South America · Nature travel

Best time to visit Iguazu

Early May–Mid Aug is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 24.9°C, with 2.9 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Iguazu
Photo: Mariordo (Mario Roberto Durán Ortiz) (CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Iguazu season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Avoid (season score 8.7)Mid Jan: Avoid (season score 0.0)Late Jan: Avoid (season score 2.1)Early Feb: Avoid (season score 5.6)Mid Feb: Avoid (season score 11.1)Late Feb: Avoid (season score 7.6)Early Mar: Off-season (season score 25.9)Mid Mar: Off-season (season score 28.5)Late Mar: Fair (season score 41.5)Early Apr: Okay (season score 56.4)Mid Apr: Good (season score 65.5)Late Apr: Great (season score 75.7)Early May: Best (season score 87.5)Mid May: Best (season score 91.7)Late May: Best (season score 86.2)Early Jun: Best (season score 92.8)Mid Jun: Best (season score 89.9)Late Jun: Best (season score 88.0)Early Jul: Best (season score 94.8)Mid Jul: Best (season score 94.5)Late Jul: Best (season score 100.0)Early Aug: Best (season score 91.9)Mid Aug: Best (season score 85.9)Late Aug: Great (season score 84.8)Early Sep: Good (season score 64.7)Mid Sep: Okay (season score 56.1)Late Sep: Okay (season score 50.8)Early Oct: Fair (season score 40.0)Mid Oct: Fair (season score 32.1)Late Oct: Fair (season score 31.3)Early Nov: Fair (season score 36.0)Mid Nov: Fair (season score 36.9)Late Nov: Off-season (season score 17.0)Early Dec: Off-season (season score 16.7)Mid Dec: Off-season (season score 14.9)Late Dec: Avoid (season score 2.8)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

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Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryAvoid33.3°C4.061.4%
FebruaryAvoid33.1°C3.960.7%
MarchFair32.1°C3.153.3%
AprilGood29.1°C3.051.6%
MayBest25.1°C3.053.5%
JuneBest23.8°C3.057.0%
JulyBest24.4°C2.850.8%
AugustBest27.5°C2.347.4%
SeptemberGood29.6°C3.253.3%
OctoberFair30.8°C4.459.9%
NovemberFair32.0°C3.555.9%
DecemberAvoid32.8°C3.963.3%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: IGUAZU AERO(6 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.