Cinco Saltos in Winter

In winter (June, July and August), Cinco Saltos sees average daytime highs around 13°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 54 mm of precipitation over about 11 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 14°C in early June to 17°C by late August. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Cinco Saltos's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Cinco Saltos's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
13°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
4°C
Precipitation
54 mm
11 wet days
Avg wind
12 km/h
Travel score
4.5
weakest season of the year
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Cinco Saltos in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 14°C in early June to 17°C by late August.

A typical winter day in Cinco Saltos reaches about 13°C and drops to 4°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest July.

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How winter really feels in Cinco Saltos

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 32 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
32
wind chill below the day's low

The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Cinco Saltos 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 18°14314.45.4
Feb30° / 17°203.113.56.3
Mar26° / 14°223.112.38.0
Apr21° / 10°253.4117.8
May16° / 285.29.95.7
Jun13° / 214.49.33.9
Jul12° / 193.59.64.0
Aug15° / 14310.55.5
Sep19° / 203.511.77.1
Oct22° / 10°343.7137.9
Nov26° / 13°212.914.18.1
Dec30° / 16°162.614.76.5

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Cinco Saltos gets around 54 mm of rain and snow over 11 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 12 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 30 min in early June to 11 h 06 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.6 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Cinco Saltos?

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.

4.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Cinco Saltos for sightseeing.

What to pack for Cinco Saltos in Winter

From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In winter, Cinco Saltos sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Cinco Saltos in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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 Cinco Saltos peaks around December 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateLowModerateVery highExtremeDec 20UV 12Jun 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr5High
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Low
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov10Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Cinco Saltos?

Cinco Saltos sits at 38.8°S, 68.1°W, 288 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Centenario, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Cinco Saltos

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Cinco Saltos.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cinco Saltos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m around an average of 301 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 698 m.

The land around Cinco Saltos is covered by shrubs (29%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, shrubs (48%) within 16 km, and shrubs (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
84 m
16 km
159 m
80 km
698 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: Centenario 6.0 km · Cipolletti 14 km · Neuquén 14 km · Plottier 22 km · Allen 27 km · General Roca 48 km · Villa Regina 90 km · Cutral-Có 102 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
Roman Catholic 63%none 19%Evangelical 15%Jehovah's Witness and Church of Jesus Christ 1%

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 Cinco Saltos (-38.8222°, -68.0629°, elevation 288 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.