Esquel weather by month & the best time to visit
Argentina · small town · oceanic / maritime climate
The best time to visit Esquel is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 87/100), with January close behind. Esquel averages about 2,670 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F and roughly 41 mm of rain in February.
When is the best time to visit Esquel?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Esquel is February, then January. The dullest month is May (0/100, 109 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Esquel?
Esquel gets a lot of sun: around 2,670 hours a year. 87 Sunshine Score points separate February (87) from May (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #25 of 41 destinations in Argentina for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,741 hours. The year's 845 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 85 | 20° / 68°F | 6° / 43°F | 52 mm | 10 |
| February | 87 | 21° / 70°F | 6° / 43°F | 41 mm | 9 |
| March | 64 | 17° / 63°F | 4° / 39°F | 54 mm | 6 |
| April | 35 | 13° / 55°F | 2° / 36°F | 61 mm | 3 |
| May | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 0° / 32°F | 109 mm | 2 |
| June | 0 | 4° / 39°F | -2° / 28°F | 125 mm | 1 |
| July | 0 | 4° / 39°F | -3° / 27°F | 94 mm | 1 |
| August | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -2° / 28°F | 88 mm | 2 |
| September | 7 | 9° / 48°F | -1° / 30°F | 51 mm | 4 |
| October | 28 | 12° / 54°F | 1° / 34°F | 66 mm | 6 |
| November | 49 | 15° / 59°F | 3° / 37°F | 59 mm | 8 |
| December | 72 | 18° / 64°F | 5° / 41°F | 45 mm | 10 |
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Esquel: questions and answers
What kind of destination is Esquel?
Esquel is a small town in Argentina at 792 m elevation with a oceanic / maritime climate.
How many hours of sunshine does Esquel get a year?
Esquel gets about 2,670 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around February.
When is the best time to visit Esquel?
The sunniest time to visit Esquel is February, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 87/100 (with January close behind). Expect daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F.
What is the least sunny month in Esquel?
May is the least sunny month in Esquel, scoring 0/100 with about 109 mm of rain.
How strong is the sun in Esquel?
The typical midday UV index in Esquel peaks around 10 (very high) in January, easing to about 1 (low) in June. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.
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