Santiago del Estero Province · Argentina
Santiago del Estero travel guide
Santiago del Estero is a city in Santiago del Estero Province, Argentina, home to about 311,000 people.
- Best months
- April to September
- Nearest airport
- SDE5 km · Vicecomodoro Angel D. La Paz Aragonés Airport
- Currency
- ARSArgentine convertible peso
- Time zone
- America/Argentina/Buenos Aires
- Language
- Spanish
About
About Santiago del Estero
Santiago del Estero is the capital of Santiago del Estero Province in northern Argentina. It has a population of 252,192 inhabitants, (2010 census [INDEC]) making it the twelfth largest city in the country, with a surface area of 2,116 km2.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Santiago del Estero
See
- Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
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When to go
The best time to visit Santiago del Estero
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Santiago del Estero are April to September. January is the warmest month, with average highs of 34 °C; January is the wettest, with about 128 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Santiago del Estero: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Vicecomodoro Angel D. La Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE), about 4.7 km from the city centre in a straight line; Termas de Río Hondo international Airport (RHD, 73 km) and Teniente Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC, 134 km) are also within reach.
SDE · Vicecomodoro Angel D. La Paz Aragonés Airport
RHD · Termas de Río Hondo international Airport
TUC · Teniente Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
Questions
Santiago del Estero: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Santiago del Estero?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Santiago del Estero are April to September. January is the warmest month, with average highs of 34 °C; January is the wettest, with about 128 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Santiago del Estero?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Vicecomodoro Angel D. La Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE), about 4.7 km from the city centre in a straight line; Termas de Río Hondo international Airport (RHD, 73 km) and Teniente Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC, 134 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Santiago del Estero?
Argentine convertible peso (ARS).
Nearby
Destinations near Santiago del Estero
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.