Weather in Buenos Aires in August
August in Buenos Aires is mild enough that walking is the default. This is a city-break month more than a sea-holiday month.
In Argentina, this is how Buenos Aires actually wears August, not how a country centroid would. August is winter in the southern year. A northern summer packing list is the wrong brief for Buenos Aires. Compared with January and July, August sits in the middle of Buenos Aires's year.
- Average temp
- 13°C
10–17°C
- Rainfall
- 52 mm
Showers likely
- Sunshine
- 5.9 h
hours per day
What to expect
Daytime
Mild afternoons in Buenos Aires are the prize in August. You can eat outside on the good days. You still want something for the breeze.
This is walking weather. Shade is useful, not essential the way it is in the hot months. A long outdoor day is a reasonable plan.
Rain
August is on the drier side of the year in Buenos Aires. Showers are possible. They do not define the month.
A shell that lives in the bag is enough. This is not October, and it should not be packed as if it were.
Evening
Evenings are cooler. A layer helps after sunset.
What to pack
Rain jacket
A layer for cooler evenings
Where to stay in Buenos Aires
Dates are a starting point for August.
Travel guides for Buenos Aires
What to read before you book.
Average weather in Buenos Aires
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FAQs about Buenos Aires
Climate averages for Buenos Aires, 1991–2020.
The best time to visit Buenos Aires is between February and April, the most comfortable stretch of the year on these averages.
January is the hottest month, with an average around 25°C.
January is the wettest month, with about 135 mm of rain.
No. These are 1991–2020 climate normals from Meteostat, not a live forecast. Actual weather in any given week can differ.
