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Where it's hot in July in South America

South America coastal locations where the sea is genuinely warm in July. The regional average sits at 18.2°C in July. 402 of 947 tracked locations cross the comfortable swim threshold of 20°C this month — that's 42% of South America's coastline.

Above 20°C

402

42% of South America coastal locations, in July

Above 25°C

248

26% of South America coastal locations, in July

Warmest in July

Covenas

30.4°C in Colombia

What the South America sea feels like in July

At this temperature, water will feel cold compared to a swimming pool, but with a bit of experience and practice most people will find the water relatively comfortable to swim in.

South America monthly average 18.1°C to 22.7°C
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  • Warmest month February 22.7°C
  • Coldest month August 18.1°C
  • Annual mean 20.4°C
  • Months above 20°C 7 of 12

How July compares

July is a transition month for South America. The warmer half of the region's coast is comfortable; the cooler half is borderline.

All twelve months for South America:

South America sea temperatures right now

Live pins for South America coloured by today's reading. The list below uses the typical July mean built from a decade of daily history.

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Top 50 hottest South America locations in July

Sorted by typical July sea temperature. The first column is the rank; the value column is the long-term mean for July. Click any place for its full page.

# Location July mean
1 Covenas 30.4°C
2 Tolu 30.4°C
3 Tintipan Island 30.0°C
4 Baru Island 29.9°C
5 Rosario Islands 29.8°C
6 Costa de Oro 29.8°C
7 Arboletes 29.7°C
8 Barcarena Para 29.6°C
9 Cameta Para 29.6°C
10 Limoeiro do Ajuru Para 29.6°C
11 Oeiras do Para Para 29.6°C
12 Belem Para 29.6°C
13 Porto de Mosqueiro Pará 29.5°C
14 Ananindeua Para 29.5°C
15 Necocli 29.5°C
16 Turbo 29.4°C
17 Cartagena 29.4°C
18 La Boquilla 29.4°C
19 Bahia el Tablazo Zulia 29.3°C
20 El Toro Zulia 29.3°C
21 Punta de Palmas Zulia 29.3°C
22 Cocal State of Amapá 29.3°C
23 Acandi 29.3°C
24 Capurgana 29.3°C
25 Ilha Do Brigue State of Amapá 29.3°C
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26 Malecon Zulia 29.2°C
27 Soure Para 29.2°C
28 Ilha De Colares Pará 29.2°C
29 Ilha dos Guaras State of Pará 29.1°C
30 Vigia Para 29.1°C
31 Belfield Demerara-Mahaica 29.1°C
32 Linden Upper Demerara-Berbice 29.1°C
33 Cabimas 29.1°C
34 El Toro 29.1°C
35 Maracaibo 29.1°C
36 Tia Juana 29.1°C
37 Macapa Amapa 29.1°C
38 Santana Amapa 29.1°C
39 Sao Caetano de Odivelas Para 29.1°C
40 Charity Pomeroon-Supenaam 29.1°C
41 Demarara Light Buoy Demerara-Mahaica 29.1°C
42 Punta Waini Barima-Waini 29.0°C
43 Marapanim Para 29.0°C
44 Georgetown 28.9°C
45 Rosignol 28.9°C
46 Itaqui Maranhão 28.9°C
47 Ponta da Madeira Maranhão 28.9°C
48 Salinopolis Para 28.9°C
49 Sao Joao de Pirabas Para 28.9°C
50 New Amsterdam 28.9°C

Above the comfortable-swim threshold (20°C)

Every South America location whose typical July mean sits above 20°C, the threshold most people find comfortable for unassisted swimming. 402 locations in total (42% of the region's coastline).

