Argentina - Weather

Argentina Weather for Sailors

The Argentine climate ranges from subtropical in the north to cold temperate in Tierra del Fuego. The central zone is temperate, while Buenos Aires is hot and humid, the summer months December to February being the hottest. In Rio de la Plata the prevailing winds in summer are easterly, while SW winds are more common in winter. They are often accompanied by pamperos, violent SW squalls that affect most of Argentina's coastal waters.

Argentina Weather Forecast Links

• The Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (SMN): https://www.smn.gob.ar/
  Argentina's national weather service under the Ministry of Defence that is tasked with observing, understanding, and predicting the weather and climate in Argentina and its surrounding waters.
• Regional Climate Centre for Western South America - https://crc-osa.ciifen.org/
• Weather Warnings (in Spanish and English): http://www.hidro.gov.ar/nautica/GeoRadioavisos.asp
• For links to free global weather information, forecast services and extreme weather information see the Noonsite Weather Page.