Climate averages 1991–2020
Santa Cruz de la Sierra weather
in July.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 11th warmest and one of the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a warm month in Santa Cruz de la Sierra: daytime highs average 23.8°C and nights cool to about 16.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 44 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes July a moderately wet month (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 10 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Montero (50 km away). In July its highs average 24.5°C, 0.7°C warmer than Santa Cruz de la Sierra, with 46 mm of rain.
Among the 14 cities listed in Bolivia, Santa Cruz de la Sierra ranks 4th of 14 for the warmest July highs and 13th of 14 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 14 cities is 19.9°C; Santa Cruz de la Sierra is 3.9°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 2.9°C to 26.7°C, and monthly rainfall stays at 44 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
Santa Cruz de la Sierra climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.4°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 172 | 18.1 | 13.113 h |
| February | 28.7°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 141 | 16.8 | 12.713 h |
| March | 28.6°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 118 | 14.6 | 12.212 h |
| April | 27.4°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 65 | 10.7 | 11.712 h |
| May | 24.6°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 61 | 10.4 | 11.311 h |
| June | 23.6°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 53 | 8.9 | 11.111 h |
| July, selected | 23.8°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 44 | 6.1 | 11.211 h |
| August | 26.7°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 44 | 5.3 | 11.512 h |
| September | 28.9°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 65 | 7.0 | 12.012 h |
| October | 29.7°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 85 | 10.5 | 12.512 h |
| November | 29.5°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 118 | 13.1 | 12.913 h |
| December | 29.2°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 165 | 17.8 | 13.213 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
- Montero in JulyBolivia · 50 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 16.8°C · 46 mm rain
- Sucre in JulyBolivia · 260 kmHigh 18.3°C · Low 4.2°C · 14 mm rain
- Sacaba in JulyBolivia · 306 kmHigh 18.9°C · Low 6.9°C · 32 mm rain
- Cochabamba in JulyBolivia · 319 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 7.3°C · 11 mm rain
- Quillacollo in JulyBolivia · 331 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 7.2°C · 11 mm rain
- Potosí in JulyBolivia · 337 kmHigh 13.3°C · Low -3.2°C · 4.0 mm rain
- Trinidad in JulyBolivia · 376 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 19.3°C · 41 mm rain
- Oruro in JulyBolivia · 414 kmHigh 12.8°C · Low -2.4°C · 8.1 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 Santa Cruz de la Sierra) is explained once on the Santa Cruz de la Sierra year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.