# Location July mean
1 Covenas 30.4°C
2 Tolu 30.4°C
3 Tintipan Island 30.0°C
4 Baru Island 29.9°C
5 Rosario Islands 29.8°C
6 Costa de Oro 29.8°C
7 Arboletes 29.7°C
8 Barcarena Para 29.6°C
9 Cameta Para 29.6°C
10 Limoeiro do Ajuru Para 29.6°C
11 Oeiras do Para Para 29.6°C
12 Belem Para 29.6°C
13 Porto de Mosqueiro Pará 29.5°C
14 Ananindeua Para 29.5°C
15 Necocli 29.5°C
16 Turbo 29.4°C
17 Cartagena 29.4°C
18 La Boquilla 29.4°C
19 Bahia el Tablazo Zulia 29.3°C
20 El Toro Zulia 29.3°C
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21 Punta de Palmas Zulia 29.3°C
22 Cocal State of Amapá 29.3°C
23 Acandi 29.3°C
24 Capurgana 29.3°C
25 Ilha Do Brigue State of Amapá 29.3°C
26 Malecon Zulia 29.2°C
27 Soure Para 29.2°C
28 Ilha De Colares Pará 29.2°C
29 Ilha dos Guaras State of Pará 29.1°C
30 Vigia Para 29.1°C
31 Belfield Demerara-Mahaica 29.1°C
32 Linden Upper Demerara-Berbice 29.1°C
33 Cabimas 29.1°C
34 El Toro 29.1°C
35 Maracaibo 29.1°C
36 Tia Juana 29.1°C
37 Macapa Amapa 29.1°C
38 Santana Amapa 29.1°C
39 Sao Caetano de Odivelas Para 29.1°C
40 Charity Pomeroon-Supenaam 29.1°C
41 Demarara Light Buoy Demerara-Mahaica 29.1°C
42 Punta Waini Barima-Waini 29.0°C
43 Marapanim Para 29.0°C
44 Georgetown 28.9°C
45 Rosignol 28.9°C
46 Itaqui Maranhão 28.9°C
47 Ponta da Madeira Maranhão 28.9°C
48 Salinopolis Para 28.9°C
49 Sao Joao de Pirabas Para 28.9°C
50 New Amsterdam 28.9°C
51 Sao Luis Maranhao 28.8°C
52 Alcantara Maranhao 28.8°C
53 Sao Jose de Ribamar Maranhao 28.8°C
54 Ilha de Santana State of Maranhão 28.8°C
55 Iles du Salut Arrondissement of Cayenne 28.8°C
56 Skeldon 28.8°C
57 Mountain San Andres and Providencia 28.7°C
58 Puerto de Hierro Sucre 28.7°C
59 Augusto Correa Para 28.7°C
60 Amazon river (near Manaus) Amazonas 28.7°C
61 Kourou 28.6°C
62 Cayenne 28.6°C
63 Remire-Montjoly 28.6°C
64 Nieuw Nickerie 28.6°C
65 Providencia island 28.6°C
66 San Andres 28.6°C
67 Domburg Wanica 28.6°C
68 Nieuw Amsterdam Commewijne 28.6°C
69 Suriname River Entrance Paramaribo 28.6°C
70 Les Hattes Arrondissement of St.-Laurent-du-Maroni 28.5°C
71 Jurado 28.4°C
72 Puebloviejo 28.4°C
73 Pizarro Chocó 28.4°C
74 Paramaribo 28.4°C
75 Mana 28.4°C
76 Rio Negro (near Barcelos) Amazonas 28.3°C
77 Tutoia Maranhao 28.3°C
78 Barranquilla 28.3°C
79 Puerto Colombia 28.3°C
80 Totness 28.3°C
81 Buenaventura 28.3°C
82 Disney Espirito Santo 28.3°C
83 Bogota 28.3°C
84 Mosquera 28.3°C
85 Nuqui 28.3°C
86 Luis Correla Piauí 28.2°C
87 Lencois Maranhenses Maranhao 28.2°C
88 Los Roques 28.2°C
89 Gran Roque 28.1°C
90 Puerto Cabello 28.1°C
91 Isla Larga 28.1°C
92 Ocumare de la Costa 28.1°C
