Las Varillas in Summer

In summer (December, January and February), Las Varillas sees average daytime highs around 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 363 mm of rain over about 29 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Avg daytime high
29°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
19°C
Rainfall
363 mm
29 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
5.5
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Las Varillas in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C.

A typical summer day in Las Varillas reaches about 29°C and drops to 19°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is January, the coolest December.

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Las Varillas weather by month

How the three summer months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 19°1159.413.85.2
Feb29° / 19°1159.713.25.8
Mar27° / 17°1249.312.26.8
Apr24° / 14°897.911.27.4
May20° / 10°425.110.47.1
Jun17° / 243.6106.5
Jul17° / 16310.16.5
Aug20° / 313.710.87.5
Sep22° / 10°424.911.87.8
Oct25° / 14°1019.212.87.3
Nov28° / 16°112913.66.6
Dec30° / 18°13410145.4

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Las Varillas gets around 363 mm of rain over 29 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 10 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min in early December to 12 h 48 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 6.8 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Las Varillas

In seasonPeak

In summer, Las Varillas overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Las Varillas's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is summer a good time to visit Las Varillas?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Las Varillas for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Las Varillas in Summer

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

In summer, Las Varillas sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 29 days see rain.

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UV index in Las Varillas in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Las Varillas peaks around January 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 14Jun 21UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr7High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep7High
Oct10Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Las Varillas?

Las Varillas sits at 31.9°S, 62.7°W, 139 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Arroyito, 59 km away.

Topography around Las Varillas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Las Varillas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 134 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 177 m.

The land around Las Varillas is covered by cropland (65%) within 3 km, cropland (89%) within 16 km, and cropland (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
17 m
16 km
36 m
80 km
177 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
Summer weather nearby: Arroyito 59 km · Villa María 77 km · San Francisco 78 km · Villa Nueva 80 km · San Jorge 81 km · Bell Ville 85 km · Villa del Rosario 85 km · Marcos Juárez 109 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 Varillas (-31.8704°, -62.7197°, elevation 139 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.