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Buenos Aires to Mendoza drive weather

1,094 km (680 miles), about 11 hours of driving via RN8 and RN7. The high point is RN7 southeast of Juana Koslay at 1,021 m (3,349 ft), about 7 h 57 min in.

Distance
1,094 km
Drive time
~11 hours
High point
1,021 m
Country
Argentina

Next 7 departures

Leaving Buenos Aires at 7 AM each day · Updated · Forecast: MET Norway

  1. SatOct 3

    CautionHeavy rain near San Antonio de Areco around 8:15 AM -03.

    Along the way
    Checkpoint · arrivalWeather · temperature
    Buenos Aires7 AM -03Heavy rain13°C
    San Antonio de Areco8:15 AM -03Heavy rain12°C
    Pergamino9:15 AM -03Rain13°C
    Colón9:45 AM -03Light rain14°C
    Venado Tuerto10:30 AM -03Partly sunny18°C
    Laboulaye12:15 PM -03Sunny21°C
    Villa Mercedes2:15 PM -03Mostly sunny21°C
    RN7 southeast of Juana Koslay3 PM -03Light rain showers18°C
    San Luis3 PM -03Mostly sunny20°C
    La Paz4:15 PM -03Mostly sunny23°C
    Mendoza5:30 PM -03Mostly sunny22°C
  2. SunOct 4

    ClearNo significant weather expected. Temperatures 9–23°C along the way.

    Along the way
    Checkpoint · arrivalWeather · temperature
    Buenos Aires7 AM -03Fog9°C
    San Antonio de Areco8:15 AM -03Fog10°C
    Pergamino9:15 AM -03Fog13°C
    Colón9:45 AM -03Fog14°C
    Venado Tuerto10:30 AM -03Partly sunny18°C
    Laboulaye12:15 PM -03Partly sunny21°C
    Villa Mercedes2:15 PM -03Light rain showers19°C
    RN7 southeast of Juana Koslay3 PM -03Rain showers15°C
    San Luis3 PM -03Partly sunny18°C
    La Paz4:15 PM -03Partly sunny23°C
    Mendoza5:30 PM -03Mostly sunny22°C
  3. MonOct 5

    ClearNo significant weather expected. Temperatures 14–21°C along the way.

    Along the way
    Checkpoint · arrivalWeather · temperature
    Buenos Aires7 AM -03Partly sunny14°C
    San Antonio de Areco8:15 AM -03Partly sunny14°C
    Pergamino9:15 AM -03Cloudy16°C
    Colón9:45 AM -03Cloudy17°C
    Venado Tuerto10:30 AM -03Cloudy17°C
    Laboulaye12:15 PM -03Cloudy19°C
    Villa Mercedes2:15 PM -03Cloudy19°C
    RN7 southeast of Juana Koslay3 PM -03Light rain17°C
    San Luis3 PM -03Cloudy18°C
    La Paz4:15 PM -03Partly sunny21°C
    Mendoza5:30 PM -03Partly sunny20°C
  4. TueOct 6

    ClearNo significant weather expected. Temperatures 14–24°C along the way.

    Along the way
    Checkpoint · arrivalWeather · temperature
    Buenos Aires7 AM -03Mostly sunny15°C
    San Antonio de Areco8:15 AM -03Partly sunny14°C
    Pergamino9:15 AM -03Rain15°C
    Colón9:45 AM -03Rain15°C
    Venado Tuerto10:30 AM -03Light rain17°C
    Laboulaye12:15 PM -03Cloudy19°C
    Villa Mercedes2:15 PM -03Partly sunny24°C
    RN7 southeast of Juana Koslay3 PM -03Partly sunny23°C
    San Luis3 PM -03Rain showers24°C
    La Paz4:15 PM -03Rain showers23°C
    Mendoza5:30 PM -03Partly sunny19°C
  5. WedOct 7

    ClearNo significant weather expected. Temperatures 16–20°C along the way.

    Along the way
    Checkpoint · arrivalWeather · temperature
    Buenos Aires7 AM -03Cloudy16°C
    San Antonio de Areco8:15 AM -03Cloudy16°C
    Pergamino9:15 AM -03Heavy rain16°C
    Colón9:45 AM -03Heavy rain17°C
    Venado Tuerto10:30 AM -03Rain16°C
    Laboulaye12:15 PM -03Light rain19°C
    Villa Mercedes2:15 PM -03Rain20°C
    RN7 southeast of Juana Koslay3 PM -03Rain17°C
    San Luis3 PM -03Cloudy17°C
    La Paz4:15 PM -03Cloudy18°C
    Mendoza5:30 PM -03Partly sunny19°C
  6. ThuOct 8

    ClearNo significant weather expected. Temperatures 14–17°C along the way.

