Río Gallegos weather in June

In June, Río Gallegos sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 22 mm of precipitation across 5.8 wet days and about 7.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 5°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 54 min at the start of June to 7 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Río Gallegos's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Río Gallegos's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
22 mm
5.8 wet days
Daylight
7 h 36 min
9:49 AM – 5:26 PM
Cloud cover
57%
1st clearest
Wind
19 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
0.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.1
out of 10

Río Gallegos is capital and largest settlement of the Patagonian province of Santa Cruz in Argentina.

Founded
1885

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

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 5°C through the month.

A typical June day in Río Gallegos reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 8°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 3°C cooler than May and on par with July.

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How June really feels in Río Gallegos

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 30 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
30
wind chill below the day's low

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

Río Gallegos weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 4210.9015.95.6
Feb18° / 348.2014.45.9
Mar16° / 379012.54.9
Apr12° / 307.4010.43.5
May / 265.90.48.71.7
Jun / -1°225.81.57.70.1
Jul / -1°215.51.58.10.2
Aug / 215.31.19.61.3
Sep11° / 216.10.611.62.7
Oct14° / 226.60.213.64.1
Nov16° / 319.2015.44.8
Dec17° / 4812.2016.35.0

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in June, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitationSnow

Río Gallegos gets around 22 mm of rain and snow over 5.8 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 18% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in June

Winds average 19 km/h in June, the calmest month.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 54 min at the start of June to 7 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 9:36 AM to 9:52 AM, and sunset from 5:33 PM to 5:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.99:365:33
27.99:375:32
37.99:385:31
47.89:395:30
57.89:415:30
67.89:415:29
77.89:425:29
87.79:435:28
97.79:445:28
107.79:455:27
117.79:465:27
127.79:475:26
137.69:475:26
147.69:485:26
157.69:485:26
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307.69:525:29

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 0.81 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.52 kWh/m² in December across the year — June's 0.81 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Río Gallegos?

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

0.1
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Río Gallegos.

What to pack for Río Gallegos in June

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

In June, Río Gallegos sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

Sea temperature near Río Gallegos in June

The nearest coast averages about 6°C in June — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 26 km away) is warmest in February at about 11°C and coldest in August near 4°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

5°10°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan11Bracing
Feb11Bracing
Mar11Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May8Bracing
Jun6Bracing
Jul5Bracing
Aug4Bracing
Sep4Bracing
Oct6Bracing
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UV index in Río Gallegos in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Río Gallegos peaks around December 22 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highModerateLowModerateHighVery highDec 22UV 9Jun 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb8Very high
Mar4Moderate
Apr2Moderate
May1Low
Jun1Low
Jul1Low
Aug1Low
Sep2Moderate
Oct5Moderate
Nov6High
Dec9Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Río Gallegos?

Río Gallegos sits at 51.6°S, 69.3°W, 1 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Punta Arenas, 205 km away.

Punta ArenasPuerto NatalesEl CalafateRío GrandeUshuaiaEl ChaltenPuerto DeseadoPico Truncado

Topography around Río Gallegos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Río Gallegos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 312 m.

The land around Río Gallegos is covered by artificial surfaces (46%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, grassland (74%) within 16 km, and grassland (70%) and water (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
18 m
16 km
162 m
80 km
312 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
June weather nearby: Punta Arenas 205 km · Puerto Natales 225 km · El Calafate 255 km · Río Grande 262 km · Ushuaia 360 km · El Chalten 362 km · Puerto Deseado 494 km · Pico Truncado 545 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 Río Gallegos (-51.6253°, -69.2523°, elevation 1 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).