Best time to visit Neuquén

The best time to visit Neuquén is February–April and September–December, judged on twenty years of weather records and the events worth going for.

Neuquén, Neuquen, Argentina

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  • Best month
  • Made good or best by an event
Average daily high and low temperature, average precipitation and each month's verdict
MonthAverage daily highAverage daily lowPrecipitationVerdict
January31.7 °C / 89 °F18 °C / 64 °F13 mm / 0.5 ingood month
February30 °C / 86 °F16.7 °C / 62 °F19 mm / 0.7 inbest month
March26.5 °C / 80 °F13.8 °C / 57 °F14 mm / 0.6 inbest month
April21.2 °C / 70 °F9.6 °C / 49 °F21 mm / 0.8 inbest month
May15.9 °C / 61 °F5.4 °C / 42 °F20 mm / 0.8 ingood month
June12.7 °C / 55 °F3.1 °C / 38 °F17 mm / 0.7 ingood month
July12.2 °C / 54 °F2.1 °C / 36 °F18 mm / 0.7 ingood month
August15 °C / 59 °F3.8 °C / 39 °F13 mm / 0.5 ingood month
September18.6 °C / 65 °F6.5 °C / 44 °F17 mm / 0.7 inbest month
October22.1 °C / 72 °F9.6 °C / 49 °F24 mm / 0.9 inbest month
November26.6 °C / 80 °F13 °C / 55 °F18 mm / 0.7 inbest month
December29.9 °C / 86 °F15.8 °C / 60 °F10 mm / 0.4 inbest month
Good and best months depend on more than temperature, rain and events. How they are chosen

Each activity on this page has its own good and best months, rated on twenty years of daily weather records. Which measures count, and how much, depends on the activity: humidity for exploring outdoors, wind for the beach, hiking and skiing, snow for skiing alone. Between them, the activities are rated on:

  • Daytime highs
  • Night-time lows
  • How warm it feels
  • Humidity
  • How much of the day is sunny
  • Hours of daylight
  • Monthly rainfall
  • How many days it rains
  • Days of heavy rain
  • Wind
  • Snowfall and days with snow
  • Major events, such as festivals

The chart shows the good and best months for exploring outdoors.

The event icon marks a month that an event lifts to good or best, such as a festival or a natural spectacle. Choose “Weather only” in the toolbar to rate the months on weather alone.

Best months by activity

Exploring outdoors

Mild days and nights, mostly dry and bright. The default for 'when should I go'.

  1. JJanuary: good
  2. FFebruary: best
  3. MMarch: best
  4. AApril: best
  5. MMay: good
  6. JJune: good
  7. JJuly: good
  8. AAugust: good
  9. SSeptember: best
  10. OOctober: best
  11. NNovember: best
  12. DDecember: best
Best
February–April, September–December
Good
January, May–August
Why these months
  • January · good

    In its favour: precipitation 13 mm / 0.5 in, share of daylight that is sunny 94%, feels like (high) 29.7 °C / 85 °F, wet days 2.6 days, days with heavy rain 0.3 days, average daily low 18 °C / 64 °F, relative humidity 34%.

    Against: average daily high 31.7 °C / 89 °F.

  • February · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 28.1 °C / 83 °F, precipitation 19 mm / 0.7 in, share of daylight that is sunny 92%, wet days 2.7 days, days with heavy rain 0.4 days, average daily low 16.7 °C / 62 °F, relative humidity 40%.

    Against: average daily high 30 °C / 86 °F.

  • March · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 24 °C / 75 °F, precipitation 14 mm / 0.6 in, share of daylight that is sunny 90%, average daily high 26.5 °C / 80 °F, wet days 2.1 days, days with heavy rain 0.5 days, average daily low 13.8 °C / 57 °F, relative humidity 46%.

  • April · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 18 °C / 64 °F, average daily high 21.2 °C / 70 °F, precipitation 21 mm / 0.8 in, share of daylight that is sunny 86%, wet days 2.8 days, days with heavy rain 0.6 days, relative humidity 55%, average daily low 9.6 °C / 49 °F.

  • May · good

    In its favour: precipitation 20 mm / 0.8 in, share of daylight that is sunny 77%, average daily high 15.9 °C / 61 °F, feels like (high) 12.6 °C / 55 °F, wet days 4 days, days with heavy rain 0.3 days, relative humidity 64%, average daily low 5.4 °C / 42 °F.

  • June · good

    In its favour: precipitation 17 mm / 0.7 in, share of daylight that is sunny 78%, wet days 3.9 days, days with heavy rain 0.4 days, relative humidity 66%.

    Against: feels like (high) 8.8 °C / 48 °F, average daily high 12.7 °C / 55 °F, average daily low 3.1 °C / 38 °F.

