Season guide · Mendoza · Argentina
Mendoza in autumn
March–May: weather, crowds, prices and the best things to do this time of year.
Updated By the AMZBooking editorial team
Pictured: Cerro de la Gloria, Mendoza · Photo: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0
Quick answer
Harvest, the Vendimia festival and golden vineyards with warm days and cool nights; the most popular season, so book wineries and hotels ahead. Expect highs up to 27°C (81°F) and lows around 6°C (43°F), with about 10 rainy days across March–May. March–May are among the best months of the year to visit.
Key facts
- Months
- March–May
- Temperatures
- 6°C (43°F) to 27°C (81°F)
- Rainy days in the season
- About 10
- Crowds
- Busy
- Hotel prices
- High
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Weather in autumn
| Month | High | Low | Rainy days | Daylight | Crowds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 27°C (81°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 5 | 12.4 h | 5/5 |
| April | 22°C (72°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 3 | 11.3 h | 4/5 |
| May | 18°C (64°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 2 | 10.4 h | 3/5 |
Compared with the rest of the year: average highs of 22°C (72°F) against a yearly 23°C (73°F), and 10 of the year's roughly 41 rainy days fall in these 3 months. Crowds rate 4/5 and hotel prices 4/5 on average.
What's on in autumn
Recurring events; dates move from year to year, so confirm with the organiser.
- March: Fiesta Nacional de la Vendimia — harvest festival with parades and a show in the Frank Romero Day amphitheatre (usually late February or early March)
- April: Malbec World Day celebrations (around 17 April)
Make the most of the weather
Park · Quinta Sección and Arístides Villanueva
Parque General San Martín
Laid out by landscape architect Carlos Thays from the 1890s, this park of more than 300 hectares has a rowing lake, a rose garden, a football stadium and thousands of trees on what was once dry scrub.
- Time needed
- 2–3 hours
- Cost
- Free
- Free
- Outdoors
- Kids
- Nature
- Active
Viewpoint · Quinta Sección and Arístides Villanueva
Cerro de la Gloria
Go late in the afternoon for the view; the walk up from the park lake is steep, so taking a taxi up and walking down is easier.
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Cost
- Free
- Free
- Views
- History
- Photo spot
Experience · Maipú
Maipú wineries by bike
In Coquimbito, Maipú, rental shops supply bikes and a map of wineries, olive-oil producers and small artisanal liqueur and chocolate makers along mostly flat roads.
- Time needed
- Full day
- Cost
- Mid-priced
- Food
- Active
- Outdoors
- Couples
Experience · Luján de Cuyo wine country
Luján de Cuyo wineries
Book a winery lunch rather than only tastings; the multi-course menus are the highlight of a Luján day and pace the drinking.
- Time needed
- Full day
- Cost
- Expensive
- Food
- Couples
- Views
- Iconic
Museum · Quinta Sección and Arístides Villanueva
Museo de Ciencias Naturales Juan Cornelio Moyano
Mendoza's natural history museum by the lake in Parque General San Martín covers fossils, Andean wildlife, minerals and the archaeology of the region, including finds from high-altitude Inca sites.
- Time needed
- 1–1.5 hours
- Cost
- Low cost
- Kids
- Rainy day
- History
- Nature
Day trips in autumn
- Uco Valley (About 1.5 hours by car) — The high vineyards of Tupungato, Tunuyán and San Carlos grow wine at up to about 1,500 metres beneath the Andes.
- Aconcagua and the High Andes (About 3–3.5 hours each way) — The road west follows the Mendoza River through Uspallata to the viewpoint at Aconcagua Provincial Park, where a short trail looks up at the 6,961-metre peak.
What to pack
- Light layers for the day and a light jacket for the evening
- Comfortable walking shoes
Other times of year
Questions travellers ask
+Is autumn a good time to visit Mendoza?
Yes: March–May are among the best months. Harvest, the Vendimia festival and golden vineyards with warm days and cool nights; the most popular season, so book wineries and hotels ahead.
+What is the weather like in Mendoza in autumn?
Highs of up to 27°C (81°F) and lows around 6°C (43°F), with about 10 rainy days over the season.