Balcarce in Winter
In winter (June, July and August), Balcarce sees average daytime highs around 13°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 144 mm of rain over about 18 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 13°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Balcarce's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Balcarce's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 13°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 4°C
- Rainfall
- 144 mm
- 18 wet days
- Avg wind
- 15 km/h
- Travel score
- 4.0
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Balcarce in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 13°C.
A typical winter day in Balcarce reaches about 13°C and drops to 4°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest July.
How winter really feels in Balcarce
Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 8 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.
Balcarce weather by month
How the three winter months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27° / 15° | 83 | 9.8 | 14.3 | 6.9 |
| Feb | 26° / 15° | 73 | 8 | 13.5 | 7.1 |
| Mar | 23° / 13° | 76 | 8.3 | 12.3 | 7.3 |
| Apr | 20° / 10° | 74 | 7.9 | 11.1 | 6.6 |
| May | 16° / 7° | 43 | 6.1 | 10 | 5.4 |
| Jun | 13° / 5° | 47 | 5.4 | 9.4 | 3.9 |
| Jul | 12° / 4° | 45 | 6.2 | 9.6 | 3.5 |
| Aug | 14° / 5° | 52 | 6.2 | 10.5 | 4.5 |
| Sep | 16° / 6° | 57 | 7.2 | 11.7 | 5.2 |
| Oct | 19° / 8° | 80 | 10.2 | 13 | 6.0 |
| Nov | 22° / 10° | 92 | 9.8 | 14 | 6.8 |
| Dec | 25° / 13° | 78 | 8.9 | 14.6 | 7.2 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Balcarce gets around 144 mm of rain over 18 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 15 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min in early June to 11 h 06 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.4 kWh/m².
Is winter a good time to visit Balcarce?
Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Balcarce.
What to pack for Balcarce in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Balcarce sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 18 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Balcarce in Winter
The nearest coast averages about 11°C across winter — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.
The sea at the nearest coast (about 60 km away) is warmest in February at about 20°C and coldest in August near 10°C.
It's comfortable for a long swim from Feb 3 to Mar 4 — about 1 month when the water holds above 20°C.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 |
| Comfort | Cool | Refreshing | Cool | Cool | Cool | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Cool |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20 | Cool |
| Feb | 20 | Refreshing |
| Mar | 20 | Cool |
| Apr | 18 | Cool |
| May | 16 | Cool |
| Jun | 13 | Bracing |
| Jul | 11 | Bracing |
| Aug | 10 | Bracing |
| Sep | 11 | Bracing |
| Oct | 12 | Bracing |
| Nov | 15 | Bracing |
| Dec | 17 | Cool |
UV index in Balcarce in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Balcarce peaks around December 21 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 2 (moderate).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 12 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | High | Moderate | Low | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Very high | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12 | Extreme |
| Feb | 11 | Extreme |
| Mar | 8 | Very high |
| Apr | 5 | High |
| May | 3 | Moderate |
| Jun | 2 | Low |
| Jul | 2 | Moderate |
| Aug | 3 | Moderate |
| Sep | 5 | Moderate |
| Oct | 7 | Very high |
| Nov | 10 | Extreme |
| Dec | 12 | Extreme |
Where is Balcarce?
Balcarce sits at 37.8°S, 58.3°W, 97 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Miramar, 60 km away.
Topography around Balcarce
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Balcarce.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Balcarce has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 193 m around an average of 116 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 310 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 436 m.
The land around Balcarce is covered by grassland (49%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, cropland (65%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and cropland (51%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.
Argentina travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 1
- Exercise Normal Precautions
- Power plugs
- Type C / I
- 220 V · 50 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 46% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $14,898
- 2025
- Happiness
- 6.4 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Homicide rate
- 4.5
- per 100k, 2023
- Road deaths
- 14.1
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- Upper middle
- World Bank
- English
- High
- EF EPI 575
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Balcarce (-37.8464°, -58.2555°, elevation 97 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.