Rosario de la Frontera in Winter

In winter (June, July and August), Rosario de la Frontera sees average daytime highs around 20°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 46 mm of rain over about 13 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Over the season highs climb from about 18°C in early June to 23°C by late August. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Rosario de la Frontera's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Rosario de la Frontera's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
20°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
6°C
Rainfall
46 mm
13 wet days
Avg wind
7 km/h
Travel score
7.5
best season of the year
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Rosario de la Frontera in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 18°C in early June to 23°C by late August.

A typical winter day in Rosario de la Frontera reaches about 20°C and drops to 6°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest July.

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Rosario de la Frontera 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 18°24420.213.44.9
Feb26° / 17°19918.112.95.1
Mar24° / 16°16918.312.25.5
Apr22° / 13°9113.411.46.1
May20° / 10°42910.86.4
Jun18° / 185.310.46.9
Jul19° / 13410.67.4
Aug22° / 153.511.18.1
Sep24° / 10°255.111.88.0
Oct26° / 14°7811.712.66.6
Nov26° / 15°12214.813.35.8
Dec27° / 17°19618.513.65.2

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

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Rosario de la Frontera gets around 46 mm of rain over 13 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

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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 7 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

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Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 min in early June to 11 h 24 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 3.8 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Rosario de la Frontera

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None of Rosario de la Frontera's seasonal hazards peak in winter. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.

Rosario de la Frontera's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
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Is winter a good time to visit Rosario de la Frontera?

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.

7.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is one of the better times to visit Rosario de la Frontera for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Rosario de la Frontera in Winter

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

In winter, Rosario de la Frontera sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

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UV index in Rosario de la Frontera in Winter

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Clear-sky midday UV across winter 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 Rosario de la Frontera peaks around January 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 5 (moderate).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug7High
Sep9Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Rosario de la Frontera?

Rosario de la Frontera sits at 25.8°S, 65.0°W, 768 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is San José de Metán, 34 km away.

Topography around Rosario de la Frontera

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Rosario de la Frontera.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rosario de la Frontera has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 791 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 975 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,471 m.

The land around Rosario de la Frontera is covered by cropland (50%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and cropland (38%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) within 80 km.

3 km
88 m
16 km
975 m
80 km
3,471 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: San José de Metán 34 km · Cafayate 105 km · Tafí Viejo 108 km · Rosario de Lerma 109 km · San José de los Cerrillos 113 km · Joaquín V. González 114 km · Alderetes 115 km · San Miguel de Tucuman 116 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 Rosario de la Frontera (-25.7986°, -64.9739°, elevation 768 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.