comfortably in the mist of the rio de janeiro winter, july tends to be the coolest month of the year - however, as the winter in rio de janeiro is a fairly tepid affair, the temperature stays relatively high, with an average of 21 degrees celsius, moving between an average high of 25 degrees, and an average low of 18 degrees.

it is during this period that the wind speed in the city dips a little, so whilst it may be a little chillier, it is rare for there to be weather that requires heavy clothing.

as part of rio de janeiro's drier winter months, july does not experience much rainfall, with average precipitation standing at only 56 millimeters, which is the second lowest in the year.