Santiago del Estero weather in July

In July, Santiago del Estero sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 11 mm of rain across 2.5 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Santiago del Estero's 2nd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santiago del Estero's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
11th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
2.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
8:11 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
34%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
3.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.1
out of 10

Santiago del Estero is the capital of Santiago del Estero Province in northern Argentina.

Density
119/km²
people per km²
Founded
1553

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical July day in Santiago del Estero reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 4°C cooler than August.

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How July really feels in Santiago del Estero

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 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
0
wind chill below the day's low

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Santiago del Estero weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°14712.813.63.2
Feb32° / 22°11610.6133.9
Mar30° / 20°12411.312.25.0
Apr27° / 17°688.311.47.0
May23° / 13°224.610.67.8
Jun21° / 10°153.710.37.5
Jul21° / 112.510.48.1
Aug25° / 11°122118.7
Sep28° / 14°283.911.87.6
Oct30° / 18°607.312.75.5
Nov32° / 20°869.313.44.3
Dec33° / 22°13011.713.73.3

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26535
36535
46634
56634
66733
76733
86931
96931
107030
117030
127129
137129
147228
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Santiago del Estero gets around 11 mm of rain over 2.5 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 rain averages around 8% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
185114
286113
386113
487103
588102
688102
788102
88992
98992
109082
119181
129181
139271
149271
159271
169361
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199361
209361
219361
229361
239361
249460
259460
269460
279460
289370
299370
309370
319271

Wind in July

Winds average 11 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
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 min at the start of July to 10 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 8:13 AM to 8:04 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.38:136:28
210.38:136:29
310.38:136:29
410.38:136:29
510.38:136:30
610.38:136:30
710.38:126:30
810.38:126:31
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1210.38:126:33
1310.48:126:33
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 3.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.9 kWh/m² to a high of 6.39 kWh/m² in December across the year — July's 3.4 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.1Moderate
53.1Moderate
63.1Moderate
73.2Moderate
83.2Moderate
93.2Moderate
103.3Moderate
113.3Moderate
123.3Moderate
133.3Moderate
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273.7Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Santiago del Estero

In seasonPeak

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

Santiago del Estero's rainy season runs November–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 Santiago del Estero?

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

8.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit Santiago del Estero for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Santiago del Estero in July

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

In July, Santiago del Estero sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 8°C. Little to plan around — just the basics.

UV index in Santiago del Estero in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Santiago del Estero peaks around January 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 14Jun 23UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Santiago del Estero?

Santiago del Estero sits at 27.8°S, 64.3°W, 176 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Termas de Río Hondo, 68 km away.

Topography around Santiago del Estero

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Santiago del Estero.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santiago del Estero has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of 186 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 595 m.

The land around Santiago del Estero is covered by artificial surfaces (78%) within 3 km, trees (44%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and shrubs (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
24 m
16 km
105 m
80 km
595 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Termas de Río Hondo 68 km · Bella Vista 133 km · Aguilares 139 km · Alderetes 140 km · Famaillá 140 km · Monteros 141 km · San Miguel de Tucuman 144 km · Yerba Buena 150 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 Santiago del Estero (-27.8005°, -64.2629°, elevation 176 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).