The coolest places in South America in July: ranked by average high temperature

Stanley tops the list at 4.6 °C in July. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations in South America.

Top three in July: Stanley (4.6 °C) , Puerto Montt (9.6 °C) , Temuco (11 °C) . Between first and 50th place the avg high differs by 13 °C.

# Destination Country Avg high Avg high Avg low Rainfall Wet days Sunshine Sea temp
1 Stanley Falkland Islands 4.6 °C 4.6 °C 1.4 °C 48 mm 11 150 h 5.5 °C
2 Puerto Montt Chile 9.6 °C 9.6 °C 5.0 °C 271 mm 20 175 h 11 °C
3 Temuco Chile 11 °C 11 °C 4.0 °C 217 mm 16 185 h
4 Mar del Plata Argentina 12 °C 12 °C 6.0 °C 50 mm 6 221 h 11 °C
5 Neuquén Argentina 12 °C 12 °C 2.6 °C 18 mm 3 231 h
6 La Paz Bolivia 12 °C 12 °C 0.6 °C 14 mm 4 336 h
7 Talcahuano Chile 13 °C 13 °C 6.8 °C 147 mm 12 223 h 12 °C
8 Chillán Chile 13 °C 13 °C 3.9 °C 201 mm 12 217 h
9 Concepción Chile 13 °C 13 °C 6.0 °C 149 mm 12 222 h 12 °C
10 Bahía Blanca Argentina 13 °C 13 °C 5.1 °C 33 mm 5 230 h 8.7 °C
11 Peñalolén Chile 13 °C 13 °C 1.7 °C 95 mm 8 242 h
12 Montevideo Uruguay 13 °C 13 °C 8.6 °C 86 mm 7 222 h 11 °C
13 La Plata Argentina 13 °C 13 °C 7.4 °C 68 mm 6 230 h 12 °C
14 Buenos Aires Argentina 13 °C 13 °C 7.6 °C 75 mm 7 230 h 13 °C
15 Puente Alto Chile 14 °C 14 °C 1.4 °C 99 mm 8 242 h
16 Avellaneda Argentina 14 °C 14 °C 7.2 °C 71 mm 7 228 h 13 °C
17 Talca Chile 14 °C 14 °C 4.3 °C 135 mm 9 226 h
18 Valparaíso Chile 14 °C 14 °C 9.5 °C 62 mm 5 267 h 13 °C
19 Santiago Chile 14 °C 14 °C 2.7 °C 83 mm 7 244 h
20 Oruro Bolivia 14 °C 14 °C -1.4 °C 8 mm 2 337 h
21 Merlo Argentina 14 °C 14 °C 6.2 °C 61 mm 6 226 h
22 Rancagua Chile 14 °C 14 °C 2.2 °C 123 mm 9 227 h
23 Juliaca Peru 15 °C 15 °C -1.8 °C 7 mm 2 336 h
24 Río Cuarto Argentina 15 °C 15 °C 4.9 °C 12 mm 2 252 h
25 La Rioja Argentina 15 °C 15 °C 6.1 °C 10 mm 2 297 h
26 Maipú Chile 15 °C 15 °C 3.2 °C 86 mm 7 244 h
27 San Salvador de Jujuy Argentina 15 °C 15 °C 6.6 °C 60 mm 10 314 h
28 Rio Grande Brazil 15 °C 15 °C 12 °C 116 mm 10 218 h 14 °C
29 Cusco Peru 15 °C 15 °C 4.6 °C 11 mm 3 325 h
30 Rosario Argentina 15 °C 15 °C 7.1 °C 36 mm 5 235 h
31 Huancayo Peru 16 °C 16 °C 4.9 °C 23 mm 7 338 h
32 Viña del Mar Chile 16 °C 16 °C 7.6 °C 63 mm 5 266 h 13 °C
33 Tunja Colombia 16 °C 16 °C 8.2 °C 152 mm 29 312 h
34 San Luis Argentina 16 °C 16 °C 5.1 °C 9 mm 2 271 h
35 Córdoba Argentina 16 °C 16 °C 5.0 °C 15 mm 3 268 h
36 Ambato Ecuador 16 °C 16 °C 8.0 °C 161 mm 26 317 h
37 Cuenca Ecuador 16 °C 16 °C 9.1 °C 79 mm 18 298 h
38 Caxias do Sul Brazil 16 °C 16 °C 7.3 °C 174 mm 11 217 h
39 Paraná Argentina 16 °C 16 °C 8.2 °C 41 mm 4 240 h
40 Lages Brazil 16 °C 16 °C 7.4 °C 125 mm 10 212 h
41 Santa Fe Argentina 16 °C 16 °C 8.3 °C 39 mm 4 239 h
42 Pelotas Brazil 16 °C 16 °C 10 °C 118 mm 10 217 h
43 Latacunga Ecuador 16 °C 16 °C 8.3 °C 120 mm 24 310 h
44 Salta Argentina 17 °C 17 °C 6.4 °C 42 mm 7 313 h
45 Quito Ecuador 17 °C 17 °C 8.8 °C 99 mm 22 292 h
46 Coquimbo Chile 17 °C 17 °C 9.9 °C 16 mm 2 276 h 13 °C
47 Passo Fundo Brazil 17 °C 17 °C 8.6 °C 167 mm 10 225 h
48 Arica Chile 17 °C 17 °C 13 °C 26 mm 9 325 h 17 °C
49 Riobamba Ecuador 17 °C 17 °C 8.2 °C 50 mm 12 318 h
50 Guarapuava Brazil 18 °C 18 °C 8.9 °C 105 mm 9 262 h

Monthly values for the month named in the ranking; only destinations with a published climate page are ranked. Download this ranking as CSV.

The same ranking one month earlier and later

June: top 5

  1. Stanley 5.1 °C
  2. Puerto Montt 10 °C
  3. Temuco 12 °C
  4. Neuquén 12 °C
  5. Mar del Plata 13 °C

Full ranking for June

August: top 5

  1. Stanley 5.5 °C
  2. Puerto Montt 10 °C
  3. Temuco 12 °C
  4. La Paz 13 °C
  5. Talcahuano 13 °C

Full ranking for August

How this ranking is built

What is ranked
The average daily high temperature, in °C, in July, lowest first.
Period
1991–2020 climate normals: the same 30 years for every destination, so the list compares like with like.
Who is included
50 destinations in South America with a published climate page. Neighbouring places that share a climate series are shown once.
Ties
Equal values are ordered by population.
Sources
ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis via Open-Meteo; sea temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1. Measured values are reproduced unchanged; only the ordering is ours.

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: ranking order, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.