When to Go
When to Visit Argentina: Month by Month
Average highs, rainfall and public holidays across all twelve months in Argentina — and the quietest hours at the places worth going.
- Best month
- Oct
- Average high
- 14–28°C
- Rainfall
- 941mm
The year at a glance
- Good time to go
- Middling
- Less good
- Best avoided
Colours rank each country's twelve months against one another: how far the month sits from a mild 22°C in either direction, and how much of the year's rain falls in it. The number is that month's average daytime high.
Easiest months to travel
Ranked by how mild and dry each month is on average. A comfortable month can still be a busy one — check its holidays.
Every month compared
| Month | Average high | Average low | Rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28° | 22° | 75mm |
| Feb | 28° | 22° | 97mm |
| Mar | 25° | 20° | 111mm |
| Apr | 22° | 17° | 96mm |
| May | 17° | 13° | 81mm |
| Jun | 14° | 10° | 44mm |
| Jul | 14° | 9° | 62mm |
| Aug | 15° | 10° | 69mm |
| Sep | 18° | 12° | 71mm |
| Oct | 21° | 15° | 72mm |
| Nov | 24° | 18° | 79mm |
| Dec | 27° | 20° | 84mm |
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Places to go in Argentina
attraction Obelisk
The Obelisk (el Obelisco) stands in Buenos Aires' San Nicolás district, at the crossing of Avenida 9 de Julio and Avenida Corrientes on Plaza de la República. 4.6★ (186,994 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
attraction San Bernardo's Hill
San Bernardo's Hill (Cerro San Bernardo) rises straight out of eastern Salta, and you can reach the summit viewpoint by cable car from Parque San Martín or by a long stone stairway that starts behind the Güemes Monument. 4.7★ (53,144 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
attraction Plaza Independencia
Plaza Independencia is the four-block central square of downtown Mendoza, at Gral. Espejo 300, with shade trees, a semicircular fountain and street vendors. 4.5★ (79,356 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
attraction Purmamarca Jujuy
Purmamarca Jujuy is a small adobe village in Argentina's Quebrada de Humahuaca, built right below the striped Cerro de los Siete Colores (Hill of Seven Colours). 4.8★ (20,660 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
attraction Parque Nacional Los Glaciares
Parque Nacional Los Glaciares is the national park on El Calafate's doorstep. 4.9★ (6,477 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
attraction Cartel Ushuaia
Cartel Ushuaia is the open-air sign spelling out the town's name, listed on Luis Pedro Fique in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, and it's the standard "end of the world" photo stop. 4.8★ (3,709 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
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Climate figures are 10-year averages for Buenos Aires, from NASA POWER; holidays from public calendars. Updated monthly.