Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The Climate of Argentina
Broadly, Argentina's climate can be divided into four types: arid,
moderate, cold, and warm. The Andes, Antarctica, the Atlantic
Ocean, and the sheer extent of the country also play a major role
in determining the country's climate. In Buenos Aires, the
sudestadas
(southeasterly winds) bring torrential rains, while the
pampeano
weather system, influenced by the ocean, can bring
electric storms from the western Pampas. The high plains of the
Andean Northwest are warm during the day, while Patagonia is
subject to powerful winds that rise in the southwest and sweep
across the plains unobstructed. The subpolar oceanic climate of
Tierra del Fuego makes it windy and wet most of the year.
Abra Pampa
ABRA PAMPA
Climate Zones
°C
Mendoza
Arid Andean high plains: warm,
dry, rainy in the north.
21
19
20
15
Arid mountains: sunny, warm,
07
wet summers, cold winters.
02
02
-7
Cold and wet: cold, snowy
12
hrs
09
mm
13
hrs
11
hrs
11
hrs
winters, windy spring.
00
mm
17
mm
80
mm
Tropical Serrano: long winters,
windy, heavy storms.
month
Apr
Jul
Oct
Jan
Subtropical: very hot, humid
summers, mild winters.
Mild semi-arid: mild summers,
Neuquén
severe winters in parts.
Temperate Serrano: hot
MENDOZA
summers, seasonal rainfall.
Arid Patagonia: cool summers,
Bariloche
°C
cold winters, frequent storms.
31
25
22
11
18
14
11
02
11
hrs
12
mm
10
hrs
13
hrs
14
hrs
07
mm
21
mm
30
mm
month
Apr
Jul
Oct
Jan
BARILOCHE
°C
21
13
02
13
08
05
02
01
11
hrs
61
mm
9
hrs
10
hrs
10
hrs
144
mm
41
mm
26
mm
Patagonia
has sunny
summers, with long
days and cool nights.
month
Apr
Jul
Oct
Jan
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