La Rioja weather in July

In July, La Rioja sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 10 mm of precipitation across 2.2 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 06 min at the start of July to 10 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is La Rioja's 2nd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Rioja's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
11th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
10 mm
2.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
8:24 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover
30%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
3.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

La Rioja is city in Capital Department, La Rioja Province, Argentina.

Density
13,116/km²
people per km²
Founded
1591

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical July day in La Rioja reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 4°C cooler than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1166
2166
3166
4166
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10175
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How July really feels in La Rioja

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

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

La Rioja weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 22°10211.213.73.9
Feb31° / 21°769.613.14.8
Mar28° / 19°789.812.26.1
Apr24° / 15°477.911.37.4
May20° / 11°295.510.57.1
Jun17° / 153.410.26.5
Jul17° / 102.210.37.0
Aug21° / 102.110.98.3
Sep24° / 12°243.411.88.5
Oct28° / 16°48612.77.1
Nov30° / 19°617.713.55.3
Dec32° / 21°859.313.84.2

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27525
37624
47624
57723
67822
77822
87822
97822
107822
117921
127921
138020
148020
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318614

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

La Rioja gets around 10 mm of rain and snow over 2.2 wet days in July, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 7% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
19
29
38
48
58
68
77
87
97
107
117
127
137
147
157
167
177
187
197
207
217
227
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257
267
276
286
296
306
316

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 (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
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Wind in July

Winds average 7 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min at the start of July to 10 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 8:27 AM to 8:17 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.18:276:35
210.18:276:35
310.18:276:36
410.28:276:36
510.28:276:36
610.28:276:37
710.28:266:37
810.28:266:38
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1010.28:266:39
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1310.28:256:40
1410.38:256:41
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1610.38:246:42
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1810.38:246:43
1910.38:236:43
2010.38:236:44
2110.48:236:44
2210.48:226:45
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2410.48:216:46
2510.48:216:47
2610.58:206:47
2710.58:196:48
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2910.58:186:49
3010.58:186:49
3110.68:176:50

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 3.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.01 kWh/m² to a high of 6.72 kWh/m² in December across the year — July's 3.5 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.2Moderate
43.2Moderate
53.2Moderate
63.2Moderate
73.3Moderate
83.3Moderate
93.3Moderate
103.3Moderate
113.4Moderate
123.4Moderate
133.4Moderate
143.4Moderate
153.5Moderate
163.5Moderate
173.5Moderate
183.6Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.6Moderate
213.7Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for La Rioja

In seasonPeak

None of La Rioja's seasonal hazards are active in July. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

La Rioja's rainy season runs October–April, 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 La Rioja?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit La Rioja for general sightseeing.

What to pack for La Rioja in July

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

In July, La Rioja sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in La Rioja in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in La Rioja peaks around January 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeHighModerateVery highExtremeJan 20UV 14Jun 22UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr7High
May5Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep7Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is La Rioja?

La Rioja sits at 29.4°S, 66.9°W, 493 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Chilecito, 68 km away.

Cruz del EjeAguilaresDeán Funes

Topography around La Rioja

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Rioja has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m around an average of 516 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,895 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,858 m.

The land around La Rioja is covered by artificial surfaces (70%) within 3 km, shrubs (58%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and shrubs (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
141 m
16 km
1,895 m
80 km
3,858 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
July weather nearby: Chilecito 68 km · Aimogasta 95 km · Catamarca 148 km · San Isidro 153 km · Belén 197 km · Cruz del Eje 246 km · Aguilares 252 km · Deán Funes 266 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 La Rioja (-29.4133°, -66.8564°, elevation 493 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).