Huancavelica weather in July

In July, Huancavelica sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 34 mm of precipitation across 9.5 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 9°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of July to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Huancavelica's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Huancavelica's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
1st coldest
Precipitation
34 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:26 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover
44%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.9
out of 10

Huancavelica is capital city of Huancavelica, Peru.

Density
96/km²
people per km²
Founded
1571

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 9°C through the month.

A typical July day in Huancavelica reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 11°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)
19-3
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49-3
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69-3
79-3
89-3
99-3
109-3
119-3
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319-2

How July really feels in Huancavelica

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in July is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Huancavelica 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 22628.96.412.71.5
Feb11° / 22426.96.812.41.4
Mar11° / 20429.96.112.11.4
Apr10° / 11124.93.311.71.6
May10° / -1°5716.3111.42.0
Jun / -2°308.61.711.32.0
Jul / -3°349.52.911.31.9
Aug / -2°5614.23.911.61.8
Sep10° / -1°10322.74.911.91.5
Oct10° / 14926.95.712.31.5
Nov11° / 14525412.61.8
Dec11° / 20427.1612.71.6

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% 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 29%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26832
36832
46931
57030
67030
77129
87129
97129
107129
117129
127129
137030
147129
157129
167129
177030
187129
197129
207030
217030
227030
237030
247129
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317228

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitationSnow

Huancavelica gets around 34 mm of rain and snow over 9.5 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 30% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1309
2309
3309
43010
53010
63110
7319
8329
9329
10329
113210
123210
133210
143210
153210
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173210
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193210
203110
213110
22319
23309
24299
25298
26288
27288
28278
29288
30288
31288

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 (%)
1100
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7100
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27100
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29100
30100
31100

Wind in July

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

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
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 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 6 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:26 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 5:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:265:41
211.36:265:41
311.36:265:41
411.36:265:42
511.36:265:42
611.36:265:42
711.36:265:42
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2211.46:255:47
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2711.46:245:48
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3111.46:235:49

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.18 kWh/m² to a high of 6.73 kWh/m² in November across the year — July's 5.4 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
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205.5Bright
215.5Bright
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245.5Bright
255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Huancavelica

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is July a good time to visit Huancavelica?

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

1.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Huancavelica.

What to pack for Huancavelica in July

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

In July, Huancavelica sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Huancavelica 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 Huancavelica peaks around February 11 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 9 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 11UV 19Jul 9UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan19Extreme
Feb19Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct17Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec17Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Huancavelica?

Huancavelica sits at 12.8°S, 75.0°W, 3,990 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Huanta, 80 km away.

JaujaChincha AltaNuevo ImperialImperial

Topography around Huancavelica

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Huancavelica has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 877 m around an average of 3,992 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,966 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,078 m.

The land around Huancavelica is covered by grassland (81%) within 3 km, grassland (93%) within 16 km, and grassland (83%) within 80 km.

3 km
877 m
16 km
1,966 m
80 km
4,078 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Huanta 80 km · Chilca 82 km · Huancayo 84 km · Ayacucho 91 km · Jauja 126 km · Chincha Alta 143 km · Nuevo Imperial 149 km · Imperial 153 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 Huancavelica (-12.7869°, -74.973°, elevation 3,990 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).