  • July · good

    In its favour: precipitation 18 mm / 0.7 in, share of daylight that is sunny 79%, wet days 3.1 days, days with heavy rain 0.5 days, relative humidity 65%.

    Against: feels like (high) 8.2 °C / 47 °F, average daily high 12.2 °C / 54 °F, average daily low 2.1 °C / 36 °F.

  • August · good

    In its favour: precipitation 13 mm / 0.5 in, share of daylight that is sunny 84%, wet days 2.9 days, days with heavy rain 0.2 days, average daily high 15 °C / 59 °F, relative humidity 56%.

    Against: feels like (high) 10.6 °C / 51 °F, average daily low 3.8 °C / 39 °F.

  • September · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 14.3 °C / 58 °F, average daily high 18.6 °C / 65 °F, precipitation 17 mm / 0.7 in, share of daylight that is sunny 85%, wet days 3.3 days, days with heavy rain 0.2 days, relative humidity 47%, average daily low 6.5 °C / 44 °F.

  • October · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 18.4 °C / 65 °F, average daily high 22.1 °C / 72 °F, precipitation 24 mm / 0.9 in, share of daylight that is sunny 88%, wet days 3.1 days, days with heavy rain 0.7 days, relative humidity 42%, average daily low 9.6 °C / 49 °F.

  • November · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 23.5 °C / 74 °F, precipitation 18 mm / 0.7 in, share of daylight that is sunny 93%, average daily high 26.6 °C / 80 °F, wet days 3 days, days with heavy rain 0.6 days, average daily low 13 °C / 55 °F, relative humidity 36%.

  • December · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 27.2 °C / 81 °F, precipitation 10 mm / 0.4 in, share of daylight that is sunny 96%, wet days 1.8 days, days with heavy rain 0.2 days, average daily low 15.8 °C / 60 °F, relative humidity 32%.

    Against: average daily high 29.9 °C / 86 °F.

An activity is listed only where it applies: skiing at ski destinations, beach and swimming at beach destinations. The nearest ski area is Caviahue, 289 km away.

Weather averages

Monthly averages over twenty years, 2006–2025. Highs, lows and precipitation are in the chart at the top.

  JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Feels like (high) 29.7 °C28.1 °C24 °C18 °C12.6 °C8.8 °C8.2 °C10.6 °C14.3 °C18.4 °C23.5 °C27.2 °C
Days with heavy rain 0.3 days0.4 days0.5 days0.6 days0.3 days0.4 days0.5 days0.2 days0.2 days0.7 days0.6 days0.2 days
Time rain usually falls 6 pm11 pm10 am3 am4 pm8 am10 am8 am6 pm6 pm7 pm10 pm
Sunshine per day 13.7 h12.5 h11.1 h9.5 h7.7 h7.4 h7.7 h8.9 h10 h11.6 h13.2 h14.2 h
Relative humidity 34%40%46%55%64%66%65%56%47%42%36%32%

Air quality

Averaged over a shorter period (2022–2025) than the twenty-year averages above, and not counted towards good or best months.

  JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Air pollution (PM2.5) 2022–20253.9 µg/m³3.5 µg/m³3.2 µg/m³2.5 µg/m³2.6 µg/m³2.6 µg/m³3.6 µg/m³3.1 µg/m³3.3 µg/m³3.7 µg/m³3.2 µg/m³3.1 µg/m³
Air pollution (PM2.5, daily peak) 2022–20257.3 µg/m³6.3 µg/m³6 µg/m³5.3 µg/m³5.2 µg/m³5.1 µg/m³7.2 µg/m³6.3 µg/m³6.5 µg/m³7 µg/m³6.4 µg/m³6 µg/m³
  • Good 15 µg/m³ or less
  • Fair 15 to 25 µg/m³
  • Moderate 25 to 37.5 µg/m³
  • Poor 37.5 to 50 µg/m³
  • Very poor 50 to 75 µg/m³
  • Extremely poor over 75 µg/m³

Each figure is compared with the World Health Organization's guideline for a day's air, 15 µg/m³ or less, and with its interim targets above that. The words are ours: the WHO does not name its steps. The figures are modelled monthly averages, so single days can be well above them. The daily peak is the average of each day's highest hour, shaded on the same scale.

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Monthly averages over 2006–2025, unless stated otherwise.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC-BY 4.0), generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5). City data from GeoNames (CC-BY 4.0). Air quality from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) and sea temperature from Météo-France / Copernicus Marine, both via Open-Meteo.com. Coastline from Natural Earth. Ski areas from OpenSkiMap.org, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Skimap.org. World Heritage sites from Wikidata (CC0), from the World Heritage List © UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Readership from Wikimedia pageview data (CC0). Destination classification derived from English Wikivoyage, © Wikivoyage contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).