Season guide · Buenos Aires · Argentina
Buenos Aires in winter
June–August: weather, crowds, prices and the best things to do this time of year.
Updated By the AMZBooking editorial team
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Quick answer
Cool days around 15°C and chilly nights; museums, theatres, cafés and the August tango festival come into their own. Expect highs up to 17°C (63°F) and lows around 8°C (46°F), with about 18 rainy days across June–August.
Key facts
- Months
- June–August
- Temperatures
- 8°C (46°F) to 17°C (63°F)
- Rainy days in the season
- About 18
- Crowds
- Quiet
- Hotel prices
- Low
Weather in winter
| Month | High | Low | Rainy days | Daylight | Crowds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June | 16°C (61°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 6 | 9.8 h | 2/5 |
| July | 15°C (59°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 6 | 10 h | 3/5 |
| August | 17°C (63°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 6 | 10.8 h | 2/5 |
Compared with the rest of the year: average highs of 16°C (61°F) against a yearly 22°C (72°F), and 18 of the year's roughly 88 rainy days fall in these 3 months. Crowds rate 2/5 and hotel prices 2/5 on average.
What's on in winter
Recurring events; dates move from year to year, so confirm with the organiser.
- July: Independence Day — national holiday (9 July)
- August: Tango BA Festival y Mundial — free tango festival and world championship (usually August)
Good choices for winter
Experience · Monserrat
Café Tortoni
Opened in 1858, the Tortoni on Avenida de Mayo is the city's most famous café, with stained glass, marble tables and wood-panelled walls once frequented by Jorge Luis Borges and Carlos Gardel.
- Time needed
- 45 minutes
- Cost
- Low cost
- History
- Food
- Rainy day
Museum · Palermo
Museo Evita
Pair it with Recoleta Cemetery, where she is buried, for the fullest picture of her life.
- Time needed
- 1–1.5 hours
- Cost
- Low cost
- History
- Rainy day
Museum · Palermo
Galileo Galilei Planetarium
The saucer-shaped 1966 planetarium in the Palermo parks runs dome shows on the stars and the solar system, and outside stands a metallic meteorite from the Campo del Cielo fall in northern Argentina.
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Cost
- Low cost
- Kids
- Rainy day
- Architecture
Architecture · San Nicolás
Teatro Colón
If your dates allow, see a performance rather than only touring; upper-tier seats still give the full experience of the hall.
- Time needed
- 1 hour for a tour
- Cost
- Mid-priced
- Iconic
- Architecture
- History
- Rainy day
- After dark
Museum · Palermo
MALBA
The Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires shows 20th-century and contemporary Latin American art in a modern building on Avenida Figueroa Alcorta, with Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, Fernando Botero and Tarsila do Amaral's Abaporu among the highlights.
- Time needed
- 2 hours
- Cost
- Mid-priced
- Art
- Rainy day
- Architecture
Day trips in winter
- San Antonio de Areco (About 2 hours by bus or car) — The pampas town most associated with gaucho culture has a colonial centre, silversmiths' workshops and the Ricardo Güiraldes gaucho museum.
- 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.
What to pack
- Layers, a warm sweater and a jacket for cool evenings
- Comfortable walking shoes
Other times of year
Questions travellers ask
+Is winter a good time to visit Buenos Aires?
It is a trade-off: Cool days around 15°C and chilly nights; museums, theatres, cafés and the August tango festival come into their own. The best months overall are March–May and October–November.
+What is the weather like in Buenos Aires in winter?
Highs of up to 17°C (63°F) and lows around 8°C (46°F), with about 18 rainy days over the season.