Las Heras in Winter

In winter (June, July and August), Las Heras sees average daytime highs around 8°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 65 mm of precipitation over about 15 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Over the season highs climb from about 8°C in early June to 11°C by late August. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
8°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
1°C
Precipitation
65 mm
15 wet days
Avg wind
18 km/h
Travel score
1.7
weakest season of the year
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Las Heras in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 8°C in early June to 11°C by late August.

A typical winter day in Las Heras reaches about 8°C and drops to 1°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest July.

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How winter really feels in Las Heras

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 92 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
92
wind chill below the day's low

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

Las Heras 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 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 Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Las Heras gets around 65 mm of rain and snow over 15 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 18 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 42 min in early June to 10 h 48 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 1.8 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Las Heras?

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.

1.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Las Heras.

What to pack for Las Heras in Winter

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

In winter, Las Heras sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 15 days see rain.

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UV index in Las Heras in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 1. 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
Winter 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.