El Bolsón weather in July

In July, El Bolsón sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 189 mm of precipitation across 16.4 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 4°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 hours at the start of July to 9 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is El Bolsón's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Bolsón's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
1st coldest
Precipitation
189 mm
16.4 wet days
Daylight
9 h 12 min
9:15 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
75%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
1.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

El Bolsón is human settlement.

Founded
1926

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 4°C through the month.

A typical July day in El Bolsón reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°C and 6°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 1°C cooler than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
14-3
24-3
33-3
43-3
53-3
63-3
73-3
83-3
93-3
103-3
113-3
123-3
133-3
144-3
154-3
164-3
174-3
184-3
194-3
204-3
214-3
224-3
234-3
244-3
254-3
264-3
274-3
284-3
294-3
304-3
314-3

How July really feels in El Bolsón

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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
31
wind chill below the day's low

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

El Bolsón weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 5670.214.76.8
Feb19° / 516.40.213.76.9
Mar17° / 6890.312.35.5
Apr12° / 11311.62.510.93.0
May / 15914.75.29.71.1
Jun / -2°21817.71390.0
Jul / -3°18916.413.49.30.0
Aug / -2°18317.113.810.30.1
Sep / -1°10112.68.211.71.1
Oct11° / 11213.56.413.12.5
Nov14° / 9211.42.414.44.1
Dec17° / 83101155.5

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
22080
32080
42080
52278
62278
72278
82278
92377
102476
112476
122575
132575
142674
152674
162674
172674
182674
192674
202674
212674
222674
232575
242674
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272674
282575
292476
302476
312476

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitationSnow

El Bolsón gets around 189 mm of rain and snow over 16.4 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 54% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days, and about 13 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
15646
25646
35546
45546
55546
65445
75445
85344
95344
105343
115343
125343
135342
145342
155442
165442
175442
185442
195442
205442
215443
225443
235443
245443
255444
265444
275344
285345
295345
305446
315446

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in July

Winds average 6 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 hours at the start of July to 9 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 9:20 AM to 9:02 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.09:206:19
29.09:206:19
39.09:206:20
49.09:206:20
59.09:196:21
69.09:196:21
79.19:196:22
89.19:196:23
99.19:186:23
109.19:186:24
119.19:186:25
129.19:176:25
139.29:176:26
149.29:166:27
159.29:166:28
169.29:156:29
179.39:146:29
189.39:146:30
199.39:136:31
209.39:126:32
219.49:116:33
229.49:116:34
239.49:106:35
249.49:096:36
259.59:086:36
269.59:076:37
279.59:066:38
289.69:056:39
299.69:046:40
309.69:036:41
319.79:026:42

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 1.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.35 kWh/m² to a high of 7.37 kWh/m² in January across the year — July's 1.71 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.4Dim
31.4Dim
41.5Dim
51.5Dim
61.5Dim
71.5Dim
81.5Dim
91.6Dim
101.6Dim
111.6Dim
121.6Dim
131.6Dim
141.6Dim
151.7Dim
161.7Dim
171.7Dim
181.7Dim
191.8Dim
201.8Dim
211.8Dim
221.8Dim
231.8Dim
241.9Dim
251.9Dim
261.9Dim
271.9Dim
282.0Dim
292.0Moderate
302.0Moderate
312.0Moderate
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for El Bolsón

In seasonPeak

In July, El Bolsón sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

El Bolsón's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit El Bolsón?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in El Bolsón.

What to pack for El Bolsón in July

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

In July, El Bolsón sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer, a heavy coat and rain gear. About 16 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in El Bolsón 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 El Bolsón peaks around December 22 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateLowModerateVery highExtremeDec 22UV 12Jun 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar7Very high
Apr4Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov9Very high
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is El Bolsón?

El Bolsón sits at 42.0°S, 71.5°W, 320 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Bariloche, 93 km away.

Topography around El Bolsón

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Bolsón has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 720 m around an average of 403 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,052 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,469 m.

The land around El Bolsón is covered by trees (64%) within 3 km, trees (60%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
720 m
16 km
2,052 m
80 km
2,469 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater
July weather nearby: Bariloche 93 km · Esquel 107 km · Puerto Montt 129 km · Calbuco 134 km · Puerto Varas 140 km · Llanquihue 145 km · Frutillar 157 km · Maullín 175 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 El Bolsón (-41.9605°, -71.5334°, elevation 320 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. 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).