León weather in July

In July, León sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 19 mm of rain across 3.9 wet days and about 14.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 06 min at the start of July to 14 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is León's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see León's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
19 mm
3.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 48 min
6:03 AM – 8:53 PM
Cloud cover
32%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
7.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

León is Spanish city, capital of the homonymous municipality in Castilla y León, Spain.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9.7 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
~28 BCE

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical July day in León reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 4°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in León

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

León weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 548.81.99.21.5
Feb10° / 346.91.310.32.5
Mar14° / 448.90.511.64.0
Apr16° / 5110.20.213.14.8
May20° / 509.6014.46.3
Jun25° / 12°316015.17.6
Jul28° / 14°193.9014.87.2
Aug28° / 14°203.7013.77.3
Sep24° / 11°305012.37.8
Oct18° / 719.1010.85.7
Nov12° / 589.70.29.63.0
Dec / 598.90.78.91.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

León gets around 19 mm of rain over 3.9 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 rain averages around 12% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Humidity in July

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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 86% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in July

Winds average 9 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 06 min at the start of July to 14 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:53 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 8:58 PM to 8:40 PM.

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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 7.21 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.46 kWh/m² to a high of 7.21 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 7.21 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

Is July a good time to visit León?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit León for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for León in July

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

In July, León sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

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UV index in León in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in León peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
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Jun9Very high
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Oct5Moderate
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Location & terrain

Where is León?

León sits at 42.6°N, 5.6°W, 844 m above sea level, in Spain. The nearest listed city is San Andrés del Rabanedo, 4.0 km away.

Topography around León

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around León has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m around an average of 838 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 351 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,268 m.

The land around León is covered by artificial surfaces (46%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, grassland (42%), cropland (29%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and trees (33%), cropland (33%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

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treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
July weather nearby: San Andrés del Rabanedo 4.0 km · Villaquilambre 5.0 km · Benavente 67 km · Mieres 74 km · Sama 78 km · La Felguera 79 km · Ponferrada 84 km · Oviedo 87 km

Spain travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 65% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$38,627
2025
Happiness
6.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 540
Religion
Roman Catholic 58%atheist 16%agnostic 11%non-believer 11%

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 León (42.6°, -5.5703°, elevation 844 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).