Soufriere weather in July

In July, Soufriere sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 98 mm of rain across 20.3 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of July to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Soufriere's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Soufriere's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
26°
9th coldest
Rainfall
98 mm
20.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:47 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
53%
7th clearest
Wind
23 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Soufriere is town in Saint Lucia.

Founded
1750

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 29°C through the month.

A typical July day in Soufriere reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 29°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 Soufriere

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 19 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
19
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.

Soufriere weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 24°3311.811.36.6
Feb27° / 24°218.211.57.0
Mar27° / 24°26911.96.8
Apr28° / 25°3610.312.36.2
May29° / 26°4311.612.65.5
Jun29° / 26°7215.312.84.8
Jul29° / 26°9820.312.74.5
Aug29° / 26°11921.712.54.2
Sep29° / 26°11719.412.14.2
Oct29° / 26°13621.211.74.2
Nov28° / 25°10718.811.44.8
Dec28° / 25°431311.26.2

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35644
45644
55743
65842
75941
85941
96040
106139
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136139
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Soufriere gets around 98 mm of rain over 20.3 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 64% and peaks near 70% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
156
257
358
459
559
660
760
861
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1262
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1463
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3070
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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 92% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11927
21936
31936
41936
51936
60946
70946
80946
90946
100946
110946
120946
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Wind in July

Winds average 23 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 24 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
124breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of July to 12 h 36 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 5:43 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:436:32
212.85:446:32
312.85:446:32
412.85:446:32
512.85:446:32
612.85:456:32
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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 6.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.95 kWh/m² to a high of 6.61 kWh/m² in April across the year — July's 6.24 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
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246.2Intense
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276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Soufriere

In seasonPeak

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

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

Soufriere's rainy season runs June–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

Soufriere sees seasonal dust haze (June–July), heaviest in June.

Atlantic hurricane
Rainy season
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Soufriere?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Soufriere for sightseeing.

What to pack for Soufriere in July

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

In July, Soufriere sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Soufriere 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 offshore is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in February near 27°C.

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

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr27Warm
May28Warm
Jun28Warm
Jul28Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Soufriere 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 Soufriere peaks around March 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 21UV 14Dec 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Soufriere 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 Soufriere is worst in June — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (January, 12 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1831 µg/m³Jan 112 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb15Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun32Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Soufriere?

Soufriere sits at 13.9°N, 61.1°W, 0 m above sea level, in Saint Lucia. The nearest listed city is Castries, 16 km away.

CastriesVieux FortGros Islet

Topography around Soufriere

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Soufriere has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 714 m around an average of 197 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 900 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,191 m.

The land around Soufriere is covered by trees (73%) and water (24%) within 3 km, water (54%) and trees (44%) within 16 km, and water (90%) within 80 km.

3 km
714 m
16 km
900 m
80 km
1,191 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Castries 16 km · Vieux Fort 19 km · Gros Islet 26 km · Kingstown 80 km · Ducos 80 km · Calliaqua 82 km · Fort-de-France 83 km · Le Lamentin 84 km

Saint Lucia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / G
240 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 51% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$14,746
2025
Homicide rate
39
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
29.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
Religion
Roman Catholic 62%Protestant 26%none 6%other Christian 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 Soufriere (13.8562°, -61.0566°, elevation 0 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).