Río Grande weather in July

In July, Río Grande sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 27 mm of precipitation across 6.9 wet days and about 7.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-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 32% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 12 min at the start of July to 8 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Río Grande's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Río Grande's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
27 mm
6.9 wet days
Daylight
7 h 36 min
9:47 AM – 5:26 PM
Cloud cover
59%
3rd clearest
Wind
24 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
0.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Río Grande is city in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina.

Density
4/km²
people per km²
Founded
1921

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

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How July really feels in Río Grande

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.

Río Grande weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 4912.3016.23.3
Feb13° / 389.1014.63.5
Mar12° / 449.6012.52.9
Apr / 399.20.110.32.0
May / 357.90.28.40.9
Jun / 296.617.30.0
Jul / 276.91.57.70.0
Aug / 266.41.19.40.1
Sep / 246.20.511.50.7
Oct / 226.30.313.81.6
Nov10° / 308.3015.72.4
Dec12° / 4210.3016.72.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34654
44753
54852
64753
74654
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitationSnow

Río Grande gets around 27 mm of rain and snow over 6.9 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 22% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1225
2225
3235
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5235
6225
7225
8225
9225
10225
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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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Wind in July

Winds average 24 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 23 km/h on the calmest days to 25 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
123breezy
223breezy
323breezy
423breezy
523breezy
623breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 12 min at the start of July to 8 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 9:57 AM to 9:26 AM, and sunset from 5:11 PM to 5:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.29:575:11
27.29:575:12
37.39:575:12
47.39:565:13
57.39:565:14
67.39:555:15
77.49:555:16
87.49:545:17
97.49:535:18
107.49:535:19
117.59:525:20
127.59:515:21
137.59:505:22
147.69:495:23
157.69:485:25
167.69:475:26
177.79:465:27
187.79:455:29
197.89:445:30
207.89:425:31
217.99:415:33
227.99:405:34
238.09:385:36
248.09:375:37
258.19:355:39
268.19:345:40
278.29:325:42
288.29:315:43
298.39:295:45
308.39:275:47
318.49:265:48

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 0.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.63 kWh/m² to a high of 6.66 kWh/m² in December across the year — July's 0.81 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Río Grande?

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
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Río Grande.

What to pack for Río Grande in July

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

In July, Río Grande sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and a windbreaker. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coata windbreaker

Sea temperature near Río Grande in July

The nearest coast averages about 5°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 19 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
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Jun6Bracing
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Aug4Bracing
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Oct5Bracing
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Dec9Bracing

UV index in Río Grande in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Río Grande peaks around January 13 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highModerateLowModerateHighVery highJan 13UV 8Jun 18UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb7Very high
Mar4Moderate
Apr2Low
May1Low
Jun0Low
Jul1Low
Aug1Low
Sep2Moderate
Oct4Moderate
Nov6High
Dec8Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Río Grande?

Río Grande sits at 53.8°S, 67.7°W, 9 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Ushuaia, 120 km away.

Punta ArenasRío GallegosPuerto NatalesEl CalafateEl ChaltenPuerto DeseadoStanley

Topography around Río Grande

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Río Grande has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 953 m.

The land around Río Grande is covered by water (37%), artificial surfaces (29%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, grassland (48%) and water (48%) within 16 km, and grassland (51%) and water (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
102 m
80 km
953 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
July weather nearby: Ushuaia 120 km · Punta Arenas 223 km · Río Gallegos 262 km · Puerto Natales 395 km · El Calafate 494 km · El Chalten 611 km · Puerto Deseado 683 km · Stanley 702 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 Grande (-53.7877°, -67.7097°, elevation 9 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).