Season guide · Buenos Aires · Argentina
Buenos Aires in spring
September–November: weather, crowds, prices and the best things to do this time of year.
Updated By the AMZBooking editorial team
Photo: Rodrigo Paredes from Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina, CC BY 2.0
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Quick answer
Warming weather, flowering jacarandas in November and busy café terraces before the summer heat. Expect highs up to 25°C (77°F) and lows around 11°C (52°F), with about 25 rainy days across September–November. October–November are among the best months of the year to visit.
Key facts
- Months
- September–November
- Temperatures
- 11°C (52°F) to 25°C (77°F)
- Rainy days in the season
- About 25
- Crowds
- Moderate
- Hotel prices
- Average
Weather in spring
| Month | High | Low | Rainy days | Daylight | Crowds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September | 19°C (66°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 7 | 11.9 h | 2/5 |
| October | 22°C (72°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 9 | 13 h | 3/5 |
| November | 25°C (77°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 9 | 14 h | 3/5 |
Compared with the rest of the year: average highs of 22°C (72°F) against a yearly 22°C (72°F), and 25 of the year's roughly 88 rainy days fall in these 3 months. Crowds rate 3/5 and hotel prices 3/5 on average.
What's on in spring
Recurring events; dates move from year to year, so confirm with the organiser.
- September: Buenos Aires Marathon (usually September)
- November: Marcha del Orgullo — Pride march (usually early November)
- November: La Noche de los Museos — museums open late into the night (usually November)
- November: Argentine Open polo at Palermo (usually November–December)
Good choices for spring
Museum · Palermo
Galileo Galilei Planetarium
Check the show schedule online; many sessions are in Spanish, but the dome visuals work in any language.
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Cost
- Low cost
- Kids
- Rainy day
- Architecture
Architecture · San Nicolás
Teatro Colón
Opened in 1908, the Colón is one of the world's great opera houses, famed for its acoustics, its gilded horseshoe auditorium and Raúl Soldi's painted dome.
- Time needed
- 1 hour for a tour
- Cost
- Mid-priced
- Iconic
- Architecture
- History
- Rainy day
- After dark
Museum · Palermo
MALBA
Combine it with the Palermo parks and Floralis Genérica, a short walk along Figueroa Alcorta.
- Time needed
- 2 hours
- Cost
- Mid-priced
- Art
- Rainy day
- Architecture
Museum · Recoleta
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes
Argentina's national fine-arts museum, free to enter, holds European works by Impressionists such as Monet, Degas and Van Gogh alongside a large collection of Argentine painting and sculpture from the 19th century onwards.
- Time needed
- 1.5 hours
- Cost
- Free
- Art
- Free
- Rainy day
Architecture · Recoleta
El Ateneo Grand Splendid
Go on a weekday morning for photos from the upper balconies before the afternoon crowds arrive.
- Time needed
- 45 minutes
- Cost
- Free
- Architecture
- Free
- Rainy day
- Photo spot
Day trips in spring
- La Plata (About 1–1.5 hours by train or bus) — The provincial capital was planned from scratch in the 1880s on a grid cut by diagonal avenues.
- Luján (About 1.5–2 hours by train or bus) — Argentina's main pilgrimage town is dominated by the twin-spired neo-Gothic Basilica of Our Lady of Luján, the country's patron saint.
What to pack
- Light layers for the day and a light jacket for the evening
- A packable rain jacket for showers
- Comfortable walking shoes
Other times of year
Questions travellers ask
+Is spring a good time to visit Buenos Aires?
Yes: October–November are among the best months. Warming weather, flowering jacarandas in November and busy café terraces before the summer heat.
+What is the weather like in Buenos Aires in spring?
Highs of up to 25°C (77°F) and lows around 11°C (52°F), with about 25 rainy days over the season.