Santa María weather in July

In July, Santa María sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 2 mm of precipitation across 0.6 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 18 min at the start of July to 10 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Santa María's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa María's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-0°
1st coldest
Precipitation
2 mm
0.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
8:16 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover
17%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Santa María is human settlement in Catamarca province, Argentina.

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 17°C through the month.

A typical July day in Santa María reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to -0°C overnight — a 17°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 2°C cooler than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1170
2170
3170
4170
5160
6160
7160
8160
9160
10160
11160
1216-1
1316-1
1416-1
1516-1
1616-1
1716-1
1816-1
1916-1
2017-1
2117-1
2217-1
2317-1
2417-1
25170
26170
27170
28170
29170
30170
31170

How July really feels in Santa María

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.

Santa María 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 12°6811.613.56.5
Feb22° / 11°448.812.96.8
Mar22° / 10°306.312.27.5
Apr21° / 112.511.48.1
May19° / 4110.77.9
Jun17° / 20.610.47.5
Jul17° / -0°20.610.57.2
Aug18° / 3111.18.0
Sep20° / 51.311.88.2
Oct21° / 112.812.68.1
Nov22° / 10°184.513.37.8
Dec23° / 11°327.413.67.4

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 9%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18713
28812
38812
48812
58812
68911
78911
88911
98911
108911
118911
128911
139010
149010
159010
16919
17919
18919
19928
20928
21928
22928
23937
24937
25937
26937
27946
28946
29946
30946
31946

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitationSnow

Santa María gets around 2 mm of rain and snow over 0.6 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 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
132
232
322
422
522
622
721
821
921
1021
1121
1221
1321
1421
1521
1621
1721
1821
1921
2021
2121
2221
2321
2421
2521
2621
2711
2811
2911
3011
3110

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 7 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 min at the start of July to 10 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 8:17 AM to 8:09 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.38:176:38
210.38:176:38
310.48:176:38
410.48:176:39
510.48:176:39
610.48:176:40
710.48:176:40
810.48:176:40
910.48:176:41
1010.48:176:41
1110.48:176:42
1210.48:176:42
1310.48:166:43
1410.48:166:43
1510.58:166:44
1610.58:166:44
1710.58:156:44
1810.58:156:45
1910.58:156:45
2010.58:146:46
2110.58:146:46
2210.68:146:47
2310.68:136:47
2410.68:136:48
2510.68:126:48
2610.68:126:49
2710.68:116:50
2810.78:116:50
2910.78:106:51
3010.78:106:51
3110.78:096:52

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.33 kWh/m² to a high of 7.25 kWh/m² in November across the year — July's 4.57 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.4Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
194.6Bright
204.7Bright
214.7Bright
224.7Bright
234.7Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Santa María?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
1.4
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit Santa María for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Santa María in July

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

In July, Santa María sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near -0°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Santa María in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Santa María peaks around January 17 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 17UV 17Jul 10UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan17Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug8Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov15Extreme
Dec16Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Santa María?

Santa María sits at 26.7°S, 66.0°W, 1,877 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Cafayate, 69 km away.

Topography around Santa María

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa María has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 142 m around an average of 1,895 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,775 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,170 m.

The land around Santa María is covered by bare terrain (46%) within 3 km, grassland (33%), bare terrain (33%) and shrubs (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (39%), bare terrain (30%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
142 m
16 km
1,775 m
80 km
5,170 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
July weather nearby: Cafayate 69 km · Famaillá 76 km · Monteros 76 km · Yerba Buena 76 km · Tafí Viejo 78 km · Bella Vista 83 km · San Miguel de Tucuman 84 km · Alderetes 91 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 Santa María (-26.6946°, -66.0481°, elevation 1,877 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).