La Guaira weather in July

In July, La Guaira sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 130 mm of rain across 22.3 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-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 12% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of July to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is La Guaira's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Guaira's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
6th warmest
Overnight low
21°
9th coldest
Rainfall
130 mm
22.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:46 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
72%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

La Guaira is city in Vargas state, Venezuela.

Density
17/km²
people per km²
Founded
1589

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 La Guaira reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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La Guaira weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°29911.46.1
Feb29° / 19°26711.65.8
Mar30° / 20°488.811.95.2
Apr30° / 21°1201612.24.1
May30° / 21°14519.612.53.7
Jun29° / 21°1071912.64.0
Jul29° / 21°13022.312.63.8
Aug29° / 21°18225.512.33.5
Sep29° / 21°19125.112.13.3
Oct29° / 21°2142711.83.3
Nov28° / 21°17924.111.53.8
Dec28° / 20°6114.911.45.4

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32674
42575
52575
62674
72674
82674
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112674
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

La Guaira gets around 130 mm of rain over 22.3 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 72% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
165
265
366
467
568
668
769
870
970
1071
1171
1271
1372
1472
1572
1672
1772
1872
1972
2073
2173
2274
2374
2474
2575
2675
2776
2876
2977
3078
3178

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 84% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 94% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
18839
28839
38839
48839
58839
67849
77849
878310
978310
1078310
1178310
1278310
1378310
1468410
1568410
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1968410
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3128612

Wind in July

Winds average 6 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of July to 12 h 30 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 5:43 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:436:19
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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 5.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.95 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in March across the year — July's 5.67 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.7Bright
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for La Guaira

In seasonPeak

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

La Guaira's rainy season runs April–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 La Guaira?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in La Guaira.

What to pack for La Guaira in July

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

In July, La Guaira sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near La Guaira in July

The nearest coast averages about 27°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 25°C.

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

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan25Warm
Feb25Warm
Mar25Warm
Apr26Warm
May27Warm
Jun27Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug28Warm
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in La Guaira in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in La Guaira peaks around March 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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 21UV 14Dec 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in La Guaira 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 La Guaira is worst in June — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (January, 13 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1133 µg/m³Jan 1113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun33Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is La Guaira?

La Guaira sits at 10.6°N, 66.9°W, 15 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Maiquetía, 3.0 km away.

Topography around La Guaira

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Guaira has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,189 m around an average of 173 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,624 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,727 m.

The land around La Guaira is covered by water (48%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, water (48%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,189 m
16 km
2,624 m
80 km
2,727 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Maiquetía 3.0 km · Caraballeda 9.0 km · Catia La Mar 11 km · Caracas 14 km · Chacao 15 km · Los Dos Caminos 17 km · El Cafetal 19 km · Petare 19 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 La Guaira (10.6016°, -66.9329°, elevation 15 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. 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).