Paso de los Libres in Summer

In summer (December, January and February), Paso de los Libres sees average daytime highs around 31°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 401 mm of rain over about 30 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 31°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Avg daytime high
31°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
20°C
Rainfall
401 mm
30 wet days
Avg wind
12 km/h
Travel score
4.6
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Paso de los Libres in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 31°C.

A typical summer day in Paso de los Libres reaches about 31°C and drops to 20°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is January, the coolest December.

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How summer really feels in Paso de los Libres

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 51 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
51
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in summer is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Paso de los Libres 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
Jan32° / 21°13910.413.74.3
Feb31° / 21°12710.313.14.7
Mar29° / 19°1249.212.25.8
Apr26° / 16°1779.411.37.0
May22° / 13°115810.57.0
Jun19° / 11°1138.510.16.4
Jul19° / 10°1037.510.36.6
Aug21° / 11°897.810.97.1
Sep23° / 13°126911.87.1
Oct26° / 15°18910.912.76.7
Nov28° / 17°1368.513.56.3
Dec31° / 20°1359.413.94.9

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Paso de los Libres gets around 401 mm of rain over 30 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 12 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min in early December to 12 h 42 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 6.6 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Is summer a good time to visit Paso de los Libres?

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.

4.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Paso de los Libres for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Paso de los Libres in Summer

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

In summer, Paso de los Libres sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 30 days see rain.

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UV index in Paso de los Libres in Summer

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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 Paso de los Libres peaks around January 24 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highVery highExtremeJan 24UV 13Jun 21UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May5Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep7Very high
Oct7High
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Paso de los Libres?

Paso de los Libres sits at 29.7°S, 57.1°W, 73 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Uruguaiana, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Paso de los Libres

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Paso de los Libres.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Paso de los Libres has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 52 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 235 m.

The land around Paso de los Libres is covered by water (23%) and wetland (21%) within 3 km, grassland (37%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (65%) within 80 km.

3 km
37 m
16 km
72 m
80 km
235 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
Summer weather nearby: Uruguaiana 5.0 km · Monte Caseros 80 km · Itaqui 83 km · Curuzú Cuatiá 93 km · Quaraí 97 km · Artigas 97 km · Mercedes 112 km · Alegrete 125 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 Paso de los Libres (-29.7125°, -57.0877°, elevation 73 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.