Rio Gallegos climate

Name: Rio Gallegos
Address: Santa Cruz, Argentina

Argentina · Santa Cruz · 51.623° S, 69.217° W

Köppen BSkcold semi-aridArid

Bleak, fiercely windy southern Patagonian coast with a tiny temperature range.

Dry — evaporation outpaces what little rain arrives.

What the year looks like

Average monthly temperature — °F / °C

Average high Average low

Average monthly precipitation — in / mm

Rain Snowfall

Warmest month

February, 67°F / 19°C

Coldest month

July, 29°F / -2°C

Annual swing

38°F / 21°C

Wettest month

January

Driest month

October

Rain per year

12.3" / 313 mm

Snow per year

6.1" / 155 mm

Elevation

49 ft / 15 m

Time zone

America/Argentina/Rio_Gallegos

2019-2023 averages from Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (ERA5 reanalysis). Imperial / metric.
Month	High °F/°C	Low °F/°C	Rain in/mm	Snow in/mm	Humidity	Wind mph/km/h	Cloud
January	66 / 19	47 / 8	1.99 / 51	0.0 / 0	52%	16.4 / 26.4	66%
February	67 / 19	48 / 9	1.19 / 30	0.0 / 0	52%	16.2 / 26.1	62%
March	61 / 16	44 / 7	1.39 / 35	0.0 / 0	61%	14.3 / 23.0	65%
April	55 / 13	39 / 4	1.06 / 27	0.3 / 7	68%	12.9 / 20.8	61%
May	47 / 8	36 / 2	0.98 / 25	0.2 / 6	79%	11.6 / 18.7	63%
June	41 / 5	31 / -1	0.72 / 18	0.9 / 24	81%	11.0 / 17.7	59%
July	40 / 4	29 / -2	0.63 / 16	2.5 / 64	80%	11.2 / 18.0	63%
August	45 / 7	32 / 0	0.61 / 15	1.0 / 25	74%	13.1 / 21.1	60%
September	51 / 11	35 / 2	0.71 / 18	0.6 / 14	66%	12.9 / 20.8	60%
October	59 / 15	40 / 4	0.56 / 14	0.2 / 5	50%	16.6 / 26.7	63%
November	64 / 18	43 / 6	1.12 / 28	0.2 / 6	50%	15.9 / 25.6	60%
December	66 / 19	47 / 8	1.38 / 35	0.1 / 3	49%	17.0 / 27.4	69%

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