When to go · Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires in August
Good month. Cool, sometimes damp.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Good
- Temperature
- 16° / 8°
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 7
- Crowds
- Low
- Argentina overall
- Prices
- Low
- Argentina overall
Verdict
Cool, sometimes damp.
Weather in August
- Buenos AiresHighs around 16 °C, lows around 8 °C, rain on about 7 days
- Buenos Aires and the Pampas, Argentina · Buenos Aires, La Plata, Mar del Platacool
Humid 30 °C+ summers; mild spring and autumn are the city season; winters are grey and around 10 °C but rarely freezing.
Winter season
Cool and mild rather than cold; the Tango Festival falls in August.
Watch: Damp, grey stretches; pack a warm layer, not a heavy coat.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Buenos Aires Tango Festival and World Cup (Tango BA) check
August (check) · Citywide, main venues and milongas
Two weeks of tango classes, shows and the world championship; hotel prices and milonga crowds rise.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Argentina overall
- Low
- Prices · Argentina overall
- Low
Argentina overall: Late winter: Northwest dry and clear; Iguazú pleasant; Patagonia still closed for hiking.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings
- Layers: a fleece or light jacket