Moche weather in July

In July, Moche sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.3 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 7th-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 37% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Moche's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Moche's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
9th warmest
Overnight low
16°
4th coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:35 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
48%
2nd clearest
Wind
16 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Moche is city in La Libertad Region, 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 19°C through the month.

A typical July day in Moche reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C cooler than June and on par with August.

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Moche weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 20°113.112.47.3
Feb24° / 21°205.212.37.1
Mar23° / 21°216.612.16.9
Apr22° / 19°82.411.87.4
May20° / 18°30.811.67.7
Jun19° / 17°4111.57.6
Jul19° / 16°51.311.67.4
Aug18° / 16°51.211.77.4
Sep18° / 16°61.3126.9
Oct18° / 16°5112.26.8
Nov19° / 16°30.612.47.0
Dec21° / 18°61.612.57.2

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 38% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Moche gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.3 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 4% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the comfortable band about 57% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
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Wind in July

Winds average 16 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

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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 6:33 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 6:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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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 5.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.23 kWh/m² to a high of 6.88 kWh/m² in November across the year — July's 5.4 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Moche?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Moche in July

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

In July, Moche sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: sun protection.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Moche in July

The nearest coast averages about 18°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 14 km away) is warmest in February at about 22°C and coldest in October near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 7 to Apr 12 — about 3.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

16°18°20°22°24°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan21Refreshing
Feb22Refreshing
Mar22Refreshing
Apr20Cool
May19Cool
Jun19Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct17Cool
Nov18Cool
Dec19Cool

UV index in Moche 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 Moche peaks around February 15 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 9 (very high).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
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Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
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Location & terrain

Where is Moche?

Moche sits at 8.2°S, 79.0°W, 13 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Trujillo, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Moche

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Moche has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,349 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,296 m.

The land around Moche is covered by water (27%) and bare terrain (25%) within 3 km, water (41%) and bare terrain (32%) within 16 km, and water (32%) and bare terrain (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
103 m
16 km
1,349 m
80 km
4,296 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
July weather nearby: Trujillo 7.0 km · Laredo 11 km · Santiago de Cao 35 km · Virú 39 km · Chocope 48 km · Paiján 58 km · San Pedro de Lloc 99 km · Coishco 104 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 Moche (-8.1711°, -79.0092°, elevation 13 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).