San Martín in Winter

In winter (June, July and August), San Martín sees average daytime highs around 16°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 21 mm of rain over about 5 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 16°C in early June to 20°C by late August. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is San Martín's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see San Martín's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
16°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
4°C
Rainfall
21 mm
5 wet days
Avg wind
9 km/h
Travel score
6.5
3rd-best season
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in San Martín in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 16°C in early June to 20°C by late August.

A typical winter day in San Martín reaches about 16°C and drops to 4°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest July.

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How winter really feels in San Martín

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

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

winter sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

San Martín 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
Jan33° / 21°487.813.94.0
Feb31° / 19°376.313.25.0
Mar28° / 17°436.212.36.9
Apr23° / 12°204.311.28.2
May19° / 132.610.37.2
Jun15° / 61.39.95.9
Jul15° / 61.6105.9
Aug18° / 101.910.87.6
Sep22° / 10°122.311.88.4
Oct26° / 14°203.912.88.1
Nov30° / 17°275.113.76.1
Dec32° / 19°386.714.14.4

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

San Martín gets around 21 mm of rain over 5 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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 9 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 hours in early June to 11 h 12 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 3.4 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit San Martín?

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.

6.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
1.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit San Martín for sightseeing.

What to pack for San Martín in Winter

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

In winter, San Martín sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in San Martín in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in San Martín peaks around January 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 14Jun 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct10Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is San Martín?

San Martín sits at 33.1°S, 68.5°W, 656 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Rivadavia, 12 km away.

Topography around San Martín

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Martín has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m around an average of 658 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,924 m.

The land around San Martín is covered by artificial surfaces (44%) within 3 km, cropland (38%), shrubs (25%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and shrubs (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
18 m
16 km
67 m
80 km
2,924 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
Winter weather nearby: Rivadavia 12 km · Rodeo del Medio 22 km · Perdriel 39 km · Mendoza 41 km · Tupungato 70 km · Tunuyán 75 km · Pocito 156 km · Caucete 160 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 Martín (-33.0834°, -68.4731°, elevation 656 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.