San Carlos de Bariloche weather by month & the best time to visit
🇦🇷 Argentina · small town · oceanic / maritime climate
The best time to visit San Carlos de Bariloche is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 90/100), with January and March close behind. San Carlos de Bariloche averages about 2,627 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 24 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,627
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 90/100
- Rain / year
- 856 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈84 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Population
- 95k
- Elevation
- 838 m
When is the best time to visit San Carlos de Bariloche?
For sunshine, the best time to visit San Carlos de Bariloche is February, then January and March. The dullest month is June (0/100, 156 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is San Carlos de Bariloche?
San Carlos de Bariloche gets a lot of sun: around 2,627 hours a year. 90 Sunshine Score points separate February (90) from June (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #31 of 41 destinations in Argentina for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,741 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around July, carries about 47% of the annual 856 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 88 | 22° / 72°F | 8° / 46°F | 33 mm | 10 |
| February | 90 | 23° / 73°F | 8° / 46°F | 24 mm | 9 |
| March | 81 | 19° / 66°F | 6° / 43°F | 33 mm | 6 |
| April | 42 | 14° / 57°F | 3° / 37°F | 59 mm | 3 |
| May | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 1° / 34°F | 120 mm | 2 |
| June | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -1° / 30°F | 156 mm | 1 |
| July | 0 | 4° / 39°F | -2° / 28°F | 127 mm | 1 |
| August | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -1° / 30°F | 122 mm | 2 |
| September | 14 | 10° / 50°F | 0° / 32°F | 62 mm | 4 |
| October | 35 | 13° / 55°F | 2° / 36°F | 52 mm | 6 |
| November | 58 | 16° / 61°F | 4° / 39°F | 38 mm | 8 |
| December | 81 | 19° / 66°F | 6° / 43°F | 30 mm | 10 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Puerto Montt Chile · 165 km · best in Feb · 2,120 h sun/yr
- Temuco Chile · 278 km · best in Jan · 2,637 h sun/yr
- Concepcion Chile · 514 km · best in Jan · 3,020 h sun/yr
- Balmaceda Chile · 532 km · best in Feb · 2,893 h sun/yr
- Santiago Chile · 863 km · best in Mar · 3,263 h sun/yr
- Mendoza Argentina · 949 km · best in Sep · 3,504 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Chapelco/San Martin de los Andes Argentina · 120 km · 2,635 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Osorno Chile · 171 km · 2,270 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Esquel Argentina · 195 km · 2,670 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Pucon Chile · 216 km · 2,661 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Valdivia Chile · 234 km · 2,528 h sun/yr · best in Jan
Head-to-head
How San Carlos de Bariloche compares month by month: San Carlos de Bariloche vs Concepcion · San Carlos de Bariloche vs Temuco · San Carlos de Bariloche vs Puerto Montt · San Carlos de Bariloche vs Punta Arenas · all comparisons
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