Santa Cruz de Mara weather in July

In July, Santa Cruz de Mara sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 92 mm of rain across 16.8 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in July, and the air most often feels miserable.

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 Santa Cruz de Mara's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Cruz de Mara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
1st warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
92 mm
16.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:05 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover
80%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Santa Cruz de Mara is populated place in Venezuela.

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 34°C through the month.

A typical July day in Santa Cruz de Mara reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 36°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 Santa Cruz de Mara

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
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Santa Cruz de Mara weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 25°92.511.44.7
Feb33° / 25°61.611.64.4
Mar33° / 25°214.211.93.8
Apr33° / 26°7211.912.23.0
May33° / 26°16720.812.52.5
Jun33° / 26°11518.212.62.6
Jul34° / 26°9216.812.62.6
Aug33° / 26°14321.912.42.3
Sep33° / 26°17425.412.12.1
Oct32° / 26°20828.211.82.3
Nov32° / 25°15422.511.52.9
Dec32° / 25°4710.411.44.2

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21882
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Santa Cruz de Mara gets around 92 mm of rain over 16.8 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 55% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the miserable band about 70% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13565
23565
33565
43565
53565
63565
73466
83466
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103367
113367
123367
133268
143268
153169
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183070
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202971
212872
222872
232773
242674
252575
262476
272377
282278
292179
301981
311882

Wind in July

Winds average 11 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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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 6:01 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:016:39
212.66:026:39
312.66:026:39
412.66:026:39
512.66:026:39
612.66:036:39
712.66:036:39
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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 5.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.75 kWh/m² to a high of 6.18 kWh/m² in March across the year — July's 5.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Santa Cruz de Mara

In seasonPeak

None of Santa Cruz de Mara's seasonal hazards are active in July. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Santa Cruz de Mara's rainy season runs August–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 Santa Cruz de Mara?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Santa Cruz de Mara.

What to pack for Santa Cruz de Mara in July

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

In July, Santa Cruz de Mara sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Santa Cruz de Mara in July

The nearest coast averages about 28°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 30°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°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr27Warm
May28Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul28Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Santa Cruz de Mara 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 Santa Cruz de Mara peaks around March 17 at about 13 (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 17UV 13Dec 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Santa Cruz de Mara 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 Santa Cruz de Mara is worst in June — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1031 µg/m³Dec 2312 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb16Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May30Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Santa Cruz de Mara?

Santa Cruz de Mara sits at 10.8°N, 71.7°W, 13 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Maracaibo, 19 km away.

Topography around Santa Cruz de Mara

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Santa Cruz de Mara.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Cruz de Mara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,174 m.

The land around Santa Cruz de Mara is covered by water (31%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, water (40%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and water (36%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
40 m
16 km
92 m
80 km
1,174 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
July weather nearby: Maracaibo 19 km · San Rafael 19 km · Los Puertos de Altagracia 20 km · La Concepción 26 km · Santa Rita 34 km · Chiquinquirá 39 km · Concepción 42 km · Cabimas 51 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 Santa Cruz de Mara (10.7927°, -71.6851°, elevation 13 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).