Best Time to Visit Buenos Aires

March to May, September to November

Months to avoid: January to February (peak summer heat, 35C+, many locals leave the city, reduced cultural programming)

Recommended stay: 5-7 days

Plan Buenos Aires for March to May, September to November. Give it 5-7 days. The window to avoid is January to February (peak summer heat, 35C+, many locals leave the city, reduced cultural programming).

What the season gets you

• A parrilla dinner for two, with cuts of beef you cannot name but will eat all of, wine included, for around $30 USD at a neighbourhood restaurant that has no Instagram presence
• Recoleta Cemetery is not morbid. It is a city of marble mausoleums where generals and first ladies are stacked three deep, and you can spend two hours getting lost in it
• Live tango at a milonga in San Telmo on a Sunday afternoon: real dancers, not a stage show, admission under $5