San Luis weather in July

In July, San Luis sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 9 mm of precipitation across 2.1 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 48 min at the start of July to 10 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is San Luis's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Luis's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
9 mm
2.1 wet days
Daylight
10 hours
8:31 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
36%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

San Luis is capital city of the San Luis Province in the Cuyo region of Argentina.

Founded
1594

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 16°C through the month.

A typical July day in San Luis reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 3°C cooler than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1164
2164
3164
4164
5164
6154
7154
8154
9154
10154
11154
12154
13154
14154
15154
16154
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18164
19164
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21164
22164
23164
24164
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26164
27164
28164
29164
30174
31174

San Luis weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 18°10713.3145.3
Feb28° / 17°8110.913.26.3
Mar26° / 15°8010.112.37.1
Apr22° / 11°53711.27.4
May18° / 254.210.36.8
Jun16° / 81.99.86.3
Jul16° / 92.1106.1
Aug18° / 152.610.87.4
Sep21° / 304.611.87.6
Oct24° / 12°668.712.87.5
Nov26° / 14°8911.713.76.7
Dec28° / 17°10213.114.25.8

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27228
37228
47228
57228
67228
77228
87228
97327
107426
117327
127327
137327
147426
157426
167426
177426
187624
197624
207723
217723
227723
237723
247723
257723
267723
277723
287723
297723
307822
317822

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitationSnow

San Luis gets around 9 mm of rain and snow over 2.1 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 7% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
161
261
361
472
572
672
772
872
972
1072
1182
1282
1382
1472
1572
1672
1772
1872
1971
2071
2171
2271
2361
2461
2561
2671
2771
2871
2971
3071
3171

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 10 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 min at the start of July to 10 h 18 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 8:34 AM to 8:22 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.88:346:23
29.88:346:24
39.88:346:24
49.88:346:25
59.98:346:25
69.98:346:25
79.98:346:26
89.98:336:26
99.98:336:27
109.98:336:27
119.98:336:28
129.98:326:28
139.98:326:29
1410.08:326:30
1510.08:316:30
1610.08:316:31
1710.08:316:31
1810.08:306:32
1910.08:306:33
2010.18:296:33
2110.18:296:34
2210.18:286:35
2310.18:286:35
2410.18:276:36
2510.28:266:37
2610.28:266:37
2710.28:256:38
2810.28:246:39
2910.38:246:39
3010.38:236:40
3110.38:226:41

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 3.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.78 kWh/m² to a high of 7.59 kWh/m² in December across the year — July's 3.12 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.8Moderate
22.8Moderate
32.9Moderate
42.9Moderate
52.9Moderate
62.9Moderate
72.9Moderate
82.9Moderate
92.9Moderate
103.0Moderate
113.0Moderate
123.0Moderate
133.0Moderate
143.0Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.1Moderate
173.1Moderate
183.2Moderate
193.2Moderate
203.2Moderate
213.2Moderate
223.3Moderate
233.3Moderate
243.3Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.4Moderate
283.4Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for San Luis

In seasonPeak

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

San Luis'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 San Luis?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.6
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit San Luis for sightseeing.

What to pack for San Luis in July

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

In July, San Luis sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in San Luis in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in San Luis peaks around January 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 17UV 14Jun 21UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct10Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is San Luis?

San Luis sits at 33.3°S, 66.3°W, 729 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Villa Mercedes, 91 km away.

Rodeo del MedioGeneral Alvear

Topography around San Luis

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Luis has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 121 m around an average of 743 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,416 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,820 m.

The land around San Luis is covered by artificial surfaces (72%) within 3 km, shrubs (50%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and shrubs (59%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
121 m
16 km
1,416 m
80 km
1,820 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
July weather nearby: Villa Mercedes 91 km · Villa Dolores 184 km · Río Cuarto 184 km · Rivadavia 199 km · San Martín 201 km · Embalse 217 km · Rodeo del Medio 222 km · General Alvear 226 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 San Luis (-33.2914°, -66.3247°, elevation 729 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).