93 Patanemo 28.1°C
94 Luis Correia Piaui 28.1°C
95 Cayo Sombrero 28.0°C
96 Playa Cepe 28.0°C
97 Choroni 28.0°C
98 Chichiriviche 28.0°C
99 Morrocoy National Park 28.0°C
100 Tucacas 28.0°C
101 Mosquera Narino 27.9°C
102 El Charco 27.9°C
103 Taganga 27.8°C
104 Tayrona 27.8°C
105 Santa Marta 27.8°C
106 Camocim Ceara 27.8°C
107 Irapa 27.8°C
108 Puerto Tumaco Nariño 27.7°C
109 Pizarro 27.7°C
110 Catia La Mar Vargas 27.7°C
111 Acaraú Ceará 27.6°C
112 Adícora 27.6°C
113 San Lorenzo 27.6°C
114 Valdez 27.6°C
115 Jijoca de Jericoacoara Ceara 27.6°C
116 Malpelo Island 27.6°C
117 Tumaco 27.6°C
118 Pecem Ceara 27.5°C
119 Caraballeda Vargas 27.4°C
120 La Guaira 27.4°C
121 Maiquetia Vargas 27.4°C
122 Barra Grande Ceara 27.4°C
123 Paracuru Ceara 27.4°C
124 Port of Pecem Ceara 27.4°C
125 Playa Medina 27.4°C
126 Rio Caribe 27.4°C
127 La Vela de Coro 27.4°C
128 Puerto Carupano Sucre 27.4°C
129 Puerto La Guaira Vargas 27.4°C
130 Juan Griego 27.4°C
131 Playa El Agua 27.4°C
132 Caucaia Ceara 27.4°C
133 Cumbuco Ceara 27.4°C
134 Fortaleza Ceara 27.4°C
135 Baia do Sancho Pernambuco 27.3°C
136 Fernando de Noronha Pernambuco 27.3°C
137 Amuay Falcon 27.3°C
138 Caracas 27.3°C
139 Esmeraldas 27.3°C
140 Canoa Quebrada Ceara 27.2°C
141 Areia Branca (Salineiro Terminal) State of Sergipe 27.2°C
142 Areia Branca Rio Grande do Norte 27.1°C
143 Guajira 27.1°C
144 Macau Rio Grande do Norte 27.1°C
145 Higuerote 27.1°C
146 Carupano 27.0°C
147 Atacames 27.0°C
148 Tonsupa 27.0°C
149 Touros Rio Grande do Norte 27.0°C
150 Saint Peter and Saint Paul Rocks Federal District 26.9°C
151 Porto de Natal Rio Grande do Norte 26.9°C
152 Riohacha 26.9°C
153 Natal Rio Grande do Norte 26.9°C
154 Ponta Negra Rio Grande do Norte 26.9°C
155 Santa Cruz de los Taques 26.9°C
156 Coche Island 26.9°C
157 El Yaque 26.9°C
158 Margarita 26.9°C
159 Pampatar 26.9°C
160 Porlamar 26.9°C
161 La Mancha 26.9°C
162 Pipa Rio Grande do Norte 26.8°C
163 Maracajau Rio Grande do Norte 26.8°C
164 Jacuma Paraiba 26.8°C
165 Pitimbu Paraiba 26.8°C
166 Tambaba Paraiba 26.8°C
167 Cabedelo (Rio Paraiba) Paraíba 26.7°C
168 Boca del Rio 26.7°C
169 Punta de Piedras 26.7°C
170 Itamaraca Pernambuco 26.7°C
171 Mompiche 26.7°C
172 Muisne 26.7°C
173 Cabedelo Paraiba 26.7°C
174 Joao Pessoa Paraiba 26.7°C
175 Porto de Suape Pernambuco 26.6°C
176 Jaboatão Pernambuco 26.6°C
177 Cabo de Santo Agostinho Pernambuco 26.6°C
178 Ipojuca Pernambuco 26.6°C
179 Jaboatao dos Guararapes Pernambuco 26.6°C
180 Recife Pernambuco 26.6°C
181 Itapissuma Pernambuco 26.5°C
182 Muro Alto Beach Pernambuco 26.5°C
183 Olinda Pernambuco 26.5°C
184 Paulista Pernambuco 26.5°C
