Tupungato in Summer
In summer (December, January and February), Tupungato sees average daytime highs around 20°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 461 mm of precipitation over about 66 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 20°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.
Summer is Tupungato's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Tupungato's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 20°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 9°C
- Precipitation
- 461 mm
- 66 wet days
- Avg wind
- 6 km/h
- Travel score
- 4.9
- best season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Tupungato in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 20°C.
A typical summer day in Tupungato reaches about 20°C and drops to 9°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is January, the coolest December.
How summer really feels in Tupungato
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.
Tupungato 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 | 21° / 10° | 173 | 25.3 | 0.4 | 14 | 4.6 |
| Feb | 20° / 9° | 155 | 21.5 | 0.8 | 13.2 | 4.6 |
| Mar | 18° / 7° | 155 | 21.2 | 1.2 | 12.3 | 4.6 |
| Apr | 14° / 3° | 111 | 13.4 | 2.5 | 11.2 | 4.1 |
| May | 10° / -1° | 85 | 11.8 | 3.7 | 10.3 | 2.3 |
| Jun | 6° / -4° | 78 | 9.8 | 6.5 | 9.8 | 0.6 |
| Jul | 5° / -5° | 68 | 9 | 6.7 | 10 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 7° / -4° | 72 | 9.5 | 6.1 | 10.8 | 1.2 |
| Sep | 10° / -2° | 86 | 10.9 | 5.7 | 11.8 | 2.4 |
| Oct | 14° / 1° | 106 | 12.9 | 4.3 | 12.8 | 4.0 |
| Nov | 17° / 4° | 111 | 14.5 | 2.6 | 13.7 | 5.4 |
| Dec | 20° / 7° | 133 | 18.8 | 1.3 | 14.2 | 5.4 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Tupungato gets around 461 mm of rain and snow over 66 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 6 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 14 hours 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 7.9 kWh/m².
Is summer a good time to visit Tupungato?
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 Tupungato for sightseeing.
What to pack for Tupungato in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Tupungato sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 9°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 66 days see rain.
UV index in Tupungato 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 Tupungato peaks around January 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 3 (moderate).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 15 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 14 |
| 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 | 6 | High |
| Jun | 3 | Moderate |
| Jul | 4 | Moderate |
| Aug | 6 | High |
| Sep | 7 | High |
| Oct | 11 | Extreme |
| Nov | 12 | Extreme |
| Dec | 14 | Extreme |
Where is Tupungato?
Tupungato sits at 33.4°S, 69.1°W, 1,060 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Tunuyán, 27 km away.
Topography around Tupungato
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Tupungato.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Tupungato has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 133 m around an average of 1,081 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 824 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,927 m.
The land around Tupungato is covered by cropland (40%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, shrubs (54%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and shrubs (34%), bare terrain (29%) and grassland (24%) 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 Tupungato (-33.3693°, -69.1478°, elevation 1,060 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.