El Vigía weather in July

In July, El Vigía sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 528 mm of rain across 30.8 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of July to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is El Vigía's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Vigía's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
4th warmest
Overnight low
21°
10th coldest
Rainfall
528 mm
30.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:09 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
91%
9th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

El Vigía is City in Mérida, Venezuela.

Founded
1890

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 28°C through the month.

A typical July day in El Vigía reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 29°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)
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42821
52821
62821
72821
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102821
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122821
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292821
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312821

El Vigía weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 19°22726.911.64.1
Feb27° / 19°25624.911.73.9
Mar27° / 20°38128.411.93.7
Apr27° / 21°57529.512.23.3
May28° / 21°66930.812.43.0
Jun28° / 21°5703012.53.1
Jul28° / 21°52830.812.53.1
Aug29° / 21°44630.712.32.9
Sep29° / 21°40429.312.12.9
Oct28° / 20°42230.211.83.2
Nov27° / 20°38027.911.63.5
Dec27° / 19°33328.511.53.8

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 97%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1496
2496
3397
4397
5397
6397
7397
8397
9397
10397
11397
12397
13397
14397
15397
16397
17496
18397
19397
20397
21397
22397
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24397
25397
26397
27397
28397
29496
30496
31496

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

El Vigía gets around 528 mm of rain over 30.8 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 99% and peaks near 100% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
199
299
399
499
599
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799
899
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1099
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1399
1499
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18100
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27100
2899
2999
3099
3199

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the muggy band about 90% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
118613
218712
318712
418811
518811
618910
718910
81909
91909
101918
111918
121918
131927
140937
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200928
210928
220928
230919
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250919
260919
270919
2809010
2909010
3009010
3109010

Wind in July

Winds average 3 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
173calm
183calm
193calm
203calm
213calm
223calm
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243calm
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263calm
273calm
283calm
293calm
303calm
313calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of July to 12 h 24 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 6:05 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:056:35
212.56:056:35
312.56:066:35
412.56:066:35
512.56:066:35
612.56:066:35
712.56:066:36
812.56:076:36
912.56:076:36
1012.56:076:36
1112.56:076:36
1212.56:086:36
1312.56:086:36
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1612.56:096:36
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2012.46:096:36
2112.46:106:36
2212.46:106:36
2312.46:106:36
2412.46:106:35
2512.46:106:35
2612.46:106:35
2712.46:116:35
2812.46:116:35
2912.46:116:35
3012.46:116:35
3112.46:116:34

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.1 kWh/m² to a high of 5.14 kWh/m² in August across the year — July's 4.85 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
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254.9Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
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305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit El Vigía?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for El Vigía in July

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

In July, El Vigía sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 31 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in El Vigía 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 Vigía peaks around March 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 13UV 13Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in El Vigía 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 Vigía is worst in March — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 17 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2034 µg/m³Dec 1718 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar35Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is El Vigía?

El Vigía sits at 8.6°N, 71.7°W, 106 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Santa Cruz de Mora, 24 km away.

Topography around El Vigía

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Vigía has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 175 m around an average of 119 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,659 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,842 m.

The land around El Vigía is covered by trees (50%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and grassland (39%) within 16 km, and grassland (50%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
175 m
16 km
1,659 m
80 km
4,842 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
July weather nearby: Santa Cruz de Mora 24 km · La Azulita 26 km · Lagunillas 32 km · Tovar 33 km · Pueblo Nuevo El Chivo 39 km · Bailadores 44 km · Ejido 46 km · San Carlos del Zulia 52 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 Vigía (8.6135°, -71.657°, elevation 106 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).