Río Gallegos climate

Río Gallegos Weather in August

1991-2020 means of the daily record at Rio Gallegos Aero (GHCN AR000087925), 2 km from Río Gallegos

Average highs run from 6°C on August 1 to 10°C on August 31, and lows from -2°C to 0°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 29 mm over about 7 wet days.

August day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Río Gallegos, in °C, with the record for each date.-20-1001020151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
8°C
Average low
-1°C
Precipitation
29 mm
Record high
18°CAug 5, 2021
Record low
-13°CAug 23, 1995
Daylight
9 h 00 min to 10 h 44 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
-1°C
Wind
22.7 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Aug 16°C-2°C12°C 2013-10°C 200623%
Aug 26°C-2°C13°C 2021-12°C 200624%
Aug 37°C-2°C12°C 2021-9°C 199524%
Aug 47°C-2°C11°C 1989-12°C 200825%
Aug 57°C-2°C18°C 2021-13°C 200823%
Aug 66°C-2°C17°C 2021-10°C 200824%
Aug 77°C-1°C10°C 2009-10°C 200823%
Aug 87°C0°C14°C 2012-10°C 198422%
Aug 98°C0°C15°C 1985-10°C 198423%
Aug 108°C-1°C14°C 2018-12°C 200823%
Aug 118°C-1°C17°C 2004-10°C 200822%
Aug 127°C-1°C13°C 1989-7°C 201922%
Aug 137°C-2°C11°C 1956-9°C 195721%
Aug 147°C-1°C16°C 2021-8°C 199522%
Aug 159°C-2°C14°C 2018-7°C 195722%
Aug 168°C-1°C15°C 1968-7°C 195921%
Aug 178°C-1°C14°C 1993-12°C 196621%
Aug 188°C-1°C13°C 2006-11°C 197921%
Aug 19-2°C13°C 1974-9°C 200821%
Aug 208°C-1°C15°C 1976-11°C 200821%
Aug 218°C-1°C15°C 1981-9°C 200821%
Aug 229°C0°C16°C 2022-5°C 202121%
Aug 239°C-1°C14°C 1997-13°C 199521%
Aug 248°C-1°C15°C 1968-9°C 199520%
Aug 259°C-1°C16°C 1968-6°C 201319%
Aug 269°C0°C17°C 1998-6°C 199520%
Aug 278°C0°C17°C 1985-6°C 199520%
Aug 288°C-1°C14°C 1985-9°C 199520%
Aug 299°C-1°C15°C 1998-6°C 199519%
Aug 3010°C-1°C16°C 2016-10°C 198818%
Aug 3110°C0°C16°C 2022-9°C 196819%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Río Gallegos, in percent.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT-3).

August 1
sunrise 9:14 AM, sunset 6:14 PM
August 31
sunrise 8:16 AM, sunset 7:00 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station AR000087925, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-27. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.