San Rafael weather by month & the best time to visit
🇦🇷 Argentina · regional city · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit San Rafael is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 96/100), with April and October close behind. San Rafael averages about 3,468 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 21 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,468
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 96/100
- Rain / year
- 410 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Population
- 118k
- Elevation
- 747 m
When is the best time to visit San Rafael?
For sunshine, the best time to visit San Rafael is September, then April and October. The dullest month is July (48/100, 20 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is San Rafael?
San Rafael is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,468 hours of sunshine a year. 48 Sunshine Score points separate September (96) from July (48), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #2 of 41 destinations in Argentina for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,741 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around February, carries about 41% of the annual 410 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 80 | 33° / 91°F | 18° / 64°F | 61 mm | 12 |
| February | 88 | 31° / 88°F | 16° / 61°F | 62 mm | 11 |
| March | 91 | 28° / 82°F | 13° / 55°F | 46 mm | 8 |
| April | 94 | 22° / 72°F | 9° / 48°F | 31 mm | 5 |
| May | 70 | 17° / 63°F | 5° / 41°F | 32 mm | 3 |
| June | 49 | 14° / 57°F | 1° / 34°F | 9 mm | 2 |
| July | 48 | 14° / 57°F | 0° / 32°F | 20 mm | 2 |
| August | 73 | 17° / 63°F | 2° / 36°F | 16 mm | 4 |
| September | 96 | 20° / 68°F | 5° / 41°F | 21 mm | 6 |
| October | 93 | 25° / 77°F | 9° / 48°F | 35 mm | 8 |
| November | 93 | 29° / 84°F | 13° / 55°F | 35 mm | 10 |
| December | 92 | 32° / 90°F | 16° / 61°F | 42 mm | 12 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Mendoza Argentina · 199 km · best in Sep · 3,504 h sun/yr
- Santiago Chile · 257 km · best in Mar · 3,263 h sun/yr
- Concepcion Chile · 486 km · best in Jan · 3,020 h sun/yr
- Cordoba Argentina · 535 km · best in Aug · 2,919 h sun/yr
- La Serena-Coquimbo Chile · 582 km · best in Jan · 2,601 h sun/yr
- Temuco Chile · 613 km · best in Jan · 2,637 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- San Luis Argentina · 239 km · 3,223 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Neuquén Argentina · 485 km · 3,358 h sun/yr · best in Mar
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