Río Grande in Summer
In summer (December, January and February), Río Grande sees average daytime highs around 12°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 130 mm of rain over about 32 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 12°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.
Summer is Río Grande's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Río Grande's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 12°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 8°C
- Rainfall
- 130 mm
- 32 wet days
- Avg wind
- 29 km/h
- Travel score
- 3.2
- best season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Río Grande in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 12°C.
A typical summer day in Río Grande reaches about 12°C and drops to 8°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest December.
How summer really feels in Río Grande
Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
summer sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Río Grande weather by month
How the three summer months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13° / 8° | 49 | 12.3 | 0 | 16.2 | 3.3 |
| Feb | 13° / 8° | 38 | 9.1 | 0 | 14.6 | 3.5 |
| Mar | 12° / 7° | 44 | 9.6 | 0 | 12.5 | 2.9 |
| Apr | 9° / 5° | 39 | 9.2 | 0.1 | 10.3 | 2.0 |
| May | 7° / 3° | 35 | 7.9 | 0.2 | 8.4 | 0.9 |
| Jun | 5° / 1° | 29 | 6.6 | 1 | 7.3 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 4° / 1° | 27 | 6.9 | 1.5 | 7.7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 5° / 1° | 26 | 6.4 | 1.1 | 9.4 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 6° / 2° | 24 | 6.2 | 0.5 | 11.5 | 0.7 |
| Oct | 8° / 4° | 22 | 6.3 | 0.3 | 13.8 | 1.6 |
| Nov | 10° / 6° | 30 | 8.3 | 0 | 15.7 | 2.4 |
| Dec | 12° / 7° | 42 | 10.3 | 0 | 16.7 | 2.9 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Río Grande gets around 130 mm of rain over 32 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 29 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 16 h 24 min in early December to 13 h 42 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.9 kWh/m².
Is summer a good time to visit Río Grande?
Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Río Grande.
What to pack for Río Grande in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Río Grande sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 8°C. Pack a warm layer, sun protection and a windbreaker. Worth having: rain gear. About 32 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Río Grande in Summer
The nearest coast averages about 10°C across summer — 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 |
| Comfort | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | Bracing |
| Feb | 11 | Bracing |
| Mar | 10 | Bracing |
| Apr | 9 | Bracing |
| May | 8 | Bracing |
| Jun | 6 | Bracing |
| Jul | 5 | Bracing |
| Aug | 4 | Bracing |
| Sep | 4 | Bracing |
| Oct | 5 | Bracing |
| Nov | 7 | Bracing |
| Dec | 9 | Bracing |
UV index in Río Grande in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| Level | Very high | Very high | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | Very high |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8 | Very high |
| Feb | 7 | Very high |
| Mar | 4 | Moderate |
| Apr | 2 | Low |
| May | 1 | Low |
| Jun | 0 | Low |
| Jul | 1 | Low |
| Aug | 1 | Low |
| Sep | 2 | Moderate |
| Oct | 4 | Moderate |
| Nov | 6 | High |
| Dec | 8 | Very high |
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.
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.
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
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.