Cafayate in Winter
In winter (June, July and August), Cafayate sees average daytime highs around 18°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 12 mm of precipitation over about 3 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 18°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Cafayate's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Cafayate's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 18°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 3°C
- Precipitation
- 12 mm
- 3 wet days
- Avg wind
- 7 km/h
- Travel score
- 7.5
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Cafayate in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 18°C.
A typical winter day in Cafayate reaches about 18°C and drops to 3°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest July.
How winter really feels in Cafayate
Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 20 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.
Cafayate 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 | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23° / 13° | 128 | 17.8 | 0 | 13.4 | 5.6 |
| Feb | 22° / 13° | 99 | 15.2 | 0 | 12.9 | 5.6 |
| Mar | 22° / 12° | 71 | 12.2 | 0 | 12.2 | 6.3 |
| Apr | 21° / 10° | 23 | 5 | 0 | 11.4 | 7.5 |
| May | 19° / 6° | 12 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 10.7 | 7.5 |
| Jun | 17° / 3° | 4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 10.4 | 7.4 |
| Jul | 17° / 2° | 4 | 1 | 0.7 | 10.5 | 7.1 |
| Aug | 19° / 4° | 4 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 11.1 | 7.9 |
| Sep | 20° / 6° | 10 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 11.8 | 7.9 |
| Oct | 22° / 9° | 25 | 6.1 | 0.1 | 12.6 | 7.5 |
| Nov | 23° / 11° | 52 | 10.5 | 0 | 13.3 | 6.8 |
| Dec | 24° / 13° | 85 | 13.6 | 0 | 13.6 | 6.4 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Cafayate gets around 12 mm of rain and snow over 3 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 7 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 min in early June to 11 h 24 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 4.6 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Cafayate
None of Cafayate's seasonal hazards peak in winter. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.
Cafayate's rainy season runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is winter a good time to visit Cafayate?
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 one of the better times to visit Cafayate for general sightseeing.
What to pack for Cafayate in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Cafayate sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection.
UV index in Cafayate in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cafayate peaks around January 16 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 5 (high).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 17 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | High | High | High | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17 | Extreme |
| Feb | 16 | Extreme |
| Mar | 14 | Extreme |
| Apr | 9 | Very high |
| May | 7 | High |
| Jun | 6 | High |
| Jul | 5 | High |
| Aug | 8 | Very high |
| Sep | 11 | Extreme |
| Oct | 15 | Extreme |
| Nov | 15 | Extreme |
| Dec | 16 | Extreme |
Where is Cafayate?
Cafayate sits at 26.1°S, 66.0°W, 1,625 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Santa María, 69 km away.
Topography around Cafayate
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Cafayate.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Cafayate has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 334 m around an average of 1,643 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,941 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,705 m.
The land around Cafayate is covered by cropland (31%) and shrubs (29%) within 3 km, grassland (39%), shrubs (30%) and bare terrain (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (41%) and bare terrain (30%) 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 Cafayate (-26.0729°, -65.9777°, elevation 1,625 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.