Yanacancha weather in July

In July, Yanacancha sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 23 mm of precipitation across 8.1 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°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
11°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
1st coldest
Precipitation
23 mm
8.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:28 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover
47%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°C through the month.

A typical July day in Yanacancha reaches about 11°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 9°C and 13°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)
111-1
211-1
311-1
411-1
511-1
611-1
710-1
810-1
910-1
1010-1
1110-1
1210-1
1310-1
1410-1
1510-2
1610-2
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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
Jan12° / 177282.312.61.8
Feb12° / 18126.6212.41.6
Mar12° / 16928.71.612.11.6
Apr12° / 90230.711.82.0
May11° / 5616.50.611.52.4
Jun11° / -1°268.20.611.42.8
Jul11° / -2°238.10.811.42.7
Aug11° / -1°3611.41.311.62.7
Sep11° / -0°6919.91.511.92.1
Oct11° / 11225.11.512.21.9
Nov12° / 124241.412.52.1
Dec12° / 17527.41.812.61.9

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 35% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36337
46535
56535
66634
76733
86733
96733
106832
116832
126832
136931
147030
157030
167030
177030
187030
197030
207030
217030
227030
237030
247030
257129
267129
277129
287129
297228
307129
317030

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitationSnow

Yanacancha gets around 23 mm of rain and snow over 8.1 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 26% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1284
2284
3284
4284
5284
6284
7284
8284
9284
10284
11284
12283
13273
14273
15273
16272
17272
18272
19272
20262
21261
22261
23251
24251
25241
26231
27232
28222
29222
30222
31223

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
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in July

Winds average 7 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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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

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 6:27 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 5:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:275:50
211.46:275:50
311.46:275:50
411.46:275:51
511.46:275:51
611.46:275:51
711.46:285:51
811.46:285:52
911.46:285:52
1011.46:285:52
1111.46:285:52
1211.46:285:53
1311.46:285:53
1411.46:285:53
1511.46:285:53
1611.46:285:54
1711.46:285:54
1811.46:285:54
1911.46:285:54
2011.56:275:55
2111.56:275:55
2211.56:275:55
2311.56:275:55
2411.56:275:55
2511.56:275:56
2611.56:275:56
2711.56:265:56
2811.56:265:56
2911.56:265:56
3011.56:265:57
3111.56:265:57

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.36 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in November across the year — July's 5.61 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.6Bright
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195.6Bright
205.7Bright
215.7Bright
225.7Bright
235.7Bright
245.7Bright
255.8Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
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 October–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 Yanacancha?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
2nd-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 11°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Yanacancha in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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 13 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 13UV 20Jun 23UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan19Extreme
Feb20Extreme
Mar18Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct18Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec18Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Yanacancha?

Yanacancha sits at 10.7°S, 76.3°W, 4,348 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Cerro de Pasco, 0.0 km away.

Huaral

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 significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 513 m around an average of 4,352 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,202 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,626 m.

The land around Yanacancha is covered by grassland (67%) within 3 km, grassland (93%) within 16 km, and grassland (80%) within 80 km.

3 km
513 m
16 km
1,202 m
80 km
4,626 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
July weather nearby: Cerro de Pasco 0.0 km · Chaupimarca 37 km · Junín 62 km · Yanacancha 64 km · Huánuco 82 km · La Oroya 102 km · Tarma 104 km · Huaral 139 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 (-10.6659°, -76.2553°, elevation 4,348 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).