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

Al Hufūf tops the list at 45 °C in July. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations in South America.

Top three in July: Al Hufūf (45 °C) , Al Kharj (44 °C) , Hafar Al-Batin (43 °C) . Between first and 50th place the avg high differs by 15 °C.

# Destination Country Avg high Avg high Avg low Rainfall Wet days Sunshine Sea temp
1 Al Hufūf Saudi Arabia 45 °C 45 °C 29 °C 0 mm 0 380 h
2 Al Kharj Saudi Arabia 44 °C 44 °C 28 °C 0 mm 0 370 h
3 Hafar Al-Batin Saudi Arabia 43 °C 43 °C 28 °C 0 mm 0 382 h
4 Riyadh Saudi Arabia 43 °C 43 °C 28 °C 0 mm 0 370 h
5 Buraydah Saudi Arabia 42 °C 42 °C 26 °C 0 mm 0 382 h
6 Madinah Saudi Arabia 42 °C 42 °C 26 °C 0 mm 0 395 h
7 Unaizah Saudi Arabia 42 °C 42 °C 26 °C 0 mm 0 382 h
8 Al Jubayl Saudi Arabia 41 °C 41 °C 30 °C 0 mm 0 385 h 32 °C
9 Dammam Saudi Arabia 40 °C 40 °C 30 °C 0 mm 0 386 h 32 °C
10 Makkah Saudi Arabia 40 °C 40 °C 27 °C 0 mm 0 385 h
11 Ha'il Saudi Arabia 39 °C 39 °C 25 °C 0 mm 0 395 h
12 Tabuk Saudi Arabia 38 °C 38 °C 22 °C 0 mm 0 402 h
13 Najrān Saudi Arabia 37 °C 37 °C 22 °C 2 mm 1 341 h
14 Şabyā Saudi Arabia 37 °C 37 °C 29 °C 25 mm 2 341 h 31 °C
15 Yanbu Saudi Arabia 36 °C 36 °C 27 °C 0 mm 0 399 h 30 °C
16 Jeddah Saudi Arabia 35 °C 35 °C 28 °C 0 mm 0 387 h 30 °C
17 Coro Venezuela 34 °C 34 °C 25 °C 12 mm 3 369 h 27 °C
18 Teresina Brazil 34 °C 34 °C 23 °C 9 mm 1 348 h
19 Caxias Brazil 33 °C 33 °C 23 °C 11 mm 2 349 h
20 Imperatriz Brazil 33 °C 33 °C 23 °C 7 mm 1 344 h
21 Riohacha Colombia 33 °C 33 °C 26 °C 53 mm 9 352 h 27 °C
22 Ta’if Saudi Arabia 33 °C 33 °C 23 °C 4 mm 1 380 h
23 Palmas Brazil 33 °C 33 °C 21 °C 0 mm 0 340 h
24 Sobral Brazil 33 °C 33 °C 23 °C 18 mm 3 339 h
25 Araguaína Brazil 33 °C 33 °C 21 °C 3 mm 0 339 h
26 Mossoró Brazil 33 °C 33 °C 23 °C 20 mm 3 311 h
27 Maicao Colombia 33 °C 33 °C 26 °C 41 mm 7 356 h
28 Maracaibo Venezuela 32 °C 32 °C 26 °C 68 mm 12 333 h 28 °C
29 Parnaíba Brazil 32 °C 32 °C 25 °C 19 mm 3 357 h 28 °C
30 Marabá Brazil 32 °C 32 °C 23 °C 12 mm 2 338 h
31 Sinop Brazil 32 °C 32 °C 19 °C 1 mm 0 336 h
32 Parauapebas Brazil 32 °C 32 °C 23 °C 9 mm 2 337 h
33 Cúcuta Colombia 32 °C 32 °C 22 °C 22 mm 4 314 h
34 Porto Velho Brazil 31 °C 31 °C 22 °C 23 mm 5 329 h
35 Cabimas Venezuela 31 °C 31 °C 25 °C 191 mm 27 327 h
36 Ciudad Ojeda Venezuela 31 °C 31 °C 25 °C 178 mm 27 315 h
37 Rondonópolis Brazil 31 °C 31 °C 18 °C 6 mm 1 323 h
38 Montería Colombia 30 °C 30 °C 24 °C 256 mm 29 278 h
39 Rio Branco Brazil 30 °C 30 °C 20 °C 23 mm 4 320 h
40 Cuiabá Brazil 30 °C 30 °C 19 °C 6 mm 1 321 h
41 Várzea Grande Brazil 30 °C 30 °C 18 °C 5 mm 1 313 h
42 Khamis Mushait Saudi Arabia 30 °C 30 °C 19 °C 57 mm 12 350 h
43 Abaetetuba Brazil 30 °C 30 °C 24 °C 65 mm 15 342 h
44 Maracanaú Brazil 30 °C 30 °C 23 °C 28 mm 6 333 h 27 °C
45 Ananindeua Brazil 30 °C 30 °C 24 °C 98 mm 18 346 h 29 °C
46 Barreiras Brazil 30 °C 30 °C 19 °C 0 mm 0 334 h
47 Castanhal Brazil 30 °C 30 °C 23 °C 93 mm 18 346 h
48 Barrancabermeja Colombia 30 °C 30 °C 24 °C 321 mm 25 315 h
49 Ciudad Bolívar Venezuela 30 °C 30 °C 23 °C 234 mm 26 322 h
50 Belém Brazil 30 °C 30 °C 24 °C 72 mm 15 344 h 29 °C

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, highest 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.