January: the best month of the year in Bariloche
Best window · 10/10January averages 14°C (58°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Expect 24 mm of rain — occasional showers rather than washed-out days — alongside about 31 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 14.6 daylight hours.
On our climate-comfort scale this is the top-ranked month of the year for Bariloche at 10/10 — the reference point every other month on this page is measured against.
Figure on peak pricing, with this is one of the busiest months here. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, footwear you can get muddy.
February ranks 2nd of 12 for Bariloche — one of the best windows
Best window · 10/10February averages 14°C (58°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rain is a non-issue at 15 mm for the month, with about 28 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 13.6 hours of daylight to work with.
A 10/10 puts this among the year's best months in Bariloche (2nd of 12); only January scores higher, at 10/10.
Figure on peak pricing, with this is one of the busiest months here. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, footwear you can get muddy.
March in Bariloche — one of the year's strongest windows (4th)
Best window · 9.1/10Expect 10°C (49°F) in March. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
With around 36 mm of rain, any showers tend to pass through rather than settle in; about 20 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 12.3 hours of daylight fill the rest.
On our climate-comfort scale this is one of the strongest months of the year for Bariloche at 9.1/10 (4th of 12), just behind January at 10/10.
Expect peak pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, footwear you can get muddy.
April in Bariloche — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 5.3/10April averages 6°C (43°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rainfall runs 90 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 5 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 10.9 hours of daylight.
It scores 5.3/10 here, 7th of 12 months, against 10/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
Flexible dates? January scores 4.7 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
May in Bariloche — the hardest end of the year
Hardest · 3.5/10At 2°C (35°F) this is proper winter weather in May: layer up and split the day between outdoor highlights and indoor stops.
Budget for roughly 84 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with almost no days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 9.7 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 3.5/10 on the same scale — 9th of 12 months, versus 10/10 for the best month here.
Budget for low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack insulated layers, a windproof shell, gloves and boots with grip, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, January is materially better in Bariloche — 6.5 points higher on the same scale.
June in Bariloche — the hardest end of the year
Hardest · 1.9/10June averages 0°C (32°F), cold enough that sightseeing works in bursts rather than in one long day on foot.
At 205 mm of water-equivalent precipitation this is a snowy month at resort level — that is snowpack, not lost days — with almost no days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 9.1 hours of daylight.
It scores 1.9/10 here, 11th of 12 months, against 10/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for low-season pricing, with crowds are light for this destination.
Pack insulated layers, a windproof shell, gloves and boots with grip, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
Flexible dates? January scores 8.1 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
July in Bariloche — the hardest end of the year
Hardest · 1.8/10July averages -2°C (29°F), cold enough that sightseeing works in bursts rather than in one long day on foot.
At 159 mm of water-equivalent precipitation this is a snowy month at resort level — that is snowpack, not lost days — with almost no days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 9.3 hours of daylight.
It scores 1.8/10 here, 12th of 12 months, against 10/10 in the destination's best month.
Figure on low-season pricing, with crowds are light for this destination.
Pack insulated layers, a windproof shell, gloves and boots with grip, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
Flexible dates? January scores 8.2 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
August in Bariloche: expect compromises
Hardest · 3.4/10At 0°C (31°F) this is proper winter weather in August: layer up and split the day between outdoor highlights and indoor stops.
81 mm of water-equivalent precipitation makes this a snowy month at resort level; what falls stays as snow, with about 2 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 10.4 hours of daylight.
That is 3.4/10 on the same scale — 10th of 12 months, versus 10/10 for the best month here.
Budget for mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack insulated layers, a windproof shell, gloves and boots with grip, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, January is materially better in Bariloche — 6.6 points higher on the same scale.
September in Bariloche — middling scores, decent value
Trade-offs · 5.1/10At 2°C (36°F) this is proper winter weather in September: layer up and split the day between outdoor highlights and indoor stops.
Budget for roughly 85 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 9 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 11.7 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 5.1/10 on the same scale — 8th of 12 months, versus 10/10 for the best month here.
Expect low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack insulated layers, a windproof shell, gloves and boots with grip, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, January is materially better in Bariloche — 4.9 points higher on the same scale.
October is one of the strongest months in Bariloche (6th)
Best window · 8.6/10October averages 6°C (43°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Expect 31 mm of rain — occasional showers rather than washed-out days — alongside about 26 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 13.1 daylight hours.
A 8.6/10 puts this among the year's best months in Bariloche (6th of 12); only January scores higher, at 10/10.
Plan for mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, footwear you can get muddy.
November in Bariloche — one of the year's strongest windows (5th)
Best window · 9.1/10November averages 9°C (47°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Expect 25 mm of rain — occasional showers rather than washed-out days — alongside about 30 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 14.4 daylight hours.
A 9.1/10 puts this among the year's best months in Bariloche (5th of 12); only January scores higher, at 10/10.
Figure on peak pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, footwear you can get muddy.
December is one of the strongest months in Bariloche (3rd)
Best window · 9.9/10Expect 12°C (53°F) in December. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
At just 8 mm for the month, rain will not shape your plans; you get about 31 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 14.9 hours of daylight.
On our climate-comfort scale this is one of the strongest months of the year for Bariloche at 9.9/10 (3rd of 12), just behind January at 10/10.
Expect peak pricing, and this is one of the busiest months here. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, footwear you can get muddy.
