Candelaria weather in July

In July, Candelaria sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 66 mm of rain across 15.4 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of July to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Candelaria's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Candelaria's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
25°
10th coldest
Rainfall
66 mm
15.4 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:00 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover
55%
7th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Candelaria is comunidad in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico.

Density
2,266/km²
people per km²

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 30°C through the month.

A typical July day in Candelaria reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 31°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 Candelaria

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in July is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Candelaria weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 23°3810116.8
Feb27° / 22°287.711.47.1
Mar28° / 23°408.211.96.9
Apr28° / 23°7010.712.45.8
May29° / 24°10615.612.94.7
Jun30° / 25°6012.813.14.6
Jul30° / 25°6615.4134.4
Aug30° / 26°7917.412.64.1
Sep30° / 25°12320.212.13.7
Oct30° / 25°11319.911.64.1
Nov28° / 24°10217.411.15.0
Dec28° / 23°451210.96.4

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25842
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Candelaria gets around 66 mm of rain over 15.4 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 49% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the oppressive band about 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
18317
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Wind in July

Winds average 17 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of July to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:55 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 7:01 PM to 6:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:557:01
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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 6.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.34 kWh/m² to a high of 6.55 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 6.48 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Candelaria

In seasonPeak

In July, Candelaria sits inside its atlantic hurricane and dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Candelaria sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Candelaria sees seasonal dust haze (July), heaviest in July.

Atlantic hurricane
Dust
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Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
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Is July a good time to visit Candelaria?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Candelaria for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Candelaria in July

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

In July, Candelaria sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Candelaria in July

The nearest coast averages about 28°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 26 km away) is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in February near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr27Warm
May27Warm
Jun28Warm
Jul28Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Candelaria 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 Candelaria peaks around April 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 13UV 13Dec 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Candelaria in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Candelaria is worst in July — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.6× the cleanest month (January, 5 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1324 µg/m³Jan 15 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb7Good
Mar7Good
Apr8Good
May14Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov8Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Candelaria?

Candelaria sits at 18.4°N, 66.2°W, 72 m above sea level, in Puerto Rico. The nearest listed city is Bayamón, 6.0 km away.

Vega BajaTrujillo AltoCaguas

Topography around Candelaria

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Candelaria has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m around an average of 53 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 615 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,307 m.

The land around Candelaria is covered by trees (47%) and artificial surfaces (45%) within 3 km, trees (47%), water (25%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 16 km, and water (57%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
131 m
16 km
615 m
80 km
1,307 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
July weather nearby: Bayamón 6.0 km · Levittown 6.0 km · Cataño 10 km · Guaynabo 12 km · San Juan 13 km · Vega Baja 19 km · Trujillo Alto 22 km · Caguas 25 km

Puerto Rico travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 78% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$40,620
2025
Happiness
7.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2015
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
14.6
per 100k, 2023
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Roman Catholic 56%Protestant 33%none 7%other 2%

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 Candelaria (18.4041°, -66.2088°, elevation 72 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).