Tunuyán in Summer
In summer (December, January and February), Tunuyán sees average daytime highs around 27°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 211 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 27°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.
Summer is Tunuyán's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Tunuyán's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 27°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 14°C
- Rainfall
- 211 mm
- 30 wet days
- Avg wind
- 7 km/h
- Travel score
- 6.8
- best season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Tunuyán in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 27°C.
A typical summer day in Tunuyán reaches about 27°C and drops to 14°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is January, the coolest December.
How summer really feels in Tunuyán
Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
summer sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Tunuyán 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.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28° / 15° | 68 | 10.2 | 0 | 14 | 6.6 |
| Feb | 26° / 14° | 68 | 10 | 0 | 13.2 | 6.8 |
| Mar | 24° / 12° | 85 | 11.7 | 0 | 12.3 | 6.9 |
| Apr | 19° / 8° | 80 | 11 | 0.1 | 11.2 | 6.3 |
| May | 15° / 4° | 67 | 10.5 | 0.5 | 10.3 | 4.5 |
| Jun | 12° / 1° | 54 | 7.9 | 1.4 | 9.8 | 3.3 |
| Jul | 11° / -0° | 49 | 7.6 | 2.3 | 10 | 3.1 |
| Aug | 14° / 1° | 56 | 7.8 | 1.9 | 10.8 | 4.4 |
| Sep | 17° / 4° | 62 | 9.1 | 0.9 | 11.8 | 5.8 |
| Oct | 21° / 7° | 83 | 10.4 | 0.1 | 12.8 | 6.9 |
| Nov | 24° / 10° | 79 | 10.8 | 0 | 13.7 | 7.2 |
| Dec | 27° / 13° | 75 | 9.9 | 0 | 14.2 | 6.9 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Tunuyán gets around 211 mm of rain over 30 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 7 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 14 h 06 min in early December to 12 h 48 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 7.7 kWh/m².
Is summer a good time to visit Tunuyán?
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.
summer is a reasonable time to visit Tunuyán for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.
What to pack for Tunuyán in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Tunuyán sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 30 days see rain.
UV index in Tunuyán in Summer
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 Tunuyán peaks around January 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 3 (moderate).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 15 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | High | High | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15 | Extreme |
| Feb | 14 | Extreme |
| Mar | 11 | Extreme |
| Apr | 6 | High |
| May | 5 | High |
| Jun | 3 | Moderate |
| Jul | 4 | Moderate |
| Aug | 6 | High |
| Sep | 6 | High |
| Oct | 10 | Extreme |
| Nov | 12 | Extreme |
| Dec | 13 | Extreme |
Where is Tunuyán?
Tunuyán sits at 33.6°S, 69.0°W, 864 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Tupungato, 27 km away.
Topography around Tunuyán
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Tunuyán.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Tunuyán has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 m around an average of 885 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 203 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,950 m.
The land around Tunuyán is covered by grassland (29%), shrubs (23%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, shrubs (44%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and shrubs (44%), grassland (25%) and bare terrain (21%) within 80 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 Tunuyán (-33.5812°, -69.0154°, elevation 864 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.