Argentina Capital

San Juan

Capital · Argentina

Founded in 1562 as San Juan de la Frontera, this Cuyo region city is the capital of Argentina's San Juan province and a base for the province's wine routes, with vineyards and the Ullum reservoir and dam in the surrounding area. The centre has wide, tree-lined avenues, a walkable café and restaurant scene, and a concentration of historic churches, while the Andes provide a mountain backdrop to the west.

  • Population109,123
  • Nearest water from center 2.0 km1.3 mi
  • Nearest mountain from center 22 km14 mi
Climate · monthly averages
J
25°77°
30mm1.1in
F
24°75°
30mm1.1in
M
22°71°
30mm1.2in
A
17°63°
25mm0.9in
M
13°56°
15mm0.5in
J
10°51°
10mm0.4in
J
49°
10mm0.4in
A
12°54°
15mm0.5in
S
15°59°
20mm0.8in
O
18°65°
25mm1.0in
N
22°71°
25mm0.9in
D
24°75°
30mm1.2in
Avg temp · total precipitation, 1991–2020 monthly normals · ERA5-Land · methodology ↗
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