San Martín de los Andes weather in August

In August, San Martín de los Andes sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 176 mm of precipitation across 15.5 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 3°C in the first days to 5°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 48 min at the start of August to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is San Martín de los Andes's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Martín de los Andes's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 4°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: -3°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 176 mm; 15.5 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 24 min; 8:38 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover: 72%; 9th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 2.87 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

San Martín de los Andes is city in Neuquén Province, Argentina.

Density: 98/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1898

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 3°C in the first days to 5°C by the end.

A typical August day in San Martín de los Andes reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°C and 8°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 3°C cooler than September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Avg low (°C)	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	3	-3
2	3	-3
3	3	-3
4	3	-3
5	3	-3
6	3	-3
7	3	-3
8	3	-3
9	4	-3
10	4	-3
11	4	-3
12	4	-3
13	4	-3
14	4	-3
15	4	-3
16	4	-3
17	4	-3
18	4	-3
19	4	-3
20	4	-2
21	5	-2
22	5	-2
23	5	-2
24	5	-2
25	5	-2
26	5	-2
27	5	-2
28	5	-2
29	5	-2
30	5	-2
31	5	-2

How August really feels in San Martín de los Andes

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

San Martín de los Andes weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	20° / 6°	33	5.7	0.4	14.5	7.2
Feb	20° / 6°	32	4.7	0.2	13.6	7.3
Mar	17° / 5°	42	7.1	0.4	12.3	5.8
Apr	12° / 2°	84	9.6	2.8	11	3.0
May	7° / -0°	149	13.5	7.5	9.8	0.9
Jun	3° / -2°	235	17.5	15.1	9.2	0.0
Jul	3° / -3°	191	16	15.2	9.4	0.0
Aug	4° / -3°	176	15.5	14.2	10.4	0.0
Sep	7° / -2°	95	11.4	9.6	11.7	0.7
Oct	10° / 0°	87	11.4	7.4	13.1	2.1
Nov	14° / 2°	62	9.3	3.2	14.2	4.1
Dec	17° / 5°	56	7.7	1.6	14.8	6.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	28	28	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	28	28	28	28	27	26	27	27	28	29	29	29	29	30	31	31
Cloudier (%)	72	72	71	71	71	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	71	71	72	72	72	72	73	74	73	73	72	71	71	71	71	70	69	69

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	28	72
3	29	71
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	28	72
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	29	71
15	29	71
16	28	72
17	28	72
18	28	72
19	28	72
20	27	73
21	26	74
22	27	73
23	27	73
24	28	72
25	29	71
26	29	71
27	29	71
28	29	71
29	30	70
30	31	69
31	31	69

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitationSnow

San Martín de los Andes gets around 176 mm of rain and snow over 15.5 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 49% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days, and about 14 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	48	48	48	49	49	49	50	50	51	51	51	51	50	50	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	48	48	48	48	48	48	47	47
Snow chance (%)	46	46	46	46	47	47	47	48	48	48	48	48	47	46	46	45	45	45	44	44	44	44	43	43	42	42	41	41	41	41	41

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	48	46
2	48	46
3	48	46
4	49	46
5	49	47
6	49	47
7	50	47
8	50	48
9	51	48
10	51	48
11	51	48
12	51	48
13	50	47
14	50	46
15	49	46
16	49	45
17	49	45
18	49	45
19	49	44
20	49	44
21	49	44
22	49	44
23	49	43
24	48	43
25	48	42
26	48	42
27	48	41
28	48	41
29	48	41
30	47	41
31	47	41

