Neuquén climate
Neuquén is warmest in January, with average highs of 32 °C, and coldest in July, when nights average 2.6 °C. October is the wettest month (30 mm) and January the driest (12 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Neuquén averages 228 mm of rain, 137 days above 25 °C and 14 days below freezing.
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Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month January 32 °C
- Coldest month July 2.6 °C
- Driest month January 12 mm
- Wettest month October 30 mm
- Least cloud January 22 % cloud
- Hottest on record January 41 °C
- Coldest on record July -5.3 °C
What to expectNeuquén through the year
Neuquén has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 12 °C in July to 32 °C in January, a swing of 18 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 137 days a year reach 25 °C, 67 of them reach 30 °C, 14 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 41 °C, in January.
Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 12 mm in January to 30 mm in October. There is no dry season to aim for.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31.8 °C | 12 mm | 22 % |
| February | 30.0 °C | 17 mm | 23 % |
| March | 26.6 °C | 19 mm | 29 % |
| April | 21.0 °C | 22 mm | 40 % |
| May | 16.0 °C | 26 mm | 53 % |
| June | 12.4 °C | 21 mm | 54 % |
| July | 11.9 °C | 18 mm | 50 % |
| August | 14.9 °C | 13 mm | 49 % |
| September | 18.3 °C | 19 mm | 44 % |
| October | 22.2 °C | 30 mm | 42 % |
| November | 26.7 °C | 18 mm | 35 % |
| December | 30.1 °C | 13 mm | 27 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31.8 °C | 18.3 °C | 25.0 °C | 40.7 °C | 8.2 °C | 30 | 22 | 0 |
| February | 30.0 °C | 17.1 °C | 23.5 °C | 39.3 °C | 8.9 °C | 25 | 14 | 0 |
| March | 26.6 °C | 14.7 °C | 20.4 °C | 38.7 °C | 6.3 °C | 20 | 7 | 0 |
| April | 21.0 °C | 10.3 °C | 15.3 °C | 31.9 °C | 1.3 °C | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 16.0 °C | 6.7 °C | 10.9 °C | 28.7 °C | -3.8 °C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| June | 12.4 °C | 3.7 °C | 7.5 °C | 23.2 °C | -4.3 °C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| July | 11.9 °C | 2.6 °C | 6.7 °C | 22.9 °C | -5.3 °C | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| August | 14.9 °C | 4.0 °C | 9.0 °C | 28.6 °C | -3.8 °C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| September | 18.3 °C | 6.5 °C | 12.2 °C | 32.4 °C | -2.4 °C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 22.2 °C | 9.9 °C | 15.9 °C | 34.2 °C | 0.3 °C | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| November | 26.7 °C | 13.5 °C | 20.0 °C | 37.2 °C | 5.3 °C | 20 | 6 | 0 |
| December | 30.1 °C | 16.5 °C | 23.3 °C | 40.1 °C | 8.3 °C | 27 | 17 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12 mm | 2 | 15 h/day | 22 % | 31 % | 25 km/h |
| February | 17 mm | 3 | 14 h/day | 23 % | 37 % | 23 km/h |
| March | 19 mm | 3 | 12 h/day | 29 % | 44 % | 21 km/h |
| April | 22 mm | 3 | 11 h/day | 40 % | 53 % | 20 km/h |
| May | 26 mm | 5 | 10 h/day | 53 % | 65 % | 18 km/h |
| June | 21 mm | 4 | 9.4 h/day | 54 % | 69 % | 18 km/h |
| July | 18 mm | 3 | 9.7 h/day | 50 % | 67 % | 18 km/h |
| August | 13 mm | 3 | 11 h/day | 49 % | 58 % | 20 km/h |
| September | 19 mm | 3 | 12 h/day | 44 % | 48 % | 22 km/h |
| October | 30 mm | 4 | 13 h/day | 42 % | 42 % | 24 km/h |
| November | 18 mm | 3 | 14 h/day | 35 % | 35 % | 26 km/h |
| December | 13 mm | 2 | 15 h/day | 27 % | 30 % | 27 km/h |
Where Neuquén ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The coolest places in South America in June | 4th of 50 | 12 °C |
| Places with the best weather in South America in April | 5th of 50 | 95/100 |
| The coolest places in South America in July | 5th of 50 | 12 °C |
| The coolest places in South America in August | 12th of 50 | 15 °C |
| The coolest places in the world in July | 12th of 50 | 12 °C |
| The coolest places in South America in May | 14th of 50 | 16 °C |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Neuquén.
QuestionsCommon questions about Neuquén’s climate
When is the best time to visit Neuquén?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. March, November, December sit closest to 20 °C on average, January is the warmest month and January the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Neuquén get?
In January, the warmest month, daily highs average 32 °C. About 67 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 41 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 2.6 °C in July, the coldest month. A normal year has 14 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Neuquén?
October, averaging 30 mm over 4 days with rain. The driest month is January with 12 mm. The year as a whole averages 228 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Neuquén rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Data point
- -38.951°, -68.059° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.