IV. CLIMATE.

Argentina is located in the Southern Hemisphere and seasons are the opposite to Canada.
Summer extends from December to March with average daytime temperatures between 25º C and 32º C.
Winter extends from June to September the average temperatures are between 0º C and 10º C. The majority of the country lies in the temperate zone but the Argentine topography is highly varied as also its climate.
The country offers different landscapes and climates from the tropical North to the Antarctic, through the subtropical forest and swamps to the arid lands and steppes, and from the high mountains in the west to the plains and lowlands in the center and east. Hot and humid in the Northeast (Formosa and Misiones Provinces), hot and dry in the Northwest (Jujuy and Salta Provinces ) cold and windy in the South (Patagonia) as well as in the South West Atlantic Islands (Islas Malvinas, Georgias and Sandwich Islands), mild in the center (the Pampas), and humid in the East due to the winds from the sea and the rivers. Buenos Aires which lays on the Rio de la Plata has high humidity.


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