Porto Alegre weather in July

In July, Porto Alegre sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 140 mm of rain across 10 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 06 min at the start of July to 10 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Porto Alegre's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Porto Alegre's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
12th warmest
Overnight low
10°
1st coldest
Rainfall
140 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
10 h 12 min
8:23 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
60%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Porto Alegre is human settlement in Brazil.

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 19°C through the month.

A typical July day in Porto Alegre reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 26°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)
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How July really feels in Porto Alegre

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.

Porto Alegre weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°13714.113.74.6
Feb30° / 21°12613.313.14.6
Mar28° / 20°11211.912.25.7
Apr26° / 17°1069.211.36.8
May22° / 13°1079.210.56.7
Jun20° / 11°1139.210.16.2
Jul19° / 10°1401010.36.1
Aug21° / 11°12010.210.96.5
Sep22° / 13°14611.111.86.4
Oct24° / 16°17012.512.76.4
Nov27° / 17°12310.813.56.4
Dec29° / 20°12511.713.95.2

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34456
44555
54555
64654
74753
84753
94753
104753
114852
124852
134852
144852
154753
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Porto Alegre gets around 140 mm of rain over 10 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 32% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
133
233
333
433
532
632
732
832
932
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1232
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1432
1532
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1732
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2132
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2732
2832
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3032
3132

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 61% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15629141
25629141
35829130
45730130
55730130
65830120
75830120
85930110
96029110
106029110
116029110
126128110
136128110
146227110
156327100
166426100
176426100
186426100
196426100
206525100
216525100
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276227110
286227110
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316128110

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min at the start of July to 10 h 30 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 8:26 AM to 8:16 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 6:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.18:266:31
210.18:266:31
310.18:266:32
410.18:266:32
510.18:266:32
610.18:256:33
710.18:256:33
810.18:256:34
910.28:256:34
1010.28:256:35
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1210.28:246:36
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1610.28:236:38
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2710.48:186:44
2810.58:186:45
2910.58:176:45
3010.58:166:46
3110.58:166:46

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 2.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.39 kWh/m² to a high of 6.58 kWh/m² in December across the year — July's 2.56 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.4Moderate
42.4Moderate
52.4Moderate
62.4Moderate
72.4Moderate
82.4Moderate
92.4Moderate
102.5Moderate
112.5Moderate
122.5Moderate
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212.6Moderate
222.7Moderate
232.7Moderate
242.7Moderate
252.7Moderate
262.8Moderate
272.8Moderate
282.8Moderate
292.8Moderate
302.9Moderate
312.9Moderate
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Porto Alegre?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
2.7
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Porto Alegre for sightseeing.

What to pack for Porto Alegre in July

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

In July, Porto Alegre sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Porto Alegre in July

The nearest coast averages about 15°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 39 km away) is warmest in February at about 26°C and coldest in July near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Oct 23 to May 10 — about 6.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swimcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar25Warm
Apr23Refreshing
May19Cool
Jun17Cool
Jul15Cool
Aug16Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct20Cool
Nov22Refreshing
Dec24Warm

UV index in Porto Alegre 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 Porto Alegre peaks around January 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateVery highExtremeJan 15UV 13Jun 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr7Very high
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep8Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Porto Alegre in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Porto Alegre is worst in August — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateAug 1327 µg/m³Dec 2213 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Porto Alegre?

Porto Alegre sits at 30.0°S, 51.2°W, 46 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Guaíba, 13 km away.

Topography around Porto Alegre

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Porto Alegre has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 311 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 883 m.

The land around Porto Alegre is covered by artificial surfaces (42%) and water (35%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (29%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
86 m
16 km
311 m
80 km
883 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Guaíba 13 km · Canoas 14 km · Alvorada 15 km · Cachoeirinha 16 km · Esteio 20 km · Nova Santa Rita 21 km · Viamão 21 km · Gravataí 25 km

Brazil travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / N
127 / 220 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 46% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$10,713
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
89%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
19.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
16
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 482
Religion
Roman Catholic 57%Evangelical 27%none 9%other 4%

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 Porto Alegre (-30.0328°, -51.2302°, elevation 46 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).