July Weather in El Paso ColombiaDaily high temperatures are around 98°F, rarely falling below 91°F or exceeding 104°F. The highest daily average high temperature is 99°F on July 23. Daily low temperatures are around 77°F, rarely falling below 74°F or exceeding 81°F. The highest daily average low temperature is 77°F on July 23. For reference, on March 17, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in El Paso typically range from 79°F to 101°F, while on October 25, the coldest day of the year, they range from 74°F to 91°F. The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on July. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day. Lodwar, Kenya (7,503 miles away) and Luuq, Somalia (7,963 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to El Paso (view comparison). CloudsThe month of July in El Paso experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 81% throughout the month. The lowest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 79% on July 27. The clearest day of the month is July 27, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 21% of the time. For reference, on May 15, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 92%, while on January 13, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 43%. PrecipitationA wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In El Paso, the chance of a wet day over the course of July is gradually increasing, starting the month at 22% and ending it at 24%. For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 42% on October 18, and its lowest chance is 2% on January 18. RainfallTo show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day. The average sliding 31-day rainfall during July in El Paso is essentially constant, remaining about 1.6 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 3.5 inches or falling below 0.1 inches. The lowest average 31-day accumulation is 1.6 inches on July 17. SunOver the course of July in El Paso, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is July 31, with 12 hours, 32 minutes of daylight and the longest day is July 1, with 12 hours, 41 minutes of daylight. The earliest sunrise of the month in El Paso is 5:38 AM on July 1 and the latest sunrise is 6 minutes later at 5:45 AM on July 31. The latest sunset is 6:20 PM on July 11 and the earliest sunset is 2 minutes, 30 seconds earlier at 6:17 PM on July 31. Daylight saving time is not observed in El Paso during 2024. For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:36 AM and sets 12 hours, 41 minutes later, at 6:17 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:06 AM and sets 11 hours, 34 minutes later, at 5:40 PM. The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation. MoonThe figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for July 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.
HumidityWe base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night. The chance that a given day will be muggy in El Paso is gradually decreasing during July, falling from 94% to 90% over the course of the month. The lowest chance of a muggy day during July is 90% on July 26. For reference, on October 27, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 100% of the time, while on February 9, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 46% of the time. WindThis section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages. The average hourly wind speed in El Paso is essentially constant during July, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 2.0 miles per hour throughout. For reference, on February 26, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 2.8 miles per hour, while on November 15, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 1.5 miles per hour. The highest daily average wind speed during July is 2.1 miles per hour on July 11. The hourly average wind direction in El Paso throughout July is predominantly from the east, with a peak proportion of 66% on July 9. Growing SeasonDefinitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere). Temperatures in El Paso are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year. Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F. The average accumulated growing degree days in El Paso are very rapidly increasing during July, increasing by 986°F, from 5,998°F to 6,984°F, over the course of the month. Solar EnergyThis section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation. The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in El Paso is essentially constant during July, remaining within 0.1 kWh of 5.4 kWh throughout. The highest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during July is 5.5 kWh on July 22. TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of El Paso are 9.657 deg latitude, -73.747 deg longitude, and 135 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of El Paso is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 62 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 126 feet. Within 10 miles is essentially flat (141 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (9,505 feet). The area within 2 miles of El Paso is covered by grassland (36%), trees (35%), and shrubs (20%), within 10 miles by trees (45%) and grassland (28%), and within 50 miles by trees (45%) and grassland (26%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather in El Paso, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016. Temperature and Dew PointThere is only a single weather station, Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of El Paso. At a distance of 178 kilometers from El Paso, further than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed insufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records. Consequently, the station records are blended with interpolated values from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis , and both are corrected for elevation differences according to the International Standard Atmosphere . The weight assigned to the MERRA-2 value depends on the distance from El Paso to the nearest station, increasing from 0% at 150 kilometers to 100% at 200 kilometers. In this case, the MERRA-2 weight is 36%, making the weight assigned to the weather station 64%. Other DataAll data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus. All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid. Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database . Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com . Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors. DisclaimerThe information on this site is provided as is, without any assurances as to its accuracy or suitability for any purpose. 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