When to go · Mar del Plata

Mar del Plata in January

Great month. Inside Mar del Plata's best window: Dec–Mar (summer, beach season).

Key facts

Verdict: Great
Temperature: 26°C (80°F)80°F (26°C) / 15°C (58°F)58°F (15°C); average high / low
Rain days: 91
Crowds: High; Argentina overall
Prices: High; Argentina overall

Plan around it

Verdict

GreatBest and avoid months for Mar del Plata

Inside Mar del Plata's best window: Dec–Mar (summer, beach season).

No other month rates higher than January for Mar del Plata in this guide.

Long-term averages

Mar del PlataHighs around 26.4 °C (80 °F), lows around 14.5 °C (58 °F), rain on about 91 daysHighs around 80 °F (26.4 °C), lows around 58 °F (14.5 °C), rain on about 91 days
Buenos Aires and the Pampas, Argentina · Buenos Aires, La Plata, Mar del Platahot
Humid 30 °C (86 °F)+ summers; mild spring and autumn are the city season; winters are grey and around 10 °C (50 °F) but rarely freezing.Humid 86 °F (30 °C)+ summers; mild spring and autumn are the city season; winters are grey and around 50 °F (10 °C) but rarely freezing.

Argentina overall: Peak summer holidays: Patagonia at its best but booked out, Buenos Aires hot and half-empty, Northwest rainy.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Mar del Plata, side by side.

First month

Second month

Verdict
Jan: Great
Feb: Great
Daytime high
Jan: 26.4 °C (80 °F)80 °F (26.4 °C)
Feb: 25.5 °C (78 °F)78 °F (25.5 °C)
Night low
Jan: 14.5 °C (58 °F)58 °F (14.5 °C)
Feb: 14.3 °C (58 °F)58 °F (14.3 °C)
Rain days
Jan: 91 (better)
Feb: 104
Crowds
Jan: High
Feb: High
Prices
Jan: High
Feb: High
Festivals listed
Jan: 0
Feb: 1

January: Inside Mar del Plata's best window: Dec–Mar (summer, beach season).

February: Inside Mar del Plata's best window: Dec–Mar (summer, beach season).

Mar del Plata: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.