamachuco sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Huamachuco 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 Huamachuco peaks around February 15 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 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 19Jun 22UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan18Extreme
Feb19Extreme
Mar18Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct16Extreme
Nov15Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Huamachuco 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 Huamachuco is worst in September — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (June, 5 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodSep 1616 µg/m³Jun 175 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar9Good
Apr8Good
May6Good
Jun5Good
Jul6Good
Aug10Good
Sep17Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov15Moderate
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Huamachuco?

Huamachuco sits at 7.8°S, 78.1°W, 3,341 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Cajamarca, 85 km away.

ChocopeSantiago de CaoPaiján

Topography around Huamachuco

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Huamachuco has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 840 m around an average of 3,123 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,474 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,414 m.

The land around Huamachuco is covered by grassland (59%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (70%) within 16 km, and grassland (75%) within 80 km.

3 km
840 m
16 km
2,474 m
80 km
4,414 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Cajamarca 85 km · Virú 102 km · Laredo 104 km · Moche 112 km · Trujillo 112 km · Chocope 127 km · Santiago de Cao 130 km · Paiján 136 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 Huamachuco (-7.8°, -78.0667°, elevation 3,341 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).