Minas de Marcona weather in July

In July, Minas de Marcona sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°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 06 min at the start of July to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Minas de Marcona's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Minas de Marcona's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 19°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 1 mm; 0.2 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 12 min; 6:31 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover: 55%; 5th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 4.86 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.6; out of 10

Minas de Marcona is human settlement in Peru.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month.

A typical July day in Minas de Marcona reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C cooler than June and on par with August.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	13
2	19	13
3	19	13
4	19	13
5	19	13
6	19	13
7	19	13
8	19	13
9	19	13
10	19	13
11	19	13
12	19	13
13	19	13
14	19	13
15	19	13
16	19	13
17	19	13
18	19	13
19	19	13
20	19	13
21	19	13
22	19	12
23	19	12
24	19	12
25	19	12
26	19	12
27	19	12
28	19	12
29	19	12
30	19	12
31	19	12

Minas de Marcona weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	25° / 18°	14	4	12.8	7.2
Feb	26° / 19°	16	4.7	12.5	6.9
Mar	26° / 19°	8	2.3	12.1	7.4
Apr	24° / 17°	2	0.5	11.7	8.3
May	22° / 15°	1	0.2	11.3	8.3
Jun	20° / 14°	1	0.1	11.1	7.8
Jul	19° / 13°	1	0.2	11.2	7.6
Aug	19° / 13°	1	0.1	11.5	7.8
Sep	20° / 13°	0	0	11.9	8.1
Oct	21° / 14°	1	0.1	12.3	8.1
Nov	23° / 15°	0	0	12.7	8.1
Dec	24° / 17°	3	0.6	12.9	8.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	51	51	51	50	50	51	50	50	50	50	52	52	53	54	55	55	55	56	56	57	58	59	59	59	60	60	60	60	60	60	60
Cloudier (%)	49	49	49	50	50	49	50	50	50	50	48	48	47	46	45	45	45	44	44	43	42	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	40	40	40

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	51	49
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	51	49
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	50	50
11	52	48
12	52	48
13	53	47
14	54	46
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	57	43
21	58	42
22	59	41
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	60	40
30	60	40
31	60	40

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Minas de Marcona gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 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 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)
1	1
2	1
3	2
4	2
5	2
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	83	83	84	85	85	86	87	88	88	89	90	91	92	92	93	93	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	96	96	96
Comfortable (%)	17	17	16	15	15	14	13	12	12	11	10	9	8	8	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	83	17
2	83	17
3	84	16
4	85	15
5	85	15
6	86	14
7	87	13
8	88	12
9	88	12
10	89	11
11	90	10
12	91	9
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	94	6
18	94	6
19	94	6
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	95	5
23	95	5
24	95	5
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	96	4
29	96	4
30	96	4
31	96	4

Wind in July

Winds average 12 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	light breeze
2	12	light breeze
3	12	light breeze
4	12	light breeze
5	12	light breeze
6	12	light breeze
7	12	light breeze
8	12	light breeze
9	12	light breeze
10	12	light breeze
11	12	light breeze
12	12	light breeze
13	12	light breeze
14	12	light breeze
15	12	light breeze
16	12	light breeze
17	12	light breeze
18	12	light breeze
19	12	light breeze
20	12	light breeze
21	12	light breeze
22	12	light breeze
23	12	light breeze
24	12	light breeze
25	12	light breeze
26	12	light breeze
27	12	light breeze
28	12	light breeze
29	12	light breeze
30	12	light breeze
31	12	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of July to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:31 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 5:37 PM to 5:46 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3
Sunrise (AM)	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:27
Sunset (PM)	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:46

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.1	6:31	5:37
2	11.1	6:31	5:37
3	11.1	6:31	5:38
4	11.1	6:31	5:38
5	11.1	6:31	5:38
6	11.1	6:31	5:38
7	11.1	6:31	5:39
8	11.1	6:31	5:39
9	11.1	6:31	5:39
10	11.1	6:31	5:40
11	11.1	6:31	5:40
12	11.2	6:31	5:40
13	11.2	6:31	5:40
14	11.2	6:31	5:41
15	11.2	6:31	5:41
16	11.2	6:31	5:41
17	11.2	6:31	5:42
18	11.2	6:30	5:42
19	11.2	6:30	5:42
20	11.2	6:30	5:43
21	11.2	6:30	5:43
22	11.2	6:30	5:43
23	11.2	6:30	5:43
24	11.2	6:29	5:44
25	11.2	6:29	5:44
26	11.3	6:29	5:44
27	11.3	6:29	5:45
28	11.3	6:28	5:45
29	11.3	6:28	5:45
30	11.3	6:28	5:45
31	11.3	6:27	5:46

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.68 kWh/m² to a high of 7.46 kWh/m² in November across the year — July's 4.86 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.6	Bright
2	4.7	Bright
3	4.7	Bright
4	4.7	Bright
5	4.7	Bright
6	4.7	Bright
7	4.7	Bright
8	4.7	Bright
9	4.7	Bright
10	4.8	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.8	Bright
15	4.8	Bright
16	4.9	Bright
17	4.9	Bright
18	4.9	Bright
19	4.9	Bright
20	4.9	Bright
21	5.0	Bright
22	5.0	Bright
23	5.0	Bright
24	5.0	Bright
25	5.0	Bright
26	5.1	Bright
27	5.1	Bright
28	5.1	Bright
29	5.1	Bright
30	5.2	Bright
31	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Minas de Marcona?