185 Porto de Galinhas Pernambuco 26.5°C
186 Isla de Plata 26.5°C
187 Maracaipe Pernambuco 26.5°C
188 Maragogi Alagoas 26.5°C
189 Praia dos Carneiros Pernambuco 26.5°C
190 Serrambi Pernambuco 26.5°C
191 Antunes Alagoas 26.5°C
192 Sao Jose da Coroa Grande Pernambuco 26.5°C
193 Tamandare Pernambuco 26.5°C
194 Porto De Pedras Alagoas 26.5°C
195 Maceio Alagoas 26.4°C
196 Barcelona 26.4°C
197 Lecherias 26.4°C
198 Pedernales 26.4°C
199 Puerto la Cruz 26.4°C
200 Punta Cardon 26.4°C
201 Punto Fijo 26.4°C
202 Japaratinga Alagoas 26.4°C
203 Sao Miguel dos Milagres Alagoas 26.4°C
204 Ponta Verde Alagoas 26.4°C
205 Barra de Santo Antonio Alagoas 26.4°C
206 Araya 26.4°C
207 Praia do Frances Alagoas 26.4°C
208 Marechal Deodoro Alagoas 26.4°C
209 Rio Sao Francisco Bar Sergipe 26.3°C
210 Cabo de La Vela 26.3°C
211 Mariguitar 26.3°C
212 San Antonio del Golfo 26.3°C
213 Mochima 26.3°C
214 Playa Colorada 26.3°C
215 Manaure 26.3°C
216 Sergipe Terminal Sergipe 26.2°C
217 Guarajuba Bahia 26.2°C
218 Praia do Forte Bahia 26.2°C
219 Costa do Sauipe Bahia 26.2°C
220 Imbassai Bahia 26.2°C
221 Cumana 26.1°C
222 Aracaju Sergipe 26.1°C
223 Barra dos Coqueiros Sergipe 26.1°C
224 Pedernales 26.1°C
225 Porto de Aratu Bahia 26.1°C
226 Itacare Bahia 26.1°C
227 Itaparica Island Bahia 26.0°C
228 Ilheus Bahia 25.9°C
229 Barra Grande Bahia 25.9°C
230 Madre de Deus Bahia 25.9°C
231 Salvador Bahia 25.9°C
232 Sao Francisco do Conde Bahia 25.9°C
233 Porto de Madre De Deus Bahia 25.8°C
234 Boipeba Bahia 25.8°C
235 Canavieiras Bahia 25.8°C
236 Morro de Sao Paulo Bahia 25.7°C
237 Darwin Island 25.7°C
238 Ponta do Alambique Bahia 25.7°C
239 Belmonte Bahia 25.6°C
240 Arraial d'Ajuda Bahia 25.3°C
241 Coroa Vermelha Bahia 25.3°C
242 Porto Seguro Bahia 25.3°C
243 Santa Cruz Cabralia Bahia 25.3°C
244 Bahia de Caraquez 25.2°C
245 Manta 25.2°C
246 Wolf Island 25.2°C
247 Abrolhos Archipelago Bahia 25.2°C
248 Unas dos Abrolhos Bahia 25.1°C
249 Cumuruxatiba Bahia 25.0°C
250 Bajo Alto 24.9°C
251 El Oro 24.9°C
252 Jambeli 24.9°C
253 Machala 24.9°C
254 Trancoso Bahia 24.9°C
255 Huaquillas 24.7°C
256 Los Frailes Beach 24.7°C
257 Machalilla 24.7°C
258 Duran 24.7°C
259 Guayaquil 24.7°C
260 Puna Island 24.7°C
261 Subida Alta 24.7°C
262 Isla de la Plata 24.6°C
263 Una da Trinidade Espírito Santo 24.6°C
264 Caravelas Bahia 24.5°C
265 Nova Vicosa Bahia 24.5°C
266 Ayampe 24.5°C
267 Puerto Lopez 24.5°C
268 Puerto Rico 24.5°C
269 Salango 24.5°C
270 Puerto Pizarro 24.5°C
271 Tumbes 24.5°C
272 Ilha Da Trindade State of Espírito Santo 24.5°C
273 Guriri Espirito Santo 24.4°C
274 Sao Mateus Espirito Santo 24.4°C
