San Rafael weather in July

In July, San Rafael sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 17 mm of precipitation across 3.2 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 42 min at the start of July to 10 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is San Rafael's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Rafael's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 3°; 1st coldest
Precipitation: 17 mm; 3.2 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 54 min; 8:42 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover: 40%; 10th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 3 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.5; out of 10

San Rafael is city in Mendoza Province, Argentina.

Founded: 1805

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

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Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month.

A typical July day in San Rafael reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°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 21°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 3°C cooler than August.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16
Avg low (°C)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	3
2	15	3
3	15	3
4	15	3
5	15	3
6	15	3
7	15	3
8	15	3
9	15	3
10	15	2
11	15	2
12	15	2
13	15	2
14	15	2
15	15	2
16	15	2
17	15	2
18	15	2
19	15	2
20	15	2
21	15	2
22	15	2
23	15	2
24	15	2
25	15	2
26	15	3
27	15	3
28	15	3
29	16	3
30	16	3
31	16	3

How July really feels in San Rafael

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

San Rafael weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 18°	46	8.9	0	14.1	4.6
Feb	30° / 17°	47	7.1	0	13.3	5.6
Mar	27° / 15°	48	6.8	0	12.3	7.2
Apr	22° / 10°	42	6	0	11.2	7.7
May	18° / 7°	31	5	0	10.2	6.6
Jun	15° / 4°	18	3.7	0.1	9.7	5.6
Jul	15° / 3°	17	3.2	0.6	9.9	5.5
Aug	18° / 4°	22	3.4	0.3	10.7	6.9
Sep	21° / 8°	28	4.7	0.2	11.8	7.5
Oct	24° / 11°	60	7.6	0	12.9	7.7
Nov	28° / 14°	53	8	0	13.8	6.8
Dec	31° / 17°	53	8.7	0	14.3	5.2

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	67	68	68	68	68	68	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	70	70	71	71	71	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	73
Cloudier (%)	33	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	67	33
2	68	32
3	68	32
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	68	32
7	69	31
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	69	31
12	69	31
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	71	29
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	72	28
24	72	28
25	72	28
26	72	28
27	72	28
28	72	28
29	72	28
30	72	28
31	73	27

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitationSnow

San Rafael gets around 17 mm of rain and snow over 3.2 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 10% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Snow chance (%)	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	10	1
2	10	1
3	10	1
4	10	1
5	10	2
6	10	2
7	10	2
8	10	2
9	11	2
10	11	2
11	11	2
12	11	2
13	11	2
14	11	2
15	11	2
16	11	2
17	11	2
18	10	2
19	10	2
20	10	2
21	10	2
22	10	2
23	10	2
24	10	2
25	10	2
26	10	1
27	10	1
28	10	1
29	10	1
30	10	1
31	10	1

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm
31	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 min at the start of July to 10 h 12 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 8:45 AM to 8:33 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:46 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2
Sunrise (AM)	8:45	8:45	8:45	8:45	8:45	8:45	8:45	8:45	8:45	8:44	8:44	8:44	8:43	8:43	8:43	8:42	8:42	8:41	8:41	8:40	8:40	8:39	8:39	8:38	8:37	8:37	8:36	8:35	8:34	8:34	8:33
Sunset (PM)	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:45	6:46

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.7	8:45	6:28
2	9.7	8:45	6:28
3	9.7	8:45	6:29
4	9.7	8:45	6:29
5	9.7	8:45	6:30
6	9.7	8:45	6:30
7	9.8	8:45	6:31
8	9.8	8:45	6:31
9	9.8	8:45	6:32
10	9.8	8:44	6:32
11	9.8	8:44	6:33
12	9.8	8:44	6:33
13	9.8	8:43	6:34
14	9.9	8:43	6:34
15	9.9	8:43	6:35
16	9.9	8:42	6:36
17	9.9	8:42	6:36
18	9.9	8:41	6:37
19	9.9	8:41	6:38
20	10.0	8:40	6:38
21	10.0	8:40	6:39
22	10.0	8:39	6:40
23	10.0	8:39	6:40
24	10.1	8:38	6:41
25	10.1	8:37	6:42
26	10.1	8:37	6:42
27	10.1	8:36	6:43
28	10.1	8:35	6:44
29	10.2	8:34	6:45
30	10.2	8:34	6:45
31	10.2	8:33	6:46

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.7 kWh/m² to a high of 8.03 kWh/m² in December across the year — July's 3 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.7	Moderate
2	2.8	Moderate
3	2.8	Moderate
4	2.8	Moderate
5	2.8	Moderate
6	2.8	Moderate
7	2.8	Moderate
8	2.8	Moderate
9	2.9	Moderate
10	2.9	Moderate
11	2.9	Moderate
12	2.9	Moderate
13	2.9	Moderate
14	3.0	Moderate
15	3.0	Moderate
16	3.0	Moderate
17	3.0	Moderate
18	3.0	Moderate
19	3.1	Moderate
20	3.1	Moderate
21	3.1	Moderate
22	3.1	Moderate
23	3.2	Moderate
24	3.2	Moderate
25	3.2	Moderate
26	3.3	Moderate
27	3.3	Moderate
28	3.3	Moderate
29	3.3	Moderate
30	3.4	Moderate
31	3.4	Moderate

Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit San Rafael?

