Argentina - weather in August

August in Argentina is the last winter month. In the center and north, the temperature already increases significantly compared to the month of July, by 2/3 degrees Celsius, especially by mid-August, when in the tropical north there can be heat waves, with highs above 35 °C (95 °).
In the north, crossed by the Tropic of Capricorn, it is normally quite warm during the day, and the average daily temperature is around 19 °C (66 °F). However, it is cold in the Andes, and at night the temperature drops below freezing.
In the center-north, in Rosario and Buenos Aires, the climate is mild, in fact the average is around 13 °C (55 °F). In Patagonia the temperature is a little lower, but it is still relatively mild, since the average is 8/9 °C (46/48 °F), however the wind often blows, increasing the sensation of cold. In the extreme south, in Tierra del Fuego, it is decidedly colder, in fact the daily average is generally 2/3 °C (36/37 °F), and snowfalls are frequent.
Although cold spells are more frequent and intense in June and July, they can sometimes occur in August too, especially in the first half of the month. In these cases, it can snow in Patagonia, and the temperature can drop to about 0 °C (32 °F) in the north, a few degrees below freezing in the Pampas, and down to -10 °C (14 °F) and even below in the southern part of Patagonia and in Tierra del Fuego.
The rains are very rare or completely absent in the northwest and in the northern part of the Andes, where winter is the dry season, while they are moderate in Buenos Aires and Tierra del Fuego, and relatively frequent but quite scarce in quantity in Patagonia. Precipitation is quite abundant only in the north-east (see Posadas, Iguazu Falls) and in the central-southern part of the Andes (see Bariloche), where it often occurs in the form of snow.
In the central and southern part of the Andes there are resorts where you can ski.




See also: Argentina, the weather in July - September
The climate of Argentina