Tarma weather in July

In July, Tarma sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 42 mm of precipitation across 12 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 10°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Tarma's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tarma's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
1st coldest
Precipitation
42 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:27 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover
50%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.2
out of 10

Tarma is city in Peru.

Density
226/km²
people per km²
Founded
1875

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 10°C through the month.

A typical July day in Tarma reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Tarma

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.

Tarma 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° / 19429.82.812.61.5
Feb11° / 19727.22.812.41.4
Mar11° / 18330.12.512.11.5
Apr11° / 9623.80.611.81.8
May11° / 6717.90.311.52.2
Jun10° / 4010.90.411.32.3
Jul10° / -1°42120.911.42.2
Aug10° / -0°5614.31.111.62.2
Sep10° / 8921.91.511.91.8
Oct11° / 12927.11.312.31.6
Nov12° / 138271.612.51.7
Dec12° / 18629.12.112.71.6

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 31% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26337
36337
46337
56337
66436
76436
86436
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106436
116337
126337
136337
146337
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206337
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitationSnow

Tarma gets around 42 mm of rain and snow over 12 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 38% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1373
2383
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4383
5383
6393
7393
8393
9403
10403
11403
12413
13413
14413
15403
16403
17403
18403
19403
20403
21393
22393
23383
24373
25373
26362
27352
28352
29342
30342
31342

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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Wind in July

Winds average 6 km/h in July.

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
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of July to 11 h 30 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 6:26 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 5:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:265:46
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311.36:265:47
411.36:265:47
511.36:265:47
611.46:265:48
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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 5.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.22 kWh/m² to a high of 6.35 kWh/m² in November across the year — July's 5.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Tarma

In seasonPeak

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

Tarma'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 Tarma?

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

2.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tarma.

What to pack for Tarma in July

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

In July, Tarma sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tarma in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tarma peaks around February 12 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 12UV 19Jun 22UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan19Extreme
Feb19Extreme
Mar18Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct18Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec18Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Tarma?

Tarma sits at 11.4°S, 75.7°W, 3,055 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is La Oroya, 25 km away.

Topography around Tarma

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tarma has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 943 m around an average of 3,333 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,728 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,077 m.

The land around Tarma is covered by grassland (76%) within 3 km, grassland (92%) within 16 km, and grassland (68%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
943 m
16 km
1,728 m
80 km
5,077 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
July weather nearby: La Oroya 25 km · Junín 44 km · Jauja 45 km · Huancayo 89 km · Chilca 91 km · Cerro de Pasco 104 km · Santa Rosa 104 km · Yanacancha 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 Tarma (-11.419°, -75.6899°, elevation 3,055 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).