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When to go · Cafayate

Cafayate in February

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (rainy season, road closures).

Key facts

Verdict
Avoid
Temperature
27°C (81°F) / 15°C (59°F)
average high / low
Rain days
11
Crowds
High
Argentina overall
Prices
High
Argentina overall

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for Cafayate

Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (rainy season, road closures).

Is another month better than February?

February is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Weather in February

Long-term averages
  • CafayateHighs around 27 °C (81 °F), lows around 15 °C (59 °F), rain on about 11 days
  • Northwest (Salta and Jujuy), Argentina · Salta, Purmamarca, Humahuaca, Cafayaterainy

    Summer rains can cut mountain roads in January–March; the dry winter is clear but cold at night above 3,000 m.

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.

  • Carnival big impact

    Mon–Tue before Ash Wednesday (8–9 Feb 2027) · Argentina

    Long weekend; Humahuaca, Gualeguaychú and the coast full.

Crowds and prices

Crowds · Argentina overall
High
Prices · Argentina overall
High

Argentina overall: Still prime Patagonia; Carnival long weekend fills the Northwest (Humahuaca) and the coast.

High-price month: see what to book ahead.

Compare two months

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Cafayate, side by side.

  • Verdict

    Feb: Avoid

    Apr: Great (better)

  • Daytime high

    Feb: 27 °C (81 °F)

    Apr: 23 °C (73 °F)

  • Night low

    Feb: 15 °C (59 °F)

    Apr: 11 °C (52 °F)

  • Rain days

    Feb: 11

    Apr: 5 (better)

  • Crowds

    Feb: High

    Apr: Medium

  • Prices

    Feb: High

    Apr: Medium

  • Festivals listed

    Feb: 1

    Apr: 1

February: Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (rainy season, road closures).

April: Inside Cafayate's best window: Apr–Nov.

Cafayate: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.

What to pack

  • A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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