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

7.6

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

3.4

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit Minas de Marcona for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Minas de Marcona in July

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

In July, Minas de Marcona sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: sun protection.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Minas de Marcona in July

The nearest coast averages about 16°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 18 km away) is warmest in February at about 21°C and coldest in August near 16°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 4 to Mar 19 — about 2.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	21	21	20	19	18	17	16	16	16	16	17	19
Comfort	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	21	Refreshing
Feb	21	Refreshing
Mar	20	Refreshing
Apr	19	Cool
May	18	Cool
Jun	17	Cool
Jul	16	Cool
Aug	16	Cool
Sep	16	Cool
Oct	16	Cool
Nov	17	Cool
Dec	19	Cool

UV index in Minas de Marcona in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Minas de Marcona peaks around February 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 8 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	15	13	12	9	8	8	10	11	13	13	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Minas de Marcona?

Minas de Marcona sits at 15.2°S, 75.1°W, 776 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Nazca, 46 km away.

Topography around Minas de Marcona

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Minas de Marcona has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 358 m around an average of 783 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,119 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,640 m.

The land around Minas de Marcona is covered by bare terrain (100%) within 3 km, bare terrain (92%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (60%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km

358 m

bare terrain 100%

16 km

1,119 m

bare terrain 92%

80 km

3,640 m

bare terrain 60%

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← June Minas de Marcona year-round climate August →Best places to visit in July

July weather nearby: Nazca 46 km · Ica 143 km · Paracas 195 km · Pisco 204 km · San Clemente 205 km · Chincha Alta 229 km · Ayacucho 247 km · Andahuaylas 254 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

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 Minas de Marcona (-15.2119°, -75.1103°, elevation 776 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	13
2	19	13
3	19	13
4	19	13
5	19	13
6	19	13
7	19	13
8	19	13
9	19	13
10	19	13
11	19	13
12	19	13
13	19	13
14	19	13
15	19	13
16	19	13
17	19	13
18	19	13
19	19	13
20	19	13
21	19	13
22	19	12
23	19	12
24	19	12
25	19	12
26	19	12
27	19	12
28	19	12
29	19	12
30	19	12
31	19	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	51	49
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	51	49
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	50	50
11	52	48
12	52	48
13	53	47
14	54	46
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	57	43
21	58	42
22	59	41
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	60	40
30	60	40
31	60	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	1
2	1
3	2
4	2
5	2
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	83	17
2	83	17
3	84	16
4	85	15
5	85	15
6	86	14
7	87	13
8	88	12
9	88	12
10	89	11
11	90	10
12	91	9
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	94	6
18	94	6
19	94	6
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	95	5
23	95	5
24	95	5
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	96	4
29	96	4
30	96	4
31	96	4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	13
2	19	13
3	19	13
4	19	13
5	19	13
6	19	13
7	19	13
8	19	13
9	19	13
10	19	13
11	19	13
12	19	13
13	19	13
14	19	13
15	19	13
16	19	13
17	19	13
18	19	13
19	19	13
20	19	13
21	19	13
22	19	12
23	19	12
24	19	12
25	19	12
26	19	12
27	19	12
28	19	12
29	19	12
30	19	12
31	19	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	51	49
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	51	49
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	50	50
11	52	48
12	52	48
13	53	47
14	54	46
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	57	43
21	58	42
22	59	41
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	60	40
30	60	40
31	60	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	1
2	1
3	2
4	2
5	2
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	83	17
2	83	17
3	84	16
4	85	15
5	85	15
6	86	14
7	87	13
8	88	12
9	88	12
10	89	11
11	90	10
12	91	9
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	94	6
18	94	6
19	94	6
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	95	5
23	95	5
24	95	5
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	96	4
29	96	4
30	96	4
31	96	4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	13
2	19	13
3	19	13
4	19	13
5	19	13
6	19	13
7	19	13
8	19	13
9	19	13
10	19	13
11	19	13
12	19	13
13	19	13
14	19	13
15	19	13
16	19	13
17	19	13
18	19	13
19	19	13
20	19	13
21	19	13
22	19	12
23	19	12
24	19	12
25	19	12
26	19	12
27	19	12
28	19	12
29	19	12
30	19	12
31	19	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	51	49
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	51	49
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	50	50
11	52	48
12	52	48
13	53	47
14	54	46
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	57	43
21	58	42
22	59	41
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	60	40
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	60	40
30	60	40
31	60	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	1
2	1
3	2
4	2
5	2
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	83	17
2	83	17
3	84	16
4	85	15
5	85	15
6	86	14
7	87	13
8	88	12
9	88	12
10	89	11
11	90	10
12	91	9
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	94	6
18	94	6
19	94	6
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	95	5
23	95	5
24	95	5
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	96	4
29	96	4
30	96	4
31	96	4