San Isidro in Summer

In summer (December, January and February), San Isidro sees average daytime highs around 26°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 414 mm of rain over about 46 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 26°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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

Avg daytime high
26°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
16°C
Rainfall
414 mm
46 wet days
Avg wind
7 km/h
Travel score
5.9
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in San Isidro in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 26°C.

A typical summer day in San Isidro reaches about 26°C and drops to 16°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is January, the coolest February.

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San Isidro 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
Jan26° / 17°16716.7013.65.7
Feb25° / 16°11713.70136.1
Mar23° / 15°10913.2012.26.4
Apr21° / 11°659.70.211.36.6
May18° / 376.90.210.66.5
Jun17° / 204.10.410.26.3
Jul16° / 153.30.910.46.5
Aug19° / 173.30.4117.6
Sep21° / 325.40.411.87.6
Oct23° / 11°6510012.77.2
Nov24° / 14°9812.9013.46.6
Dec26° / 16°12915.4013.86.0

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

San Isidro gets around 414 mm of rain over 46 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 comfortable — 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 7 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 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 6.2 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for San Isidro

In seasonPeak

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

San Isidro's rainy season runs November–March, 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 San Isidro?

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.

5.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit San Isidro for sightseeing.

What to pack for San Isidro in Summer

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

In summer, San Isidro sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 46 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in San Isidro 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 San Isidro peaks around January 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 15Jun 22UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr7Very high
May5High
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is San Isidro?

San Isidro sits at 28.5°S, 65.7°W, 518 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Catamarca, 6.0 km away.

Topography around San Isidro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Isidro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 134 m around an average of 522 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,541 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,232 m.

The land around San Isidro is covered by artificial surfaces (33%), trees (24%) and shrubs (21%) within 3 km, trees (40%) and shrubs (38%) within 16 km, and shrubs (44%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
134 m
16 km
1,541 m
80 km
4,232 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
Summer weather nearby: Catamarca 6.0 km · Aimogasta 106 km · Aguilares 115 km · Termas de Río Hondo 137 km · Monteros 145 km · La Rioja 153 km · Belén 156 km · Famaillá 159 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 San Isidro (-28.4578°, -65.725°, elevation 518 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.