Yanacancha weather in July

In July, Yanacancha sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 39 mm of precipitation across 12.3 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-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 34% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of July to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Yanacancha's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yanacancha's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
1st coldest
Precipitation
39 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:29 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
48%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.2
out of 10

Yanacancha is human settlement in 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 10°C through the month.

A typical July day in Yanacancha reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 12°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 Yanacancha

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.

Yanacancha weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 23427.9912.51.6
Feb11° / 24126.48.912.31.5
Mar11° / 26329.79.112.11.4
Apr11° / 15626.43.611.81.6
May11° / -0°84211.811.52.0
Jun10° / -1°4212.81.611.42.2
Jul10° / -2°3912.32.411.52.2
Aug10° / -2°61163.411.72.2
Sep11° / -1°11924.34.411.91.7
Oct11° / 18827.86.612.21.6
Nov12° / 18725.15.412.51.9
Dec12° / 23427.28.412.61.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 35%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Chance of precipitation in July

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Yanacancha gets around 39 mm of rain and snow over 12.3 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 40% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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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 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in July

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 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 6 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:28 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 5:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:285:52
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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 5.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.28 kWh/m² to a high of 6.53 kWh/m² in November across the year — July's 5.53 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Yanacancha

In seasonPeak

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

Yanacancha's rainy season runs September–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
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Is July a good time to visit Yanacancha?

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

2.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Yanacancha.

What to pack for Yanacancha in July

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

In July, Yanacancha sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

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UV index in Yanacancha in July

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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 Yanacancha peaks around February 14 at about 20 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 12 (extreme).

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
Jan19Extreme
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Mar18Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
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Aug14Extreme
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Oct18Extreme
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Location & terrain

Where is Yanacancha?

Yanacancha sits at 10.2°S, 76.6°W, 3,997 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Chaupimarca, 27 km away.

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Topography around Yanacancha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yanacancha has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 643 m around an average of 4,037 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,344 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,492 m.

The land around Yanacancha is covered by grassland (100%) within 3 km, grassland (98%) within 16 km, and grassland (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
643 m
16 km
1,344 m
80 km
5,492 m
treesshrubsgrasslandbare terrainsnow and icewater
July weather nearby: Chaupimarca 27 km · Huánuco 56 km · Yanacancha 64 km · Cerro de Pasco 64 km · Junín 125 km · Huaraz 125 km · Centenario 126 km · Tingo María 127 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 Yanacancha (-10.2411°, -76.6456°, elevation 3,997 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).