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	9	calm
2	9	calm
3	9	calm
4	9	calm
5	9	calm
6	9	calm
7	9	calm
8	9	calm
9	9	calm
10	9	calm
11	9	calm
12	9	calm
13	9	calm
14	9	calm
15	9	calm
16	9	calm
17	9	calm
18	9	calm
19	9	calm
20	9	calm
21	9	calm
22	9	calm
23	9	calm
24	9	calm
25	9	calm
26	9	calm
27	9	calm
28	9	calm
29	9	calm
30	9	calm
31	9	calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 min at the start of August to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 8:56 AM to 8:15 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 7:16 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	9.8	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0
Sunrise (AM)	8:56	8:55	8:54	8:53	8:52	8:50	8:49	8:48	8:47	8:46	8:44	8:43	8:42	8:40	8:39	8:38	8:36	8:35	8:33	8:32	8:30	8:29	8:27	8:26	8:24	8:23	8:21	8:20	8:18	8:16	8:15
Sunset (PM)	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:52	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:57	6:58	6:58	6:59	7:00	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:04	7:05	7:06	7:07	7:08	7:09	7:10	7:11	7:12	7:13	7:14	7:15	7:16

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.8	8:56	6:47
2	9.9	8:55	6:48
3	9.9	8:54	6:49
4	10.0	8:53	6:50
5	10.0	8:52	6:51
6	10.0	8:50	6:52
7	10.1	8:49	6:53
8	10.1	8:48	6:54
9	10.1	8:47	6:55
10	10.2	8:46	6:56
11	10.2	8:44	6:57
12	10.2	8:43	6:58
13	10.3	8:42	6:58
14	10.3	8:40	6:59
15	10.4	8:39	7:00
16	10.4	8:38	7:01
17	10.4	8:36	7:02
18	10.5	8:35	7:03
19	10.5	8:33	7:04
20	10.6	8:32	7:05
21	10.6	8:30	7:06
22	10.6	8:29	7:07
23	10.7	8:27	7:08
24	10.7	8:26	7:09
25	10.8	8:24	7:10
26	10.8	8:23	7:11
27	10.9	8:21	7:12
28	10.9	8:20	7:13
29	10.9	8:18	7:14
30	11.0	8:16	7:15
31	11.0	8:15	7:16

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 2.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.61 kWh/m² to a high of 7.99 kWh/m² in January across the year — August's 2.87 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.4	Moderate
2	2.4	Moderate
3	2.4	Moderate
4	2.5	Moderate
5	2.5	Moderate
6	2.5	Moderate
7	2.6	Moderate
8	2.6	Moderate
9	2.6	Moderate
10	2.7	Moderate
11	2.7	Moderate
12	2.7	Moderate
13	2.8	Moderate
14	2.8	Moderate
15	2.9	Moderate
16	2.9	Moderate
17	2.9	Moderate
18	3.0	Moderate
19	3.0	Moderate
20	3.0	Moderate
21	3.1	Moderate
22	3.1	Moderate
23	3.2	Moderate
24	3.2	Moderate
25	3.2	Moderate
26	3.3	Moderate
27	3.3	Moderate
28	3.4	Moderate
29	3.4	Moderate
30	3.5	Moderate
31	3.5	Moderate

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for San Martín de los Andes

In seasonPeak

In August, San Martín de los Andes sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

San Martín de los Andes's rainy season runs May–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit San Martín de los Andes?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in San Martín de los Andes.

What to pack for San Martín de los Andes in August

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

In August, San Martín de los Andes sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 16 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

UV index in San Martín de los Andes in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in San Martín de los Andes peaks around December 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	12	12	8	5	3	2	3	3	5	8	10	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	8	Very high
Apr	5	Moderate
May	3	Moderate
Jun	2	Low
Jul	3	Moderate
Aug	3	Moderate
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is San Martín de los Andes?

San Martín de los Andes sits at 40.2°S, 71.4°W, 651 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Panguipulli, 101 km away.

Topography around San Martín de los Andes

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Martín de los Andes has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 703 m around an average of 871 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,781 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,662 m.

The land around San Martín de los Andes is covered by trees (69%) within 3 km, trees (60%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and grassland (42%) within 80 km.

