Maracay weather in July

In July, Maracay sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 133 mm of rain across 22.8 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-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 5% 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 Maracay's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maracay's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
8th warmest
Overnight low
20°
6th coldest
Rainfall
133 mm
22.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:50 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
77%
6th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Maracay is city in Venezuela.

Density
510/km²
people per km²
Founded
1701

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 Maracay reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Maracay weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 18°7519.611.55.2
Feb28° / 19°6415.911.75.3
Mar28° / 19°10418.111.94.8
Apr28° / 20°17122.412.23.9
May29° / 21°16121.112.53.9
Jun28° / 20°11620.712.64.1
Jul28° / 20°13322.812.54.3
Aug28° / 20°12721.612.34.2
Sep29° / 20°11519.212.14.1
Oct29° / 20°14021.411.84.0
Nov28° / 20°16723.711.54.1
Dec27° / 19°9620.611.44.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22080
32080
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52179
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Maracay gets around 133 mm of rain over 22.8 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 74% and peaks near 75% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 92% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
16904
26904
36904
46904
55914
65923
75923
85923
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124933
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Wind in July

Winds average 4 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 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 5:46 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:466:21
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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 5.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.65 kWh/m² to a high of 5.78 kWh/m² in March across the year — July's 5.15 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Maracay?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Maracay for sightseeing.

What to pack for Maracay in July

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

In July, Maracay sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Maracay 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 at the nearest coast (about 42 km away) is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in February near 26°C.

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

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr26Warm
May27Warm
Jun27Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug28Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Maracay 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 Maracay peaks around March 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 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 18UV 14Dec 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Maracay 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 Maracay is worst in June — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1131 µg/m³Dec 2313 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun32Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Maracay?

Maracay sits at 10.2°N, 67.6°W, 553 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is El Limón, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Maracay

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maracay has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 211 m around an average of 451 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,907 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,418 m.

The land around Maracay is covered by artificial surfaces (74%) within 3 km, trees (36%) and water (23%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and water (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
211 m
16 km
1,907 m
80 km
2,418 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: El Limón 7.0 km · Palo Negro 10 km · Turmero 13 km · Mariara 14 km · Cagua 16 km · San Mateo 19 km · San Joaquín 22 km · Villa de Cura 26 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 Maracay (10.2497°, -67.5948°, elevation 553 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).