El Dorado weather in July

In July, El Dorado sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 239 mm of rain across 27.1 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-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 8% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of July to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is El Dorado's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Dorado's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
12th warmest
Overnight low
22°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
239 mm
27.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:32 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
69%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

El Dorado is town in Bolívar, Venezuela.

Density
221/km²
people per km²
Founded
1894

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 El Dorado reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°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 El Dorado

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.

El Dorado weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°4510.711.74.5
Feb31° / 23°25711.84.4
Mar33° / 23°286.4123.8
Apr33° / 24°659.412.13.3
May32° / 23°16819.712.33.0
Jun30° / 23°22324.912.43.0
Jul30° / 22°23927.112.42.9
Aug31° / 23°22024.812.23.0
Sep32° / 23°13917.8123.2
Oct33° / 23°12016.711.93.1
Nov32° / 23°10918.311.73.2
Dec31° / 23°7715.311.64.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32872
42971
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

El Dorado gets around 239 mm of rain over 27.1 wet days in July, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 87% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days.

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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 98% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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

Winds average 5 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 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 12 h 24 min at the start of July to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:28 AM to 5:34 AM, and sunset from 5:51 PM to 5:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:285:51
212.45:295:52
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412.45:295:52
512.45:295:52
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712.45:305:52
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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 5.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.54 kWh/m² to a high of 6.09 kWh/m² in September across the year — July's 5.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for El Dorado

In seasonPeak

In July, El Dorado sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

El Dorado's rainy season runs May–November, 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 El Dorado?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in El Dorado.

What to pack for El Dorado in July

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

In July, El Dorado sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in El Dorado 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 El Dorado peaks around March 23 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 23UV 15Dec 12UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in El Dorado 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 El Dorado is worst in April — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1820 µg/m³Nov 1812 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is El Dorado?

El Dorado sits at 6.7°N, 61.6°W, 95 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Tumeremo, 66 km away.

GuasipatiUpataLa ParaguaCiudad PiarCiudad GuayanaBarrancasSanta Elena de Uairén

Topography around El Dorado

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Dorado has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m around an average of 131 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 174 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,430 m.

The land around El Dorado is covered by trees (70%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (93%) within 16 km, and trees (91%) within 80 km.

3 km
89 m
16 km
174 m
80 km
1,430 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Tumeremo 66 km · Guasipati 89 km · Upata 168 km · La Paragua 188 km · Ciudad Piar 203 km · Ciudad Guayana 213 km · Barrancas 229 km · Santa Elena de Uairén 242 km

Venezuela travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 0% of US
price level, 2011
GDP per capita
$3,495
2025
Happiness
5.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
12.6
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
39
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 520
Religion
Roman Catholic 48%Protestant 32%none 14%believer 4%

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 El Dorado (6.7158°, -61.6374°, elevation 95 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. 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).