🇦🇷 Argentina
Mar del Plata
Mar del Plata is a city of the Atlantic Coast, in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the seat of General Pueyrredón district. Mar del Plata is the second largest city in Buenos Aires Province. The name "Mar del Plata" is short for "Mar del Río de la Plata," and means "sea of the Río de la Plata basin" or "adjoining sea to the (River) Plate region." Mar del Plata is one of the major fishing ports and the biggest seaside beach resort in Argentina. With a population of 682,605 as per the 2022 census [INDEC], it is the 5th largest city in Argentina.
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Elevation
- 17 m
- Population
- 593,337
- Time zone
- America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires
- Coordinates
- -38.00, -57.56
Weather in Mar del Plata month by month
The best months to go: Jan · Feb · Dec
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| high | 25° | 24° | 22° | 20° | 16° | 13° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 17° | 21° | 23° |
| low | 17° | 16° | 16° | 13° | 9° | 7° | 6° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 13° | 15° |
| rain | 80 mm | 99 mm | 91 mm | 78 mm | 51 mm | 47 mm | 70 mm | 27 mm | 49 mm | 61 mm | 73 mm | 103 mm |
2019–2023 average (ERA5, Open-Meteo). Monthly rainfall total.
How far Mar del Plata is from other cities in Argentina
- Quilmes370 km✈ 1 h 12 min · 🚗 6 h 10 min
- Laferrere373 km✈ 1 h 12 min · 🚗 6 h 13 min
- Avellaneda378 km✈ 1 h 13 min · 🚗 6 h 18 min
- Buenos Aires384 km✈ 1 h 13 min · 🚗 6 h 24 min
- Merlo385 km✈ 1 h 13 min · 🚗 6 h 25 min
- Bahía Blanca418 km✈ 1 h 16 min · 🚗 6 h 58 min
- Rosario627 km✈ 1 h 31 min · 🚗 10 h 27 min
- Santa Fe762 km✈ 1 h 41 min · 🚗 12 h 42 min
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