3 km

703 m

trees 69%

16 km

1,781 m

trees 60%

80 km

3,662 m

trees 43%

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← July San Martín de los Andes year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Panguipulli 101 km · Bariloche 110 km · Pucon 110 km · Villarrica 122 km · Paillaco 130 km · Río Bueno 137 km · Loncoche 140 km · La Unión 147 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

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 Martín de los Andes (-40.1579°, -71.3534°, elevation 651 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	3	-3
2	3	-3
3	3	-3
4	3	-3
5	3	-3
6	3	-3
7	3	-3
8	3	-3
9	4	-3
10	4	-3
11	4	-3
12	4	-3
13	4	-3
14	4	-3
15	4	-3
16	4	-3
17	4	-3
18	4	-3
19	4	-3
20	4	-2
21	5	-2
22	5	-2
23	5	-2
24	5	-2
25	5	-2
26	5	-2
27	5	-2
28	5	-2
29	5	-2
30	5	-2
31	5	-2

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	28	72
3	29	71
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	28	72
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	29	71
15	29	71
16	28	72
17	28	72
18	28	72
19	28	72
20	27	73
21	26	74
22	27	73
23	27	73
24	28	72
25	29	71
26	29	71
27	29	71
28	29	71
29	30	70
30	31	69
31	31	69

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	48	46
2	48	46
3	48	46
4	49	46
5	49	47
6	49	47
7	50	47
8	50	48
9	51	48
10	51	48
11	51	48
12	51	48
13	50	47
14	50	46
15	49	46
16	49	45
17	49	45
18	49	45
19	49	44
20	49	44
21	49	44
22	49	44
23	49	43
24	48	43
25	48	42
26	48	42
27	48	41
28	48	41
29	48	41
30	47	41
31	47	41

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	3	-3
2	3	-3
3	3	-3
4	3	-3
5	3	-3
6	3	-3
7	3	-3
8	3	-3
9	4	-3
10	4	-3
11	4	-3
12	4	-3
13	4	-3
14	4	-3
15	4	-3
16	4	-3
17	4	-3
18	4	-3
19	4	-3
20	4	-2
21	5	-2
22	5	-2
23	5	-2
24	5	-2
25	5	-2
26	5	-2
27	5	-2
28	5	-2
29	5	-2
30	5	-2
31	5	-2

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	28	72
3	29	71
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	28	72
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	29	71
15	29	71
16	28	72
17	28	72
18	28	72
19	28	72
20	27	73
21	26	74
22	27	73
23	27	73
24	28	72
25	29	71
26	29	71
27	29	71
28	29	71
29	30	70
30	31	69
31	31	69

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	48	46
2	48	46
3	48	46
4	49	46
5	49	47
6	49	47
7	50	47
8	50	48
9	51	48
10	51	48
11	51	48
12	51	48
13	50	47
14	50	46
15	49	46
16	49	45
17	49	45
18	49	45
19	49	44
20	49	44
21	49	44
22	49	44
23	49	43
24	48	43
25	48	42
26	48	42
27	48	41
28	48	41
29	48	41
30	47	41
31	47	41

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	3	-3
2	3	-3
3	3	-3
4	3	-3
5	3	-3
6	3	-3
7	3	-3
8	3	-3
9	4	-3
10	4	-3
11	4	-3
12	4	-3
13	4	-3
14	4	-3
15	4	-3
16	4	-3
17	4	-3
18	4	-3
19	4	-3
20	4	-2
21	5	-2
22	5	-2
23	5	-2
24	5	-2
25	5	-2
26	5	-2
27	5	-2
28	5	-2
29	5	-2
30	5	-2
31	5	-2

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	28	72
3	29	71
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	28	72
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	28	72
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	29	71
15	29	71
16	28	72
17	28	72
18	28	72
19	28	72
20	27	73
21	26	74
22	27	73
23	27	73
24	28	72
25	29	71
26	29	71
27	29	71
28	29	71
29	30	70
30	31	69
31	31	69

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	48	46
2	48	46
3	48	46
4	49	46
5	49	47
6	49	47
7	50	47
8	50	48
9	51	48
10	51	48
11	51	48
12	51	48
13	50	47
14	50	46
15	49	46
16	49	45
17	49	45
18	49	45
19	49	44
20	49	44
21	49	44
22	49	44
23	49	43
24	48	43
25	48	42
26	48	42
27	48	41
28	48	41
29	48	41
30	47	41
31	47	41

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100