San Salvador de Jujuy weather by month

The best time to visit San Salvador de Jujuy is July to September — 90/100 in September, 23°C and 13 rainy days. The best season is winter, June to August (85/100 on average).

The worst month is January at 72/100 — hot, soaked, clean air. See January →

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Planning the wider trip? Best time to visit Argentina →

San Salvador de Jujuy🇦🇷 Argentina · Northwest Argentina · City90
  1. 72Jan
  2. 76Feb
  3. 74Mar
  4. 74Apr
  5. 79May
  6. 83Jun
  7. 85Jul
  8. 88Aug
  9. 90Sep
  10. 83Oct
  11. 80Nov
  12. 74Dec

Best season: June to August (85/100 on average) · worst January (72/100)

Days
23°C
Nights
10°C
Wet days
13
Sun
10.8 h
Humidity
69%
Daylight
12 h
San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina
Photo: Nieve_en_verano,_Jujuy · CC BY-SA 3.0

San Salvador de Jujuy, month by month

Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip San Salvador de Jujuy is best for, the average high, rainy days and hours of sun a day from the climate normals, and how busy it tends to be.

MonthScoreTierHighRainSunCrowdsOn
Jan72B26°C24 d11 hPeak2
Feb76B25°C22 d10 hPeak2
Mar74B24°C25 d10 hPeak4
Apr74B21°C21 d10 hPeak2
May79B18°C17 d9 hShoulder—
Jun83A17°C10 d9 hShoulder1
Jul85A18°C9 d10 hPeak1
Aug88A20°C8 d10 hPeak3
Sep90S23°C13 d11 hBusy1
Oct83A24°C19 d11 hBusy1
Nov80A25°C20 d11 hShoulder—
Dec74B26°C23 d11 hPeak1

What's on in San Salvador de Jujuy through the year

Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.

January
  • Summer landslides in the Quebrada1 Jan – 31 Mar (usually)Hazard
February
  • Carnaval jujeño1 Feb – 5 Mar (usually)Festival
March
  • Punta Corral pilgrimage10 Mar – 20 Apr (usually)Festival
  • Semana Santa2–5 AprHoliday
June
  • Inti Raymi, the Andean New Year20–21 JunFestival
July
  • Argentine winter holidays5 Jul – 5 Aug (usually)Season
August
  • Pachamama month1–31 Aug (usually)Festival
  • Éxodo Jujeño22–23 AugFestival
September
  • Fiesta Nacional de los Estudiantes12–26 SepFestival
October
  • Virgen de Rio Blanco y Paypaya1–31 OctFestival
December
  • Christmas and New Year24 Dec – 1 JanHoliday

Everything on in San Salvador de Jujuy through the year →

Crowds in San Salvador de Jujuy in September

How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.

BusyFiesta Nacional de los Estudiantes, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it(estimated)

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Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet

Traveller notes on San Salvador de Jujuy

What people who have been say about the place — the year-round notes first, then month by month.

Northwest Argentina's forum describes February as squarely in the rainy season for Jujuy and neighboring Salta - some roads can flood or become impassable, but mornings are typically clear with little landslide risk, and the big storms tend to arrive in the afternoon rather than at random. Posters recommended strong sun protection regardless, since the sun is intense whenever it does break through the cloud cover. It's a month that rewards flexible day planning - clear mornings for sightseeing, afternoon plans held loosely in case a storm rolls in.
NorthwestArgentinaHighlandsRegular · February · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Forum posters describe this stretch of northwestern Argentina in August as genuinely excellent - close to zero chance of rain, a dry climate, and sunshine essentially every day, though cold mornings and nights are a real feature of the season. Posters describe a typical day warming into the high-60s to low-70sF by early afternoon before dropping sharply once the sun starts setting, commonly down into the 50sF or cooler by early evening. Posters recommend light clothing plus a hat and sunblock for midday sun exposure, alongside a fleece for the cold mornings and evenings - the day-to-night swing here is described as the defining feature of the season rather than any single extreme.
Tripadvisor community · August · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

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