Best time to learn to fly in Argentina
How often the weather allows training flights in each month, from weather reports at 18 airfields with flight schools in Argentina.
Across 18 airfields, 75% of daylight hours have weather suitable for training flights. The best months are January, November, and December. July is the most difficult month, at 71%.
Share of daylight hours each month with weather suitable for training flights (cloud base at least 3,000 ft, visibility at least 5 statute miles / 8 km, wind no more than 20 knots, no thunderstorms, freezing conditions or snow).
The flying year in Argentina
Argentina’s seasons are the reverse of Europe’s and North America’s. Across 18 airfields with reliable weather data, the typical one is flyable in 75% of daylight hours, and the year is fairly even: the best month is December at 81%, and the hardest is July, in the southern winter, at 71%.
Where the weather is best
Santa Fe and Córdoba provinces have the most flyable weather in our data, with Río Negro and the province of Buenos Aires close behind. Corrientes in the humid north-east and Tierra del Fuego in the far south have the least.
Planning your training
The southern summer, from November to February, is the best time for an intensive course. Winter training is realistic in most of the country, though fog and low cloud are more common from June to August.
Flying weather by month
| Month | Typical airfield | Most airfields |
|---|---|---|
| January | 78% | 72–91% |
| February | 78% | 71–88% |
| March | 76% | 71–85% |
| April | 76% | 70–79% |
| May | 77% | 66–79% |
| June | 74% | 65–81% |
| July | 71% | 63–78% |
| August | 75% | 61–83% |
| September | 73% | 59–81% |
| October | 75% | 67–85% |
| November | 78% | 72–88% |
| December | 81% | 74–91% |
By region
| Region | Whole year | Best months | Airfields |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Fe Province | 83% | January, February, and December | 2 |
| Córdoba Province | 80% | June, August, and December | 2 |
| Río Negro Province | 80% | January, February, and March | 2 |
| Buenos Aires Province | 78% | January, February, and December | 2 |
| Corrientes Province | 64% | January, November, and December | 3 |
| Tierra del Fuego Province | 64% | May, June, and July | 2 |
Airfields with the most flyable weather in Argentina
| Airfield | Whole year | Best months |
|---|---|---|
| Aerodromo La Puntilla (SA16) Mendoza Province | 92% | January, February, and October |
| Aeropuerto Internacional Neuquén (SAZN) Neuquén Province | 90% | January, February, and March |
| Aerodromo Allen (AR-0035) Río Negro Province | 90% | January, February, and March |
| Aeropuerto Internacional de Rosario (SAAR) Santa Fe Province | 83% | January, February, and December |
| Aeródromo Pueblo Esther (AR-0305) Santa Fe Province | 82% | January, February, and December |
| Aeropuerto Internacional San Fernando (SADF) Buenos Aires Province | 82% | January, February, and December |
| Aerodromo Coronel Olmedo (SACD) Córdoba Province | 80% | February, August, and December |
| Aerodromo Juarez Celman (AR-0216) Córdoba Province | 80% | June, August, and December |
| Aerodromo 13 de Diciembre (AR-0019) Chubut Province | 76% | May, June, and July |
| Aeropuerto de Mar del Plata (SAZM) Buenos Aires Province | 73% | January, February, and December |
How we worked this out
Based on hourly weather reports (METAR) from 2016 to 2025 in the Iowa Environmental Mesonet archive, at the weather station closest to each airfield and no more than 30 km away. Only daylight hours count. For each month we show the typical (median) airfield, with the middle half of airfields as the range.
Cite this data: BookFlightSchools, “Best time to learn to fly in Argentina: flying weather by month”, 2016–2025. https://bookflightschools.com/flight-schools/argentina/weather