Climate averages 1991–2020
Valledupar weather
in July.
A hot, wet month: the joint 3rd warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a hot month in Valledupar: daytime highs average 28.7°C and nights cool to about 22.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 101 mm of rain on roughly 20 days, which makes July a wet month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 40 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Machiques (89 km away). In July its highs average 32.7°C, 4.0°C warmer than Valledupar, with 95 mm of rain.
Among the 46 cities listed in Colombia, Valledupar ranks 20th of 46 for the warmest July highs and 18th of 46 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 46 cities is 26.0°C; Valledupar is 2.7°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 0.5°C to 29.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 101 mm to 147 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
Valledupar climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.0°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 26 | 4.7 | 11.612 h |
| February | 28.8°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 36 | 5.9 | 11.812 h |
| March | 28.7°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 103 | 12.6 | 12.112 h |
| April | 27.7°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 247 | 22.0 | 12.412 h |
| May | 27.3°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 336 | 28.5 | 12.613 h |
| June | 27.9°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 163 | 24.0 | 12.713 h |
| July, selected | 28.7°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 101 | 19.5 | 12.713 h |
| August | 29.2°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 147 | 23.2 | 12.512 h |
| September | 28.4°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 207 | 25.8 | 12.212 h |
| October | 27.2°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 315 | 27.6 | 11.912 h |
| November | 26.6°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 308 | 22.6 | 11.712 h |
| December | 27.2°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 90 | 11.1 | 11.512 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
- Machiques in JulyVenezuela · 89 kmHigh 32.7°C · Low 24.8°C · 95 mm rain
- La Villa del Rosario in JulyVenezuela · 104 kmHigh 32.4°C · Low 24.5°C · 104 mm rain
- Ciénaga in JulyColombia · 124 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 25.2°C · 183 mm rain
- Riohacha in JulyColombia · 126 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 25.5°C · 49 mm rain
- Santa Marta in JulyColombia · 134 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 25.6°C · 78 mm rain
- Maicao in JulyColombia · 150 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 25.7°C · 40 mm rain
- La Concepción in JulyVenezuela · 156 kmHigh 32.0°C · Low 25.3°C · 64 mm rain
- Concepción, Venezuela in JulyVenezuela · 171 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 25.9°C · 64 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 Valledupar) is explained once on the Valledupar year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.