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When to go · Argentina

Argentina, month by month

The best months for Argentina: Mar, Apr, Nov.

Month by month

  1. JanuaryMixedPeak summer holidays: Patagonia at its best but booked out, Buenos Aires hot and half-empty, Northwest rainy.Buenos Aires and the Pampas: hot · Northeast (Iguazú, Esteros del Iberá): hot · Northwest (Salta and Jujuy): rainyCrowds: High · 3 festivals or holidays
  2. FebruaryGoodStill prime Patagonia; Carnival long weekend fills the Northwest (Humahuaca) and the coast.Buenos Aires and the Pampas: hot · Northeast (Iguazú, Esteros del Iberá): hot · Northwest (Salta and Jujuy): rainyCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
  3. MarchGreatGood all round: Mendoza harvest festival, Patagonia calmer, Buenos Aires cooling down.Buenos Aires and the Pampas: best weather · Northeast (Iguazú, Esteros del Iberá): fine · Northwest (Salta and Jujuy): rainyCrowds: Medium · 4 festivals or holidays
  4. AprilGreatAutumn colours in Patagonia and the Lakes; Northwest dries out; Easter week is busy.Buenos Aires and the Pampas: best weather · Northeast (Iguazú, Esteros del Iberá): best weather · Northwest (Salta and Jujuy): best weatherCrowds: Medium · 4 festivals or holidays
  5. MayMixedPatagonia closing down for winter; Buenos Aires, Iguazú and the Northwest still good.Buenos Aires and the Pampas: fine · Northeast (Iguazú, Esteros del Iberá): best weather · Northwest (Salta and Jujuy): best weatherCrowds: Low · 3 festivals or holidays
  6. JuneMixedWinter: El Chaltén mostly shut; good for Iguazú, Salta and whale watching at Península Valdés.Buenos Aires and the Pampas: cool · Northeast (Iguazú, Esteros del Iberá): fine · Northwest (Salta and Jujuy): fineCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
  7. JulyMixedWinter school holidays: ski season in Bariloche; cold and grey in Buenos Aires.Buenos Aires and the Pampas: cool · Northeast (Iguazú, Esteros del Iberá): fine · Northwest (Salta and Jujuy): fineCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
  8. AugustMixedLate winter: Northwest dry and clear; Iguazú pleasant; Patagonia still closed for hiking.Buenos Aires and the Pampas: cool · Northeast (Iguazú, Esteros del Iberá): best weather · Northwest (Salta and Jujuy): fineCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
  9. SeptemberGoodSpring: whales at Valdés, Iguazú and the Northwest at their best, jacaranda starting in Buenos Aires.Buenos Aires and the Pampas: fine · Northeast (Iguazú, Esteros del Iberá): best weather · Northwest (Salta and Jujuy): best weatherCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
  10. OctoberGoodGood month for Buenos Aires and Mendoza; Patagonia reopens with some trails still snowy.Buenos Aires and the Pampas: best weather · Northeast (Iguazú, Esteros del Iberá): fine · Northwest (Salta and Jujuy): best weatherCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
  11. NovemberGreatOne of the best months overall: Patagonia open with fewer crowds, jacarandas in Buenos Aires.Buenos Aires and the Pampas: best weather · Northeast (Iguazú, Esteros del Iberá): fine · Northwest (Salta and Jujuy): best weatherCrowds: Medium · 3 festivals or holidays
  12. DecemberGoodPatagonia summer starts; book flights early; Christmas and New Year fill everything.Buenos Aires and the Pampas: fine · Northeast (Iguazú, Esteros del Iberá): hot · Northwest (Salta and Jujuy): fineCrowds: High · 3 festivals or holidays

Weather by region

How each climate zone rates each month.

Weather rating by region and month
RegionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Buenos Aires and the PampasBuenos Aires, La Plata, Mar del PlataHotHotBestBestOKCoolCoolCoolOKBestBestOK
Northeast (Iguazú, Esteros del Iberá)Puerto Iguazú, CorrientesHotHotOKBestBestOKOKBestBestOKOKHot
Northwest (Salta and Jujuy)Salta, Purmamarca, Humahuaca, CafayateWetWetWetBestBestOKOKOKBestBestBestOK
Cuyo (Mendoza and the high Andes)Mendoza, San Juan, AconcaguaHotHotBestBestOKCoolCoolCoolOKBestBestOK
Lakes DistrictBariloche, San Martín de los Andes, Villa La AngosturaBestBestBestOKWetCoolCoolCoolOKOKBestBest
Southern PatagoniaEl Calafate, El Chaltén, Puerto MadrynBestBestBestOKCoolCoolCoolCoolCoolOKBestBest
Tierra del FuegoUshuaiaBestBestOKOKCoolCoolCoolCoolCoolOKOKBest