275 Trindade and Martim Vaz Espirito Santo 24.4°C
276 Bajada 24.4°C
277 Caleta Zorritos Zorritos 24.4°C
278 Conceicao da Barra Espirito Santo 24.4°C
279 Mucuri Bahia 24.4°C
280 Data de Villamil 24.4°C
281 Engabao 24.4°C
282 Gral Villamil 24.4°C
283 Montanita 24.4°C
284 Olon 24.4°C
285 Playas 24.4°C
286 Posorja 24.4°C
287 Itaunas Espirito Santo 24.3°C
288 Ayangue 24.3°C
289 Ballenita 24.3°C
290 Chipipe 24.3°C
291 La Libertad 24.3°C
292 Punta Blanca 24.3°C
293 Punta Centinela 24.3°C
294 Salinas 24.3°C
295 San Pablo 24.3°C
296 Valdivia 24.3°C
297 Bocapan 24.2°C
298 Zorritos 24.2°C
299 Anconcito 24.1°C
300 Monteverde 24.0°C
301 Chanduy 24.0°C
302 Cancas 23.9°C
303 Punta Sal 23.9°C
304 Regencia Espírito Santo 23.7°C
305 Porto do Tubarao Espírito Santo 23.5°C
306 Baltra Island 23.4°C
307 Terminal de Barra do Riacho Espírito Santo 23.4°C
308 Caleta Aeolian Islas Galápagos 23.4°C
309 Guarapari Espirito Santo 23.3°C
310 Vila Velha Espirito Santo 23.1°C
311 Vitoria Espirito Santo 23.1°C
312 Puerto Ayora 23.1°C
313 Santa Cruz 23.1°C
314 Disney State of Espírito Santo 23.1°C
315 Santa Cruz Islas Galápagos 23.1°C
316 San Cristobal 23.1°C
317 San Cristobal Islas Galápagos 23.0°C
318 Piuma Espirito Santo 23.0°C
319 Puerto Baquerizo Moreno 23.0°C
320 Los Organos 23.0°C
321 Mancora 23.0°C
322 Vichayito 23.0°C
323 Itapemirim Espírito Santo 22.9°C
324 Marataizes Espirito Santo 22.9°C
325 Terminal da Ponta do Ubu Anchieta 22.9°C
326 Atafona Rio de Janeiro 22.7°C
327 Cabo de Sao Tome Rio de Janeiro 22.5°C
328 Praia do Farol State of Rio de Janeiro 22.5°C
329 Puerto Villamil 22.5°C
330 Porto do Açu Rio de Janeiro 22.3°C
331 Arraial do Cabo State of Rio de Janeiro 22.3°C
332 Cabo Frio State of Rio de Janeiro 22.3°C
333 Pontal do Atalaia State of Rio de Janeiro 22.3°C
334 Praia do Forno State of Rio de Janeiro 22.3°C
335 Macae State of Rio de Janeiro 22.2°C
336 Parati Rio de Janeiro 22.2°C
337 Saquarema State of Rio de Janeiro 22.2°C
338 Armacao de Buzios State of Rio de Janeiro 22.1°C
339 Buzios State of Rio de Janeiro 22.1°C
340 Ferradura State of Rio de Janeiro 22.1°C
341 Ferradurinha Beach State of Rio de Janeiro 22.1°C
342 Geriba Beach State of Rio de Janeiro 22.1°C
343 Macae State of Rio de Janeiro 22.1°C
344 Tartaruga Beach State of Rio de Janeiro 22.1°C
345 Tucuns Beach State of Rio de Janeiro 22.1°C
346 Azeda Beach State of Rio de Janeiro 22.1°C
347 Ilha Guaíba Rio de Janeiro 22.1°C
348 Itacurussá Rio de Janeiro 22.1°C
349 Itaguaí Rio de Janeiro 22.1°C
350 Joao Fernandes Beach State of Rio de Janeiro 22.1°C
351 Praia dos Ossos State of Rio de Janeiro 22.1°C
