Cordoba vs Mendoza: which is sunnier?
🇦🇷 Argentina vs 🇦🇷 Argentina · 464 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Mendoza is the sunnier overall: about 3,504 hours of sunshine a year to Cordoba's 2,919. Mendoza has the higher Sunshine Score in 8 of 12 months, Cordoba in 3 (1 within 2 points).
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Cordoba | Mendoza | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 2,919 | 3,504 |
| Sunniest month | August (95/100) | September (99/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 74/100 | 84/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 87/100 | 76/100 |
| Rain / year | 799 mm | 292 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 12 (extreme) | 12 (extreme) |
Cordoba vs Mendoza month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cordoba | Mendoza | Cordoba | Mendoza | Cordoba | Mendoza | |
| January | 73 | 73 | 32° | 34° | 127 | 47 |
| February | 72 | 82 | 30° | 33° | 131 | 49 |
| March | 76 | 93 | 28° | 30° | 113 | 37 |
| April | 85 | 95 | 24° | 25° | 61 | 28 |
| May | 92 | 97 | 20° | 20° | 22 | 19 |
| June | 87 | 74 | 19° | 17° | 9 | 8 |
| July | 79 | 65 | 18° | 16° | 10 | 10 |
| August | 95 | 90 | 21° | 19° | 7 | 9 |
| September | 90 | 99 | 24° | 23° | 32 | 8 |
| October | 85 | 97 | 28° | 27° | 64 | 15 |
| November | 76 | 94 | 30° | 31° | 108 | 32 |
| December | 75 | 85 | 32° | 33° | 115 | 30 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb Mendoza · Mar Mendoza · Apr Mendoza · May Mendoza · Jun Cordoba · Jul Cordoba · Aug Cordoba · Sep Mendoza · Oct Mendoza · Nov Mendoza · Dec Mendoza.
When to pick which
- November–February: Mendoza (average score 84/100 vs 74). Mendoza is the warmer, around 33°C daytime highs vs 31°C.
- March–May: Mendoza (average score 95/100 vs 84). Daytime highs are similar (24°C vs 25°C).
- June–August: Cordoba (average score 87/100 vs 76). Cordoba is the warmer, around 19°C daytime highs vs 17°C.
- September–October: Mendoza (average score 98/100 vs 88). Daytime highs are similar (26°C vs 25°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Cordoba weather by month · Mendoza weather by month · Best time to visit Argentina.
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