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Argentina in September

Good month. Spring: whales at Valdés, Iguazú and the Northwest at their best, jacaranda starting in Buenos Aires.

Key facts

Verdict
Good
Crowds
Low
Argentina
Prices
Medium
Argentina

Verdict

GoodVoykit month rating for Argentina

Spring: whales at Valdés, Iguazú and the Northwest at their best, jacaranda starting in Buenos Aires.

Is another month better than September?

September is rated good. These months rate higher:

Weather in September

  • Buenos Aires and the Pampas · Buenos Aires, La Plata, Mar del Platafine

    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.

  • Northeast (Iguazú, Esteros del Iberá) · Puerto Iguazú, Corrientesbest weather

    Subtropical and wet all year; summer is sticky at 35 °C (95 °F); the falls carry the most water after heavy rains, which can close walkways.

  • Northwest (Salta and Jujuy) · Salta, Purmamarca, Humahuaca, Cafayatebest weather

    Summer rains can cut mountain roads in January–March; the dry winter is clear but cold at night above 3,000 m.

  • Cuyo (Mendoza and the high Andes) · Mendoza, San Juan, Aconcaguafine

    Dry and sunny; harvest (vendimia) in March; the pass to Chile can close with snow in June–September.

  • Lakes District · Bariloche, San Martín de los Andes, Villa La Angosturafine

    Summer for lakes and hiking; July–August for skiing at Cerro Catedral; autumn colours in April.

  • Southern Patagonia · El Calafate, El Chaltén, Puerto Madryncool

    Wind up to 100 km/h (62 mph) in summer; El Chaltén largely shuts from May to September. Whales at Península Valdés June–December.

  • Tierra del Fuego · Ushuaiacool

    Cool even in summer (around 10–15 °C (50–59 °F)); Antarctic cruises sail November–March; winter brings skiing at Cerro Castor.

  • Dry, sunny days and cold nights year-round; Jun-Aug nights drop below freezing. Jan-Mar brings afternoon storms.

  • Andean Northwest: Salta and the Calchaquí valleys · Salta province, 1,200-2,300 mbest weather

    Mild and dry Apr-Nov; summer (Dec-Mar) is hot with heavy rain that can cut gravel roads.

  • Chaco: Chaco plain (Resistencia, Clorinda, Formosa) · northern Argentina, Paraguay and Bolivia bordersfine

    Subtropical: dry winter roughly June to mid-August, then heavy summer rain. Best window is June to mid-August; January to February is the worst heat.

  • Cuyo: Mendoza and San Juan · Andean foothills and desert valleysfine

    Dry and sunny most of the year; Zonda wind can push temperatures sharply in spring. Best months are March–May and October–November.

  • Cuyo: San Luis · Sierras and reservoirs east of the Andesfine

    Lake season is December–February, when Argentines fill the sierras; winter is quiet and cold at night.

  • Mesopotamia: Misiones and Corrientes · Subtropical northeastfine

    Warm and humid most of the year; rain is possible in any month, heaviest in summer. Winter (Jun–Aug) is milder and drier — good for walking the falls.

  • Pampas: Pampas · Buenos Aires to Córdoba, Atlantic coast to the westfine

    Humid summers (Dec–Feb) with 30 °C (86 °F)+ days and thunderstorms; winters (Jun–Aug) are mild but damp and grey. Spring and autumn are the comfortable windows.

  • Cool and sunnier than the Chilean side; snow above about 1,000 m in winter. Trekking season is roughly Nov–Mar.

  • Temperate, windy, hot summers in the north; whales around Península Valdés roughly Sep–Nov, penguins in the same window.