    Along the way
    Checkpoint · arrivalWeather · temperature
    Buenos Aires7 AM -03Partly sunny15°C
    San Antonio de Areco8:15 AM -03Cloudy14°C
    Pergamino9:15 AM -03Cloudy14°C
    Colón9:45 AM -03Light rain15°C
    Venado Tuerto10:30 AM -03Cloudy16°C
    Laboulaye12:15 PM -03Cloudy16°C
    Villa Mercedes2:15 PM -03Cloudy17°C
    RN7 southeast of Juana Koslay3 PM -03Light rain16°C
    San Luis3 PM -03Partly sunny17°C
    La Paz4:15 PM -03Cloudy16°C
    Mendoza5:30 PM -03Cloudy15°C
  7. FriOct 9

    ClearNo significant weather expected. Temperatures 13–18°C along the way.

    Along the way
    Checkpoint · arrivalWeather · temperature
    Buenos Aires7 AM -03Cloudy16°C
    San Antonio de Areco8:15 AM -03Cloudy16°C
    Pergamino9:15 AM -03Light rain15°C
    Colón9:45 AM -03Light rain15°C
    Venado Tuerto10:30 AM -03Light rain16°C
    Laboulaye12:15 PM -03Rain18°C
    Villa Mercedes2:15 PM -03Rain17°C
    RN7 southeast of Juana Koslay3 PM -03Heavy rain13°C
    San Luis3 PM -03Rain showers15°C
    La Paz4:15 PM -03Mostly sunny17°C
    Mendoza5:30 PM -03Mostly sunny17°C

The worst conditions expected at any checkpoint, timed to when you would reach it driving without stops. Levels use Road Travel’s driving-risk scale.

The route, stop by stop

Checkpoints in order, with driving time from Buenos Aires (no stops) and elevation. The forecast above is timed to these.

RN7 southeast of Juana Koslay · 1,021 m 0 km 1,094 km
Elevation along the route (Terrain Tiles, sampled every 8 km).
  1. Buenos Aires, ArgentinaStart 33 melevation
  2. San Antonio de Areco, ArgentinaKm 121 · 1 h 11 min 30 melevation
  3. Pergamino, ArgentinaKm 227 · 2 h 8 min 74 melevation
  4. Colón, ArgentinaKm 282 · 2 h 40 min 90 melevation
  5. Venado Tuerto, ArgentinaKm 372 · 3 h 37 min 116 melevation
  6. Laboulaye, ArgentinaKm 538 · 5 h 20 min 144 melevation
  7. Villa Mercedes, ArgentinaKm 742 · 7 h 19 min 517 melevation
  8. RN7 southeast of Juana Koslay, ArgentinaKm 813 · 7 h 57 min 1,021 melevation
  9. San Luis, ArgentinaKm 830 · 8 h 6 min 733 melevation
  10. La Paz, ArgentinaKm 956 · 9 h 14 min 513 melevation
  11. Mendoza, ArgentinaKm 1,094 · 10 h 33 min 766 melevation

Typical weather by month

Average daily highs and lows, and days with 2.5 cm (an inch) or more of snow, at Buenos Aires, Laboulaye and Mendoza.

MonthBuenos Aires
Aeroparque station · 5 m		Laboulaye
137 m		Mendoza
Mendoza Airport station · 704 m
High / low °CHigh / low °CHigh / low °C
Jan29° / 21°31° / 17°33° / 19°
Feb28° / 20°29° / 16°31° / 18°
Mar26° / 19°28° / 14°29° / 16°
Apr23° / 15°24° / 11°24° / 11°
May19° / 12°20° / 7°19° / 6°
Jun16° / 9°17° / 3°17° / 3°
Jul15° / 8°16° / 2°16° / 2°
Aug17° / 9°19° / 3°19° / 4°
Sep19° / 11°21° / 7°22° / 8°
Oct22° / 14°24° / 10°26° / 12°
Nov25° / 17°27° / 13°29° / 15°
Dec28° / 19°30° / 16°32° / 18°

1991–2020 averages computed from NOAA NCEI daily station records (GHCN-Daily): AEROPARQUE JORGE NEWBERY, AR (ARM00087582, 5 m); LABOULAYE AERO, AR (AR000087534, 137 m); MENDOZA AERO, AR (AR000087418, 704 m). Snow days are days with at least 2.5 cm (1 inch) of new snow. “—” means the station does not publish that normal.

Road conditions

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Questions about this drive

How long is the drive from Buenos Aires to Mendoza?

1,094 km (680 miles), about 11 hours of driving without stops, by way of RN8 and RN7. Fuel, food and rest stops add to that.

What is the highest point on the drive?

RN7 southeast of Juana Koslay, at 1,021 m (3,349 ft). It comes at km 813, about 7 h 57 min of driving after you leave Buenos Aires.

How cold is Mendoza in July?

The nearest long-term NOAA station, Mendoza Airport (704 m), averages a high of 16°C and a low of 2°C in July (1991–2020 averages).

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