Las Heras in Spring

In spring (September, October and November), Las Heras sees average daytime highs around 17°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 49 mm of precipitation over about 11 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 12°C in early September to 22°C by late November. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Las Heras's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Las Heras's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
17°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
6°C
Precipitation
49 mm
11 wet days
Avg wind
22 km/h
Travel score
6.3
2nd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Las Heras in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 12°C in early September to 22°C by late November.

A typical spring day in Las Heras reaches about 17°C and drops to 6°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is November, the coolest September.

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How spring really feels in Las Heras

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 21 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
21
wind chill below the day's low

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

Las Heras weather by month

How the three spring months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 12°82.5015.28.3
Feb24° / 12°142.60148.3
Mar21° / 10°173.1012.47.7
Apr16° / 173.90.110.76.1
May11° / 244.819.23.4
Jun / 275.82.58.41.2
Jul / -0°184.52.38.81.2
Aug10° / 205.11.6102.7
Sep14° / 194.70.811.64.6
Oct18° / 153.80.313.36.7
Nov21° / 162.9014.87.6
Dec23° / 11°133.2015.68.1

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Las Heras gets around 49 mm of rain and snow over 11 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 22 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min in early September to 15 h 18 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.7 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Las Heras?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

6.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
2.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Las Heras for sightseeing.

What to pack for Las Heras in Spring

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

In spring, Las Heras sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 6°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer and a windbreaker. About 11 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layera windbreaker

UV index in Las Heras in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring 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 Las Heras peaks around December 24 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateLowModerateHighVery highDec 24UV 11Jun 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb10Very high
Mar6High
Apr3Moderate
May2Low
Jun1Low
Jul1Low
Aug2Low
Sep3Moderate
Oct6High
Nov8Very high
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Las Heras?

Las Heras sits at 46.5°S, 68.9°W, 324 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Pico Truncado, 80 km away.

CoyhaiquePuerto DeseadoPuerto AysénEl ChaltenEsquel

Topography around Las Heras

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Las Heras has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 334 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 462 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,258 m.

The land around Las Heras is covered by grassland (44%), bare terrain (30%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, grassland (65%) and bare terrain (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (69%) and bare terrain (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
462 m
80 km
1,258 m
shrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Spring weather nearby: Pico Truncado 80 km · Caleta Olivia 108 km · Comodoro Rivadavia 134 km · Coyhaique 265 km · Puerto Deseado 266 km · Puerto Aysén 317 km · El Chalten 428 km · Esquel 445 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 Las Heras (-46.5413°, -68.9323°, elevation 324 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.