Balcarce weather in July

In July, Balcarce sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 45 mm of precipitation across 6.2 wet days and about 9.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 24 min at the start of July to 10 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Balcarce's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Balcarce's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
45 mm
6.2 wet days
Daylight
9 h 36 min
8:10 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover
61%
12th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Balcarce is city in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.

Founded
1876

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month.

A typical July day in Balcarce reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C cooler than June and about 2°C cooler than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1124
2124
3124
4124
5124
6124
7124
8124
9124
10124
11124
12124
13124
14124
15124
16124
17124
18124
19124
20124
21124
22124
23124
24124
25124
26124
27124
28134
29134
30134
31134

How July really feels in Balcarce

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 8 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
8
wind chill below the day's low

The story in July is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Balcarce weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 15°839.814.36.9
Feb26° / 15°73813.57.1
Mar23° / 13°768.312.37.3
Apr20° / 10°747.911.16.6
May16° / 436.1105.4
Jun13° / 475.49.43.9
Jul12° / 456.29.63.5
Aug14° / 526.210.54.5
Sep16° / 577.211.75.2
Oct19° / 8010.2136.0
Nov22° / 10°929.8146.8
Dec25° / 13°788.914.67.2

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34555
44555
54456
64456
74456
84357
94357
104258
114258
124258
134258
144258
154258
164258
174258
184357
194357
204357
214357
224357
234357
244456
254456
264357
274456
284456
294456
304456
314555

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Balcarce gets around 45 mm of rain and snow over 6.2 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 20% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
118
218
318
419
519
619
720
820
921
1021
1121
1221
1321
1421
1521
1621
1721
1821
1921
2021
2120
2220
2320
2419
2519
2619
2718
2818
2918
3018
3118

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10982
11982
12982
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26982
27982
28982
29982
30982
31982

Wind in July

Winds average 15 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 24 min at the start of July to 10 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 8:14 AM to 7:59 AM, and sunset from 5:39 PM to 5:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.48:145:39
29.48:145:39
39.48:145:39
49.48:145:40
59.48:145:40
69.58:145:41
79.58:135:42
89.58:135:42
99.58:135:43
109.58:135:43
119.58:125:44
129.58:125:44
139.68:115:45
149.68:115:46
159.68:115:46
169.68:105:47
179.68:105:48
189.78:095:49
199.78:085:49
209.78:085:50
219.78:075:51
229.88:075:52
239.88:065:52
249.88:055:53
259.88:045:54
269.98:045:55
279.98:035:56
289.98:025:56
299.98:015:57
3010.08:005:58
3110.07:595:59

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 2.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.94 kWh/m² to a high of 7.51 kWh/m² in December across the year — July's 2.14 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.0Dim
22.0Dim
32.0Dim
42.0Dim
52.0Dim
62.0Moderate
72.0Moderate
82.0Moderate
92.0Moderate
102.0Moderate
112.0Moderate
122.1Moderate
132.1Moderate
142.1Moderate
152.1Moderate
162.1Moderate
172.1Moderate
182.1Moderate
192.2Moderate
202.2Moderate
212.2Moderate
222.2Moderate
232.3Moderate
242.3Moderate
252.3Moderate
262.3Moderate
272.4Moderate
282.4Moderate
292.4Moderate
302.5Moderate
312.5Moderate
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Balcarce?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.5
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Balcarce.

What to pack for Balcarce in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Balcarce sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Balcarce in July

The nearest coast averages about 11°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 60 km away) is warmest in February at about 20°C and coldest in August near 10°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Feb 3 to Mar 4 — about 1 month when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Cool
Feb20Refreshing
Mar20Cool
Apr18Cool
May16Cool
Jun13Bracing
Jul11Bracing
Aug10Bracing
Sep11Bracing
Oct12Bracing
Nov15Bracing
Dec17Cool

UV index in Balcarce in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Balcarce peaks around December 21 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateVery highExtremeDec 21UV 12Jun 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr5High
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct7Very high
Nov10Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Balcarce?

Balcarce sits at 37.8°S, 58.3°W, 97 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Miramar, 60 km away.

Topography around Balcarce

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Balcarce.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Balcarce has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 193 m around an average of 116 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 310 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 436 m.

The land around Balcarce is covered by grassland (49%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, cropland (65%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and cropland (51%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
193 m
16 km
310 m
80 km
436 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Miramar 60 km · Mar del Plata 64 km · Santa Clara del Mar 66 km · Ayacucho 80 km · Necochea 89 km · Tandil 97 km · Villa Gesell 130 km · General Juan Madariaga 136 km

Argentina travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / I
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 46% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$14,898
2025
Happiness
6.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.5
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
14.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 575
Religion
Roman Catholic 63%none 19%Evangelical 15%Jehovah's Witness and Church of Jesus Christ 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Balcarce (-37.8464°, -58.2555°, elevation 97 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).