Huaraz weather in July

In July, Huaraz sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 56 mm of precipitation across 13.2 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of July to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Huaraz's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Huaraz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
9th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
1st coldest
Precipitation
56 mm
13.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:31 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
52%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Huaraz is city in Ancash, Peru.

Density
321/km²
people per km²
Founded
1574

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 11°C through the month.

A typical July day in Huaraz reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 13°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)
111-1
211-1
311-1
411-1
511-1
611-1
711-1
811-1
911-1
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How July really feels in Huaraz

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.

Huaraz weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 21729.24.812.51.4
Feb11° / 22126.64.912.31.4
Mar11° / 25230.24.612.11.4
Apr11° / 16827.51.311.81.5
May11° / 11422.40.711.61.9
Jun11° / -0°6214.80.711.52.3
Jul11° / -1°5613.21.311.52.5
Aug11° / -1°8217.11.711.72.3
Sep11° / 163254.111.91.6
Oct11° / 21928.24.612.21.5
Nov11° / 19725.83.912.41.6
Dec11° / 22928.24.512.51.5

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 30% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35644
45743
55842
65743
75842
85842
95743
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115743
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitationSnow

Huaraz gets around 56 mm of rain and snow over 13.2 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 precipitation averages around 43% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1464
2454
3455
4455
5445
6445
7445
8455
9455
10455
11455
12455
13455
14445
15444
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17434
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24404
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27394
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31404

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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Wind in July

Winds average 5 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 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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35calm
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55calm
65calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of July to 11 h 36 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 6:29 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 6:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:305:57
211.56:305:57
311.56:305:57
411.56:305:58
511.56:305:58
611.56:315:58
711.56:315:58
811.56:315:59
911.56:315:59
1011.56:315:59
1111.56:315:59
1211.56:316:00
1311.56:316:00
1411.56:316:00
1511.56:316:00
1611.56:316:01
1711.56:316:01
1811.56:316:01
1911.56:316:01
2011.56:316:01
2111.56:316:02
2211.56:316:02
2311.56:306:02
2411.56:306:02
2511.56:306:02
2611.56:306:03
2711.56:306:03
2811.66:306:03
2911.66:306:03
3011.66:296:03
3111.66:296:03

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.2 kWh/m² to a high of 6.36 kWh/m² in November across the year — July's 5.64 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Huaraz?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Huaraz.

What to pack for Huaraz in July

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

In July, Huaraz sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Huaraz 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 Huaraz peaks around February 14 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 14UV 19Jun 21UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan18Extreme
Feb20Extreme
Mar18Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct18Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec16Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Huaraz?

Huaraz sits at 9.5°S, 77.5°W, 2,829 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Centenario, 1.0 km away.

YanacanchaChimboteParamongaCoishcoBarrancaHuánuco

Topography around Huaraz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Huaraz has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 572 m around an average of 3,190 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,843 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,686 m.

The land around Huaraz is covered by artificial surfaces (29%), grassland (27%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, grassland (75%) within 16 km, and grassland (61%) and bare terrain (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
572 m
16 km
2,843 m
80 km
6,686 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater
July weather nearby: Centenario 1.0 km · Huarmey 91 km · Yanacancha 125 km · Chimbote 127 km · Paramonga 131 km · Coishco 132 km · Barranca 139 km · Huánuco 148 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 Huaraz (-9.5261°, -77.5287°, elevation 2,829 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).