Villa Dolores in Summer

In summer (December, January and February), Villa Dolores sees average daytime highs around 31°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 184 mm of rain over about 29 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 31°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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

Avg daytime high
31°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
18°C
Rainfall
184 mm
29 wet days
Avg wind
7 km/h
Travel score
4.8
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Villa Dolores in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 31°C.

A typical summer day in Villa Dolores reaches about 31°C and drops to 18°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is January, the coolest December.

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Villa Dolores 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 19°5910.413.94.4
Feb30° / 18°608.913.25.3
Mar28° / 16°59912.26.6
Apr24° / 13°426.211.27.8
May20° / 244.810.47.3
Jun17° / 132.6107.0
Jul17° / 122.510.17.0
Aug20° / 102.110.88.1
Sep23° / 203.111.88.5
Oct27° / 13°426.412.87.6
Nov29° / 16°619.713.65.9
Dec31° / 18°6510.114.14.7

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Villa Dolores gets around 184 mm of rain over 29 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 54 min in early December to 12 h 48 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 7.1 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Is summer a good time to visit Villa Dolores?

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.

4.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Villa Dolores for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Villa Dolores in Summer

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

In summer, Villa Dolores sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 29 days see rain.

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UV index in Villa Dolores in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Villa Dolores peaks around January 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 3 (moderate).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep7High
Oct10Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Villa Dolores?

Villa Dolores sits at 31.9°S, 65.2°W, 522 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Alta Gracia, 79 km away.

Topography around Villa Dolores

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Villa Dolores has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 526 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 542 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,503 m.

The land around Villa Dolores is covered by artificial surfaces (31%), shrubs (23%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, shrubs (59%) within 16 km, and shrubs (51%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
542 m
80 km
2,503 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
Summer weather nearby: Alta Gracia 79 km · Embalse 80 km · Villa Carlos Paz 88 km · Cosquín 104 km · La Calera 105 km · Río Tercero 105 km · Villa Allende 111 km · Cordoba 112 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 Villa Dolores (-31.945°, -65.1903°, elevation 522 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.