Puno weather in July

In July, Puno sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 9 mm of precipitation across 2.8 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% 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 Puno's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puno's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
7th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
1st coldest
Precipitation
9 mm
2.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:11 AM – 5:20 PM
Cloud cover
30%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Puno is Capital city of Puno, Peru.

Founded
1668

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 15°C through the month.

A typical July day in Puno reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 17°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)
115-1
215-1
315-1
415-1
515-1
615-1
715-1
815-1
915-1
1015-1
1115-1
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How July really feels in Puno

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.

Puno weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 22427.70.912.82.4
Feb14° / 205250.512.52.4
Mar14° / 17426.10.412.12.6
Apr15° / 7917.20.311.73.6
May15° / 205.6011.35.4
Jun15° / -1°82.20.111.15.8
Jul15° / -1°92.80.311.25.7
Aug16° / 205.20.611.55.7
Sep16° / 5111.40.811.95.1
Oct16° / 8115.91.112.44.5
Nov17° / 8516.10.312.74.4
Dec15° / 15523.50.512.93.1

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28515
38515
48614
58713
68713
78614
88614
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Puno gets around 9 mm of rain and snow over 2.8 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 9% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
18
29
39
49
59
69
79
89
99
109
119
129
139
149
159
169
179
189
199
209
219
229
239
249
258
268
278
288
298
308
318

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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3100
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Wind in July

Winds average 9 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 6:11 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 5:15 PM to 5:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:115:15
211.16:115:16
311.16:125:16
411.16:125:16
511.16:125:17
611.16:125:17
711.16:125:17
811.16:125:18
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1011.16:125:18
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1211.16:125:19
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1411.16:125:19
1511.16:125:20
1611.16:115:20
1711.16:115:20
1811.26:115:21
1911.26:115:21
2011.26:115:21
2111.26:115:22
2211.26:105:22
2311.26:105:22
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2511.26:105:23
2611.26:105:23
2711.26:095:23
2811.26:095:24
2911.36:095:24
3011.36:085:24
3111.36:085:24

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.56 kWh/m² to a high of 8.12 kWh/m² in November across the year — July's 5.76 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
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95.7Bright
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245.9Bright
255.9Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Puno

In seasonPeak

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

Puno's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is July a good time to visit Puno?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

July is a reasonable time to visit Puno for sightseeing.

What to pack for Puno in July

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

In July, Puno sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near -1°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Puno 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 Puno peaks around February 9 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 9UV 19Jun 21UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan19Extreme
Feb19Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct17Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec17Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Puno?

Puno sits at 15.8°S, 70.0°W, 3,792 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Juliaca, 40 km away.

AyaviriSorataLa Rinconada

Topography around Puno

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puno has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 452 m around an average of 3,930 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 695 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,785 m.

The land around Puno is covered by grassland (47%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, grassland (69%) within 16 km, and grassland (60%) and water (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
452 m
16 km
695 m
80 km
1,785 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
July weather nearby: Juliaca 40 km · San Miguel 42 km · Ilave 47 km · Isla del Sol 96 km · Copacabana 107 km · Ayaviri 122 km · Sorata 147 km · La Rinconada 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 Puno (-15.84°, -70.022°, elevation 3,792 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).