Argentina in August

August is Argentina's best month (rank 1 of 12): its 17 destinations average 81/100, led by Tilcara at 96 — 18°C and 6 rainy days — while El Chaltén is cooler at 0°C and scores 55.

#1 of 12 months for Argentina · 17 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

🇦🇷 Argentina, month by month

81/100 in August

Where in Argentina in August

#	Place	Type	Feels-like high	Rain	Comfort	At its best
1	Tilcara	Trekking hub	18°C	24 mm · 6 days	96 tier S	Yes
2	Cafayate	City	17°C	3 mm · 1 day	91 tier S	—
3	Córdoba	City	21°C	14 mm · 2 days	91 tier S	Yes
4	Salta	City	23°C	33 mm · 6 days	91 tier S	Yes
5	Las Leñas	Ski resort	0°C	113 mm · 9 days	89 tier A	Yes
6	San Salvador de Jujuy	City	20°C	45 mm · 8 days	88 tier A	Yes
7	Mendoza	City	15°C	19 mm · 4 days	86 tier A	—
8	Rosario	City	18°C	47 mm · 4 days	85 tier A	—
9	Buenos Aires	City	15°C	59 mm · 5 days	82 tier A	—
10	Puerto Iguazú	National park	27°C	94 mm · 7 days	81 tier A	Yes
11	San Martín de los Andes	Ski resort	5°C	160 mm · 16 days	81 tier A	Yes
12	Ushuaia	Ski resort	3°C	59 mm · 14 days	77 tier B	Yes
13	San Carlos de Bariloche	Ski resort	6°C	123 mm · 15 days	73 tier B	Yes
14	El Calafate	Trekking hub	5°C	62 mm · 12 days	72 tier B	—
15	Puerto Madryn	Beach	10°C	17 mm · 4 days	68 tier C	—
16	Mar del Plata	Beach	13°C	41 mm · 7 days	67 tier C	—
17	El Chaltén	Trekking hub	0°C	236 mm · 22 days	55 tier D	—

Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score; each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. "At its best" means August is one of that place's own top three months. Feels-like highs fold in humidity, wind and sun.

What's on in Argentina in August

Tango BA Festival and World Cup · Buenos Aires · 10–25 Aug (usually)
Argentine winter recess · San Martín de los Andes · 8 Jul – 2 Aug (usually)
Fiesta Nacional de la Nieve · San Carlos de Bariloche · 14–17 Aug
Día de la Pachamama · Tilcara · 1 Aug
Offering to the Pachamama · Cafayate · 1 Aug
Pachamama month · San Salvador de Jujuy · 1–31 Aug (usually)
Éxodo Jujeño · San Salvador de Jujuy · 22–23 Aug
Southern right whales · Puerto Madryn · 1 Jun – 15 Dec (usually)

Seasons in force

Ski season · 5 places Off-season shutdown · 3 places Dry season · 2 places Monsoon · 1 place Smoke season · 1 place Wind season · 1 place Winter road closures · 1 place

Peak crowds at 1 of Argentina's 8 well-known places this month.

Other good months for Argentina

September · 80/100 July · 77/100 June · 76/100 Weakest: January · 62/100

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