Best time to visit Bariloche
Argentina · Latin America
All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.
The year in Bariloche
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- JanJBariloche in January: sweet spot, busy
- FebFBariloche in February: sweet spot, busy
- MarMBariloche in March: good, busy
- AprABariloche in April: good
- MayMBariloche in May: ok
- JunJBariloche in June: avoid
- JulJBariloche in July: avoid
- AugABariloche in August: avoid
- SepSBariloche in September: ok
- OctOBariloche in October: good
- NovNBariloche in November: sweet spot
- DecDBariloche in December: sweet spot, busy
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| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Humidity | Sun h/day | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22° | 3d | 57% | 13.4h | sweet spot busy | busier than usual |
| Feb | 22° | 4d | 58% | 12.4h | sweet spot busy | busier than usual |
| Mar | 18° | 6d | 66% | 10.4h | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| Apr | 13° | 7d | 74% | 8.1h | good | 13C max, 7 rainy days |
| May | 9° | 10d | 81% | 6.8h | ok | 9C max, 10 rainy days |
| Jun | 6° | 14d | 84% | 4.9h | avoid | bitter cold: 6C daily max |
| Jul | 5° | 13d | 83% | 5.7h | avoid | bitter cold: 5C daily max |
| Aug | 6° | 14d | 80% | 7.0h | avoid | 6C max, 14 rainy days |
| Sep | 8° | 9d | 76% | 8.9h | ok | 8C max, 9 rainy days |
| Oct | 12° | 7d | 69% | 10.5h | good | 12C max, 7 rainy days |
| Nov | 16° | 6d | 66% | 11.8h | sweet spot | 16C max, 6 rainy days |
| Dec | 20° | 4d | 59% | 13.5h | sweet spot busy | busier than usual |
Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.
Weather read at the Centro Cívico, 12 km from the airport (BRC): ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.
A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. It is flagged rather than scored down, and crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.
How busy it gets
Then and now
Bariloche's January days now average 22.4°C, 3.2°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 10 of 12 months are clearly warmer.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–90 | 19.2° | 19.7° | 16.4° | 11.4° | 7.0° | 4.2° | 4.0° | 4.9° | 7.2° | 10.5° | 14.6° | 17.5° |
| 2017–26 | 22.4° | 22.2° | 17.9° | 13.5° | 8.9° | 5.6° | 4.9° | 6.2° | 8.4° | 12.2° | 16.1° | 19.9° |
| Change | +3.2° | +2.5° | +1.5° | +2.1° | +2.0° | +1.3° | +0.9° | +1.3° | +1.2° | +1.7° | +1.5° | +2.4° |
The average daily high, month by month, for the nearest ERA5 grid cell. Bold is a clear change; grey is within the ordinary spread between years. Every destination, ranked.
Getting there
How far Bariloche is, and what it costs, depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.
- from Santiago
- from Buenos Aires
- from Sao Paulo
- from Lima
- from Bogota
- from Mexico City
- from Miami
- from Cape Town
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Before you go
Type C and I plugs at 220 V. Drives on the right. The currency is the Argentine convertible peso. No UK Foreign Office advice against travel. Global Affairs Canada: Exercise normal security precautions (with regional advisories). US State Department: Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions. Everything for Argentina: cost of living, languages, emergency numbers and health.
Being there
On arrival
- Paying — Cards, now mostly contactless, are accepted by chains and many shops. Carry some pesos for small places and for restaurant tips, which are usually left in cash.
- UPI, for visitors from India — Not accepted for paying here; bring a card that works abroad.
- Tipping — About 10% in restaurants, often left in cash even when paying by card; taxi drivers do not expect a tip.
Getting around Bariloche
- Apps — Rides: Cabify, DiDi, inDrive, Uber. Maps: Google Maps, Apple Maps. Messages: WhatsApp.
Excellent public bus service, served by just one company (since 2017): My Bus. The only exception is if you want to visit Dinahuapi, then you should catch a bus of "Las grutas". More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on San Carlos de Bariloche, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Help
- Emergency — police 911 or 101 · ambulance 107 · fire 100.
TravelCharika is not an emergency service: we cannot call for help or send anyone. Numbers can change; if one fails, ask someone local or your hotel.
Your embassy — : how to reach your embassy or consulate abroad. A guess from your city, : a city is not a passport.
Put together by hand from the sources listed, checked 3 October 2026. Apps, cards and rules change, so check before you rely on one.
Sources (16)
- gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/argentina/getting-help
- uber.com/global/en/cities/buenos-aires
- web.didiglobal.com/ar
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabify
- indrive.com/es-ar/city-rides
- emova.com.ar/index.php/medios-de-pago
- argentina.gob.ar/sube
- argentina.gob.ar/transporte/ya-podes-pagar-el-colectivo-con-tarjetas-de-debito-credito-o-qr-desde-el-celular-3
- en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Argentina
- en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Buenos_Aires
- infobip.com/blog/whatsapp-statistics
- soax.com/research/most-popular-messaging-apps
- developers.google.com/maps/coverage
- apple.com/ios/feature-availability
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- rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/AnnualReport/PDFs/09PAYMENT290526C6588B796E664822A2BD0DEB6452CAD4.PDF
Bariloche in pictures
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Fernando, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Kinkojim, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Alan Lucero, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
What Bariloche is like
Bariloche is in the Río Negro Province, near the Nahuel Huapi National Park in Argentina. One of the most visited cities in Argentinian Patagonia, it is famous for skiing and is great for sightseeing, water sports, trekking and climbing. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth seeing
- Museo de la Patagonia (Museum of Patagonia), Centro Cívico s/n (At main plaza, near the Tourist Info center). Entrance on voluntary donation. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth doing
- Catedral Alta Patagonia (Skiing). It has the biggest ski centre in South America, with a skiable area of 2 km² (0.77 sq mi), over 100 km (62 miles) of ski runs, and a lift capacity of 22,200 skiers per hour. More on Wikivoyage
- Getting in
- San Carlos de Bariloche International Airport (BRC IATA). Lade flies from Buenos Aires and El Calafate. Aerolineas Argentinas flies from Buenos Aires. More on Wikivoyage
- Staying safe
- Because of the high tourist presence, petty crime is a reality but there tend to be a large number of police in force and the smaller and relatively affluent nature of the city makes crime less likely than in Buenos… More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on San Carlos de Bariloche, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the full article has far more. The numbers above are measured; this is experience.
Around Bariloche
Also in Argentina
- Buenos Aires best Jan, Mar, Nov
- Iguazu Falls best Apr, Aug, Sep
- Mendoza best Apr, Sep, Oct
- Ushuaia best Feb, Oct, Nov
Nearby
- Santiago Chile · 864 km
- Valle Nevado Chile · 872 km
- Valparaíso Chile · 902 km
- Torres del Paine Chile · 1,180 km
Kind of place
Bariloche is in Argentina, Latin America. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.
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