352 Rio das Ostras State of Rio de Janeiro 22.1°C
353 Macae (Imbetiba) Rio de Janeiro 22.1°C
354 Porto Buzios Rio de Janeiro 22.1°C
355 Mangaratiba State of Rio de Janeiro 22.0°C
356 Sepetiba State of Rio de Janeiro 21.9°C
357 Barra da Tijuca State of Rio de Janeiro 21.9°C
358 Recreio dos Bandeirantes State of Rio de Janeiro 21.9°C
359 Ilha de Brocoio Rio de Janeiro 21.9°C
360 Ilha do Boqueirao Rio de Janeiro 21.9°C
361 Punta do Imbui Rio de Janeiro 21.9°C
362 Duque de Caxias State of Rio de Janeiro 21.9°C
363 Prainha Beach State of Rio de Janeiro 21.9°C
364 Angra dos Reis State of Rio de Janeiro 21.9°C
365 Botafogo State of Rio de Janeiro 21.9°C
366 Copacabana State of Rio de Janeiro 21.9°C
367 Ipanema State of Rio de Janeiro 21.9°C
368 Laranjeiras State of Rio de Janeiro 21.9°C
369 Leblon State of Rio de Janeiro 21.9°C
370 Maceio State of Rio de Janeiro 21.9°C
371 Niteroi State of Rio de Janeiro 21.9°C
372 Pitangueiras State of Rio de Janeiro 21.9°C
373 Red Beach State of Rio de Janeiro 21.9°C
374 Rio de Janeiro State of Rio de Janeiro 21.9°C
375 Paraty State of Rio de Janeiro 21.9°C
376 Ilha Grande State of Rio de Janeiro 21.9°C
377 Lopes Mendes State of Rio de Janeiro 21.9°C
378 Vila do Abraao State of Rio de Janeiro 21.9°C
379 Caraguatatuba Sao Paulo 21.6°C
380 Itamambuca Beach Sao Paulo 21.6°C
381 Ubatuba Sao Paulo 21.6°C
382 Lobitos 21.3°C
383 Ilhabela Sao Paulo 21.3°C
384 Sao Sebastiao Sao Paulo 21.3°C
385 Juquei Sao Paulo 21.2°C
386 Maresias Sao Paulo 21.2°C
387 Anakena 21.2°C
388 Easter Island 21.2°C
389 Hanga Roa 21.2°C
390 Bertioga Sao Paulo 21.0°C
391 Isla de Pascua (Hanga Piko) Valparaíso 21.0°C
392 Guaruja Sao Paulo 20.9°C
393 Santos Sao Paulo 20.9°C
394 Sao Vicente Sao Paulo 20.9°C
395 Praia Grande Sao Paulo 20.8°C
396 Itanhaem Sao Paulo 20.5°C
397 Ponta Paranapua State of São Paulo 20.5°C
398 Peruibe Sao Paulo 20.3°C
399 Negritos 20.2°C
400 Talara 20.2°C
401 Cananeia-B São Paulo 20.1°C
402 Iguape Sao Paulo 20.1°C

What this list does and doesn't tell you

Sea temperature is one input. Air temperature, wind, swell, and crowding all shape what a beach actually feels like. A 22°C sea on a cold cloudy day with strong onshore wind feels colder than the number suggests. A 17°C sea on a hot still day feels warmer.

The rankings here are typical means built from about ten years of daily readings, so they represent a normal July, not whatever's happening this week. For today's actual reading, click through to any location page. The 30-day chart will show you the current trend.

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