Buenos Aires weather

The best months to visit Buenos Aires are January, February, November, December. Mid-October Southern Hemisphere spring; jacarandas bloom across Palermo, Puerto Madero terraces reopen, and Colon opera season peaks.

January runs the highest averages in Buenos Aires, with typical daytime highs of 29°C (83°F). Portenos evacuate to Tigre Delta or Colonia ferry across the Rio de la Plata; Palermo Bosques fills at 8pm mate-drinking crowds only after sunset.

July brings the lowest averages, with daytime highs near 14°C (57°F). July damp cold hits harder than the temperature suggests; parillas fire up quebracho charcoal and San Telmo tango milongas run late into the morning.

March typically records the highest monthly rainfall — around 129mm on average. Summer sudestada storms flood La Boca and Barracas quickly; the Riachuelo overflows and colectivo buses reroute; taxis refuse Puerto Madero addresses.

Buenos Aires, Argentina has warm summers, mild winters, moderate seasonal rainfall. Skip Caminito for real La Boca; go with a local to a bombonera match instead. Palermo Soho and Hollywood are hipster central, but Chacarita and Villa Crespo are the new cool. Dinner starts at 10pm sharp; anywhere seating you at 8 is a tourist trap. The blue-dollar cueva money-changer economy is real; western union transfers get you 60 percent more than card rates. Never take the black-and-yellow taxis at Ezeiza; book Cabify. You can read the detailed month-by-month breakdown on this page.