Climate averages 1991–2020
Oranjestad weather
in July.
A hot, fairly dry month: the joint 4th warmest and the 5th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a hot month in Oranjestad: daytime highs average 28.2°C and nights cool to about 26.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 22 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes July a fairly dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 47 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Punto Fijo (94 km away). In July its highs average 32.3°C, 4.1°C warmer than Oranjestad, with 5.6 mm of rain.
From July to August, average highs rise by 0.6°C to 28.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 22 mm to 26 mm.
The annual picture
July in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Oranjestad climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.7°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 31 | 10.0 | 11.511 h |
| February | 26.7°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 15 | 5.3 | 11.712 h |
| March | 27.0°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 11 | 3.6 | 12.112 h |
| April | 27.6°C25.6°C | 25.6°C | 19 | 4.8 | 12.412 h |
| May | 28.1°C26.2°C | 26.2°C | 28 | 5.2 | 12.713 h |
| June | 28.2°C26.4°C | 26.4°C | 20 | 5.3 | 12.813 h |
| July, selected | 28.2°C26.3°C | 26.3°C | 22 | 6.1 | 12.813 h |
| August | 28.8°C26.7°C | 26.7°C | 26 | 7.4 | 12.513 h |
| September | 29.1°C26.9°C | 26.9°C | 65 | 11.7 | 12.212 h |
| October | 28.7°C26.5°C | 26.5°C | 110 | 17.8 | 11.912 h |
| November | 27.9°C25.9°C | 25.9°C | 135 | 19.7 | 11.612 h |
| December | 27.2°C25.5°C | 25.5°C | 64 | 14.5 | 11.411 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
July in nearby cities
- Punto Fijo in JulyVenezuela · 94 kmHigh 32.3°C · Low 25.7°C · 5.6 mm rain
- Coro in JulyVenezuela · 130 kmHigh 34.2°C · Low 24.9°C · 13 mm rain
- Willemstad in JulyCuracao · 132 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 26.3°C · 44 mm rain
- Kralendijk in JulyBonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba · 196 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 26.2°C · 57 mm rain
- Los Puertos de Altagracia in JulyVenezuela · 259 kmHigh 32.4°C · Low 25.4°C · 67 mm rain
- Carora in JulyVenezuela · 262 kmHigh 34.0°C · Low 22.8°C · 14 mm rain
- Maracaibo in JulyVenezuela · 271 kmHigh 32.4°C · Low 26.0°C · 67 mm rain
- Maicao in JulyColombia · 272 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 25.7°C · 40 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Oranjestad) is explained once on the Oranjestad year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.