Climate averages 1991–2020
Popayán weather
in July.
A warm, moderately wet month: the joint 3rd warmest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a warm month in Popayán: daytime highs average 22.4°C and nights cool to about 13.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 64 mm of rain on roughly 10 days, which makes July a moderately wet month (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 15 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Pitalito (90 km away). In July its highs average 20.7°C, 1.7°C cooler than Popayán, with 316 mm of rain.
Among the 46 cities listed in Colombia, Popayán ranks joint 35th of 46 for the warmest July highs and 10th of 46 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 46 cities is 26.0°C; Popayán is 3.7°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 0.6°C to 23.0°C, and monthly rainfall stays at 64 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
Popayán climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22.0°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 233 | 21.9 | 12.012 h |
| February | 22.4°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 233 | 21.5 | 12.012 h |
| March | 22.3°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 299 | 25.4 | 12.112 h |
| April | 22.3°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 289 | 24.2 | 12.212 h |
| May | 22.3°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 197 | 21.7 | 12.212 h |
| June | 22.3°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 93 | 13.9 | 12.312 h |
| July, selected | 22.4°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 64 | 10.0 | 12.212 h |
| August | 23.0°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 64 | 9.9 | 12.212 h |
| September | 23.2°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 145 | 18.0 | 12.112 h |
| October | 22.2°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 268 | 26.4 | 12.112 h |
| November | 21.4°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 331 | 28.0 | 12.012 h |
| December | 21.6°C14.6°C | 14.6°C | 292 | 25.3 | 12.012 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
- Pitalito in JulyColombia · 90 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 13.8°C · 316 mm rain
- Cali in JulyColombia · 111 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 18.4°C · 116 mm rain
- Yumbo in JulyColombia · 128 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 18.0°C · 116 mm rain
- Florencia in JulyColombia · 145 kmHigh 24.6°C · Low 17.6°C · 212 mm rain
- Pasto in JulyColombia · 155 kmHigh 17.6°C · Low 10.5°C · 92 mm rain
- Neiva in JulyColombia · 158 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 20.3°C · 43 mm rain
- Ipiales in JulyColombia · 213 kmHigh 14.2°C · Low 7.9°C · 147 mm rain
- Tulcán in JulyEcuador · 218 kmHigh 15.0°C · Low 8.4°C · 147 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 Popayán) is explained once on the Popayán year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.