Best: Jan-Feb, Jul-Aug · Great: Mar, Dec · Jul-Aug for Ski Season
Four distinct seasons run through the year here, from July's chill to January's warmth, with rain spread fairly evenly across the calendar rather than concentrated in one stretch. In January, expect highs around 19°C with rain on roughly 3 days of the month.
Ski Season (July-August) — Cerro Catedral near Bariloche, South America's largest ski resort, is in full winter season.
El Calafate is the gateway to the Perito Moreno Glacier, where you can watch and hear massive ice chunks calve into the lake. El Chaltén, Argentina's trekking capital, has trailheads straight from town leading to Laguna de los Tres and views of Mount Fitz Roy.
Try Patagonian lamb, slow-roasted over an open fire.
Daylight, sunrise, and sunset are calculated exactly from this region's latitude. Temperature and rainfall are modeled from its general climate type, not measured station data. Month summaries are generated from those modeled figures.
Expect mild days around 19°/8°C, with mostly dry conditions (~3 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 19°/7°C, with mostly dry conditions (~3 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 16°/6°C, with occasional rain (~6 rainy days).
Expect cool days around 13°/3°C, with occasional rain (~7 rainy days).
Expect cool days around 9°/0°C, with occasional rain (~6 rainy days).
Expect cool days around 5°/-3°C, with occasional rain (~5 rainy days).
Expect cold days around 4°/-3°C, with occasional rain (~5 rainy days).
Expect cool days around 6°/-2°C, with occasional rain (~5 rainy days).
Expect cool days around 9°/0°C, with occasional rain (~4 rainy days).
Expect cool days around 12°/3°C, with occasional rain (~5 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 15°/5°C, with occasional rain (~4 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 18°/7°C, with occasional rain (~4 rainy days).