  • Buenos Aires18 °C (64 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 8 rain days
  • Adrogué19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 7 rain days
  • Amaicha del Valle23 °C (73 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 3 rain days
  • Arrecifes20 °C (68 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 6 rain days
  • Ayacucho19 °C (66 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 6 rain days
  • Bahía Blanca19 °C (66 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 5 rain days
  • Balneario El Cóndor18 °C (64 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 7 rain days
  • Barreal18 °C (64 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 1 rain days
  • Berisso18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 7 rain days
  • Cachi20 °C (68 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 2 rain days
  • Cafayate23 °C (73 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 3 rain days
  • Capilla del Monte20 °C (68 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 5 rain days
  • Capilla del Señor18 °C (64 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 5 rain days
  • Cariló16 °C (61 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 7 rain days
  • Catedral Alta Patagonia11 °C (52 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 9 rain days
  • Chajari22 °C (72 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 6 rain days
  • Chapelco13 °C (55 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 6 rain days
  • Chascomús17 °C (63 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 7 rain days
  • Clorinda27 °C (81 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 8 rain days
  • Colón21 °C (70 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 7 rain days
  • Colonia Carlos Pellegrini24 °C (75 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 8 rain days
  • Colonia Suiza14 °C (57 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 8 rain days
  • Comodoro Rivadavia12 °C (54 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 10 rain days
  • Concordia22 °C (72 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 7 rain days
  • Córdoba23.8 °C (75 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 4 rain days
  • Corrientes25.8 °C (78 °F) / 13.6 °C (56 °F), 60.3 rain days
  • El Bolsón13 °C (55 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 8 rain days
  • El Calafate11.1 °C (52 °F) / -0.8 °C (31 °F), 11 rain days
  • El Chaltén10 °C (50 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 8 rain days
  • Esquel13 °C (55 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 7 rain days
  • Esquina25 °C (77 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 6 rain days
  • Federación22 °C (72 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 8 rain days
  • Formosa33 °C (91 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 9 rain days
  • Gualeguaychu20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 7 rain days
  • Humahuaca21 °C (70 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 2 rain days
  • La Plata18 °C (64 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 7 rain days
  • La Punta23 °C (73 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 4 rain days
  • La Rioja28 °C (82 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 3 rain days
  • Lago Puelo13 °C (55 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days
  • Las Leñas8 °C (46 °F) / -4 °C (25 °F), 6 rain days
  • Luján20 °C (68 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 6 rain days
  • Magdalena20 °C (68 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 6 rain days
  • Malargüe17 °C (63 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 4 rain days
  • Mar del Plata15.9 °C (61 °F) / 5.5 °C (42 °F), 63 rain days
  • Martínez19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 6 rain days
  • Medanos19 °C (66 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 6 rain days
  • Mendoza22 °C (72 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 1 rain days
  • Mercedes24 °C (75 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 6 rain days
  • Necochea17 °C (63 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 7 rain days
  • Neuquén19.3 °C (67 °F) / 4.8 °C (41 °F), 5 rain days
  • Paraná22 °C (72 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 6 rain days
  • Paso de los Libres23 °C (73 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 6 rain days
  • Pergamino20 °C (68 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 6 rain days
  • Posadas25.9 °C (79 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 133 rain days
  • Puerto Iguazú27 °C (81 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 8 rain days
  • Puerto Madryn17 °C (63 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 4 rain days
  • Puerto San Julián11 °C (52 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 5 rain days
  • Purmamarca29 °C (84 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 4 rain days
  • Rawson13 °C (55 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 5 rain days
  • Resistencia26.2 °C (79 °F) / 12.9 °C (55 °F), 54 rain days
  • Rio Gallegos12 °C (54 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 8 rain days
  • Rosario22 °C (72 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 5 rain days
  • Salta24 °C (75 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 3 rain days
  • San Agustín de Valle Fértil25 °C (77 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 2 rain days
  • San Antonio de Areco22 °C (72 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 5 rain days
  • San Antonio de los Cobres19 °C (66 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 3 rain days
  • San Antonio Oeste18 °C (64 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 8 rain days
  • San Carlos de Bariloche12 °C (54 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 8 rain days
  • San José de Jáchal32 °C (90 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 6 rain days
  • San Juan24 °C (75 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 1 rain days
  • San Lorenzo20 °C (68 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 4 rain days
  • San Luis22 °C (72 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 4 rain days
  • San Martín de los Andes11 °C (52 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 8 rain days
  • San Miguel de Tucumán22 °C (72 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 5 rain days
  • San Rafael21 °C (70 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 3 rain days
  • San Salvador de Jujuy21 °C (70 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Santa Fe22.5 °C (73 °F) / 10.6 °C (51 °F), 6 rain days
  • Santa Maria, Catamarca24 °C (75 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 2 rain days
  • Santa Rosa18 °C (64 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 5 rain days
  • Santiago del Estero26 °C (79 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 3 rain days
  • Sierra de la Ventana17 °C (63 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 6 rain days
  • Tafi Viejo25 °C (77 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 4 rain days
  • Tandil18 °C (64 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 8 rain days
  • Tigre22 °C (72 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 6 rain days
  • Tilcara22 °C (72 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 3 rain days
  • Trelew15 °C (59 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 4 rain days
  • Trevelin12 °C (54 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 9 rain days
  • Tunuyán15 °C (59 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 3 rain days
  • Uquía30 °C (86 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 5 rain days
  • Viedma18 °C (64 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 4 rain days
  • Villa Carlos Paz22 °C (72 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 5 rain days
  • Villa El Chocón15 °C (59 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 7 rain days
  • Villa Gesell17 °C (63 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 7 rain days
  • Villa la Angostura11.6 °C (53 °F) / -0.1 °C (32 °F), 11 rain days
  • Villa Unión25 °C (77 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 2 rain days

Festivals and holidays

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

  • Jacaranda bloom

    Spring, peaking around October-November (weather dependent) · Buenos Aires

    Purple-flowering trees line many streets; a favourite season for photography and walking.

Crowds and prices

Crowds · Argentina
Low
Prices · Argentina
Medium

Compare two months

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Argentina, side by side.

  • Verdict

    Sep: Good

    Mar: Great (better)

  • Crowds

    Sep: Low

    Mar: Medium

  • Prices

    Sep: Medium

    Mar: Medium

  • Festivals listed

    Sep: 1

    Mar: 4

September: Spring: whales at Valdés, Iguazú and the Northwest at their best, jacaranda starting in Buenos Aires.

March: Good all round: Mendoza harvest festival, Patagonia calmer, Buenos Aires cooling down.

Argentina: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.

What to pack

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Where to go in September

Rated best or good this month

  • Northeast (Iguazú, Esteros del Iberá)

    Best weather of the year (Puerto Iguazú, Corrientes)

  • Northwest (Salta and Jujuy)

    Best weather of the year (Salta, Purmamarca, Humahuaca, Cafayate)

  • Buenos Aires

    Spring; jacaranda and mild weather.

  • Adrogué

    Best months: Mar–May, Sep–Nov

  • Amaicha del Valle

    Best months: Apr–Oct

  • Arrecifes

    Best months: Mar–May, Sep–Nov

  • Ayacucho

    Best months: Mar–May, Sep–Nov (mild and dry)

  • Bahía Blanca

    Best months: Mar–May, Sep–Nov

  • Berisso

    Best months: Sep–Oct (Immigrant's Party)

  • Cachi

    Best months: Apr–Nov

  • Cafayate

    Best months: Apr–Nov

  • Capilla del Monte

    Best months: Mar–May, Sep–Nov