Monteros in Summer

In summer (December, January and February), Monteros sees average daytime highs around 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 896 mm of rain over about 74 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 28°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Avg daytime high
28°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
20°C
Rainfall
896 mm
74 wet days
Avg wind
4 km/h
Travel score
3.8
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Monteros in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 28°C.

A typical summer day in Monteros reaches about 28°C and drops to 20°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest December.

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Monteros 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°34625.9013.53.6
Feb28° / 19°27624.30134.0
Mar26° / 18°26725.1012.24.4
Apr23° / 15°17819.2011.45.4
May20° / 11°11215.80.210.75.6
Jun18° / 6510.80.310.35.8
Jul18° / 508.31.210.56.3
Aug20° / 569.30.7117.0
Sep23° / 11°8411.90.411.86.8
Oct26° / 15°16318.60.112.75.6
Nov27° / 17°20821.5013.34.7
Dec29° / 19°27423.7013.73.8

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Monteros gets around 896 mm of rain over 74 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 4 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min in early December to 12 h 36 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.9 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Monteros

In seasonPeak

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

Monteros'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 Monteros?

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.

3.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Monteros.

What to pack for Monteros in Summer

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

In summer, Monteros sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 74 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Monteros in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Monteros peaks around January 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 14Jul 10UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Monteros in Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Monteros is worst in August — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.8× the cleanest month (May, 10 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodAug 2437 µg/m³May 1010 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb12Moderate
Mar11Good
Apr10Good
May10Good
Jun12Good
Jul22Moderate
Aug37Poor
Sep36Poor
Oct22Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Monteros?

Monteros sits at 27.2°S, 65.5°W, 325 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Famaillá, 16 km away.

Topography around Monteros

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Monteros has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 355 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 498 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,270 m.

The land around Monteros is covered by cropland (39%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, cropland (54%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and trees (34%) and cropland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
498 m
80 km
5,270 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Summer weather nearby: Famaillá 16 km · Bella Vista 25 km · Aguilares 31 km · Yerba Buena 44 km · San Miguel de Tucuman 48 km · Alderetes 53 km · Tafí Viejo 54 km · Termas de Río Hondo 73 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 Monteros (-27.1683°, -65.4989°, elevation 325 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.