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Best Time for the The Seven Lakes Road
Sweet spot: April, September, October — computed from NASA POWER climate normals across the route's overnight towns, balancing temperature, rainfall and daylight.
Patagonian summer: the Seven Lakes Road is at its bluest and hiking refugios open — book Bariloche ahead.
Ski season flips the trip: Cerro Catedral runs lifts and the lake road can close briefly after storms.
| Month | Temp | Rain | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -1.6–32.5°C | 37 mm | 14.6 h | ❄ |
| February | -1.8–32.1°C | 29 mm | 13.6 h | ❄ |
| March | -3.3–31.2°C | 40 mm | 12.3 h | ❄ |
| April | -5.2–24.7°C | 64 mm | 10.9 h | ❄ |
| May | -8.4–19.0°C | 120 mm | 9.7 h | ❄ |
| June | -13.1–12.0°C | 152 mm | 9.1 h | ❄ |
| July | -18.7–12.4°C | 127 mm | 9.3 h | ❄ |
| August | -13.9–15.2°C | 122 mm | 10.4 h | ❄ |
| September | -8.4–19.7°C | 64 mm | 11.7 h | ❄ |
| October | -5.6–23.7°C | 59 mm | 13.1 h | ❄ |
| November | -5.2–25.9°C | 46 mm | 14.3 h | ❄ |
| December | -3.1–30.4°C | 37 mm | 14.9 h | ❄ |