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
- Stanley 5.1 °C
- Puerto Montt 10 °C
- Temuco 12 °C
- Neuquén 12 °C
- Mar del Plata 13 °C
August: top 5
- Stanley 5.5 °C
- Puerto Montt 10 °C
- Temuco 12 °C
- La Paz 13 °C
- Talcahuano 13 °C
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
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- 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.