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La Punta
Lake Potrero de los Funes
Lake Potrero de los Funes
San Luis, Argentina

La Punta

La Punta is a small town in San Luis, Argentina, 700 m above sea level. It has a population of about 15,000. The climate is classified as monsoon-influenced humid subtropical (Köppen Cwa), with a dry winter and a wetter summer.

Now12°C
Best timeMay · Aug–Sep
Population15,000
Local time20:57
33.18° S, 66.31° WElevation 700 mUTC−3 · Argentina Standard Time
14-day weatherClimate by monthThings to do
The year in La Puntaweather score
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec85October
October: high / low24° / 13°
Rain this month68mm
Best timeMay · Aug–Sep

Best: May · Aug–Sep. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.

La Punta at a glance

Sunrise · sunset06:33 · 19:4613 h 13 min of daylightThe moon tonightFull moon100% · Moonrise 20:44Next holiday9 NovemberVisit of His Holiness Pope Leo XIVNext eclipse6 Feb 2027Annular solar eclipse
Best time to visitMay · Aug–Sep

The months with the highest weather score

Warmest month29°C

Average high in January

Coolest month5°C

Average low in July

Wettest monthJanuary

211 mm of rain

Driest monthJune

10 mm of rain

Weather in La Punta

Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.

14-day forecast
12°C

Partly cloudy · wind 6 km/h · humidity 72%

Today hour by hour
Today25 Oct17°10°
Mon26 Oct19°10°1.7 mm
Tue27 Oct16°12°17.9 mm
Wed28 Oct20°11°
Thu29 Oct22°14°0.6 mm
Fri30 Oct23°15°1.6 mm
Sat31 Oct21°16°6.6 mm
Sun1 Nov24°16°1.7 mm
Mon2 Nov27°16°3.7 mm
Tue3 Nov16°13°9.2 mm

When to go to La Punta

Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.

Climate month by month
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Score525875859286859692857257
High29°28°26°22°18°16°16°19°21°24°26°29°
Low19°18°16°13°9°6°5°7°9°13°15°18°
Rain (mm)21116315465331018153968144186
Wet days131296311247912
La Punta in JanuaryLa Punta in FebruaryLa Punta in MarchLa Punta in AprilLa Punta in MayLa Punta in JuneLa Punta in JulyLa Punta in AugustLa Punta in SeptemberLa Punta in OctoberLa Punta in NovemberLa Punta in December

What's on in La Punta

Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.

Public holidays

9Nov
Visit of His Holiness Pope Leo XIVNational
Mon23Nov
National Sovereignty DayNational
Mon7Dec
Bridge Public HolidayNational
Mon8Dec
Immaculate ConceptionNational
Tue

Monuments and museums in La Punta

All monuments
Museum0.2 km
Réplica Del Histórico Cabildo De 1810
Museum14 km
Museo Histórico de San LuisBuilt 2013
Monuments of San LuisMuseums of San Luis

Outdoors around La Punta

Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.

Things to do
Camp sites7Golf courses2
Los QuebrachosGolf courses
3.4 km
Camping Playa BlancaCamp sites
9 km
Golf Club San LuisGolf courses
9.8 km
Camping MunicipalCamp sites
13 km

Nature around La Punta

Nature in Argentina
Lake9.1 km
Lake Potrero de los Funes
Lake13 km
Embalse Cruz de Piedra
Nature in San Luis

Wildlife in October

The birds and mammals of Argentina seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.

Plains viscachaLagostomus maximus
Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
Creamy-bellied ThrushTurdus amaurochalinus
Neotropic CormorantPhalacrocorax brasilianus
Southern elephant sealMirounga leonina
Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus

The sky over La Punta

Eclipses and meteor showers
The moon tonightFull moonMoonrise 20:44 · Moonset 06:24Next eclipse seen from here6 Feb 2027Annular solar eclipse · 66% sun coveredNorthern Taurids~3 an hourpeak night 12 November, best at 01:27Northern lightsKp 9+only in the strongest storms here

Earthquakes around La Punta

The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.

Earthquakes
Last 30 days0magnitude 2.5+ within 300 kmSince 19506magnitude 5+ within 150 kmSignificant earthquakes on record17within 300 km

Strongest nearby since 1950

6.3La Calera 30 km ↖2015 · 92 km
5.7Alto Pencoso 24 km ↓2019 · 73 km
5.5Leandro N. Alem 81 km ↖2004 · 135 km
5.5La Calera 46 km ↖1987 · 108 km

Towns and villages around La Punta

Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.

Pozo del Carril4.2 kmSuyuque Viejo4.2 kmBajos Hondos5.1 kmLa Toma6.1 kmSuyuque6.6 kmLos Gatos7.6 kmQuebrada de los Códores8.5 kmBarranca Colorada8.9 kmPotrero de los Funes8.9 kmEl Milagro10 kmLa Nélida11 kmLas Chacras12 kmSan Luis12 kmSan Roque12 kmJuana Koslay13 kmEl Chorrillo13 kmEl Volcán15 km
All 55 towns and villages in Juan Martín de PueyrredónSan Luis

La Punta from above

Around La Punta13 places to see, do and reach nearby
Lake Potrero de los FunesNature9.1 kmEmbalse Cruz de PiedraNature13 kmRéplica Del Histórico Cabildo De 1810Museum0.2 kmMuseo Histórico de San LuisMuseum14 kmMuseo Contacto U.N.S.L.Museum12 kmGuillermo Enrique Hudson Private Museum of Natural SciencesMuseum13 kmMuseo Provincial Dora Ochoa de MasramónMuseum14 kmSan LuisPlace12 kmEl TrapichePlace25 kmVilla de la QuebradaPlace19 kmCarolinaPlace46 kmFragaPlace60 kmNogolíPlace29 km

Getting to La Punta

Brigadier Mayor D Cesar Raul Ojeda AirportLUQ
11 km
Governor Francisco Gabrielli International AirportMDZ
235 km
Suboficial Ay Santiago Germano AirportAFA
248 km

Places near La Punta

12 km

San Luis

Argentina
25 km

El Trapiche

Argentina
19 km

Villa de la Quebrada

Argentina
46 km

Carolina

Argentina
60 km

Fraga

Argentina
29 km

Nogolí

Argentina
34 km

Balde

Argentina
43 km

Saladillo

Argentina

Places with a climate like La Punta

Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.

95% alike

Villa de Merlo

Argentina
24° / 12°May · Aug–Sep
94% alike

Nono

Argentina
24° / 13°May · Aug–Sep
94% alike

Mina Clavero

Argentina
24° / 13°May · Aug–Sep
91% alike

Córdoba

Argentina
25° / 13°May · Aug–Sep
93% alike

Villa Cura Brochero

Argentina
23° / 13°May · Aug–Sep
93% alike

Deán Funes

Argentina
25° / 13°May · Aug–Sep

Frequently asked questions

When is the best time to visit La Punta?
Based on 30-year climate normals, May, August and September offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in La Punta.
What is the hottest month in La Punta?
January is the warmest month, with average highs of 29°C and lows of 19°C.
What is the coldest month in La Punta?
July is the coldest month, with average highs of 16°C and lows of 5°C.
What is the rainiest month in La Punta?
January is the wettest month with about 211 mm of precipitation on 13 wet days.