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

5.5

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

0.1

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for San Rafael in July

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

In July, San Rafael sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 3 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in San Rafael in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in San Rafael peaks around January 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	13	10	5	4	3	3	4	6	10	12	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	High	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	10	Extreme
Apr	5	High
May	4	Moderate
Jun	3	Moderate
Jul	3	Moderate
Aug	4	Moderate
Sep	6	High
Oct	10	Very high
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is San Rafael?

San Rafael sits at 34.6°S, 68.3°W, 690 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is General Alvear, 71 km away.

Topography around San Rafael

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Rafael has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 696 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 276 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,885 m.

The land around San Rafael is covered by artificial surfaces (59%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and shrubs (33%) within 16 km, and shrubs (62%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km

61 m

artificial surfaces 59%

16 km

276 m

grassland 54%

80 km

1,885 m

shrubs 62%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

← June San Rafael year-round climate August →Best places to visit in July

July weather nearby: General Alvear 71 km · Tunuyán 131 km · Malargüe 149 km · Tupungato 158 km · Rivadavia 159 km · San Martín 171 km · Perdriel 179 km · Rodeo del Medio 183 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 San Rafael (-34.6153°, -68.3324°, elevation 690 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	3
2	15	3
3	15	3
4	15	3
5	15	3
6	15	3
7	15	3
8	15	3
9	15	3
10	15	2
11	15	2
12	15	2
13	15	2
14	15	2
15	15	2
16	15	2
17	15	2
18	15	2
19	15	2
20	15	2
21	15	2
22	15	2
23	15	2
24	15	2
25	15	2
26	15	3
27	15	3
28	15	3
29	16	3
30	16	3
31	16	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	67	33
2	68	32
3	68	32
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	68	32
7	69	31
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	69	31
12	69	31
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	71	29
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	72	28
24	72	28
25	72	28
26	72	28
27	72	28
28	72	28
29	72	28
30	72	28
31	73	27

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	10	1
2	10	1
3	10	1
4	10	1
5	10	2
6	10	2
7	10	2
8	10	2
9	11	2
10	11	2
11	11	2
12	11	2
13	11	2
14	11	2
15	11	2
16	11	2
17	11	2
18	10	2
19	10	2
20	10	2
21	10	2
22	10	2
23	10	2
24	10	2
25	10	2
26	10	1
27	10	1
28	10	1
29	10	1
30	10	1
31	10	1

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	3
2	15	3
3	15	3
4	15	3
5	15	3
6	15	3
7	15	3
8	15	3
9	15	3
10	15	2
11	15	2
12	15	2
13	15	2
14	15	2
15	15	2
16	15	2
17	15	2
18	15	2
19	15	2
20	15	2
21	15	2
22	15	2
23	15	2
24	15	2
25	15	2
26	15	3
27	15	3
28	15	3
29	16	3
30	16	3
31	16	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	67	33
2	68	32
3	68	32
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	68	32
7	69	31
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	69	31
12	69	31
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	71	29
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	72	28
24	72	28
25	72	28
26	72	28
27	72	28
28	72	28
29	72	28
30	72	28
31	73	27

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	10	1
2	10	1
3	10	1
4	10	1
5	10	2
6	10	2
7	10	2
8	10	2
9	11	2
10	11	2
11	11	2
12	11	2
13	11	2
14	11	2
15	11	2
16	11	2
17	11	2
18	10	2
19	10	2
20	10	2
21	10	2
22	10	2
23	10	2
24	10	2
25	10	2
26	10	1
27	10	1
28	10	1
29	10	1
30	10	1
31	10	1

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	3
2	15	3
3	15	3
4	15	3
5	15	3
6	15	3
7	15	3
8	15	3
9	15	3
10	15	2
11	15	2
12	15	2
13	15	2
14	15	2
15	15	2
16	15	2
17	15	2
18	15	2
19	15	2
20	15	2
21	15	2
22	15	2
23	15	2
24	15	2
25	15	2
26	15	3
27	15	3
28	15	3
29	16	3
30	16	3
31	16	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	67	33
2	68	32
3	68	32
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	68	32
7	69	31
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	69	31
12	69	31
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	71	29
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	72	28
24	72	28
25	72	28
26	72	28
27	72	28
28	72	28
29	72	28
30	72	28
31	73	27

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	10	1
2	10	1
3	10	1
4	10	1
5	10	2
6	10	2
7	10	2
8	10	2
9	11	2
10	11	2
11	11	2
12	11	2
13	11	2
14	11	2
15	11	2
16	11	2
17	11	2
18	10	2
19	10	2
20	10	2
21	10	2
22	10	2
23	10	2
24	10	2
25	10	2
26	10	1
27	10	1
28	10	1
29	10	1
30	10	1
31	10	1

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100