Buenos Aires Province · Argentina

Tandil travel guide

Tandil is a city in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, home to about 150,000 people.

Nearest airport
NEC134 km · Necochea Airport
Currency
ARSArgentine convertible peso
Time zone
America/Argentina/Buenos Aires
Language
Spanish

About

About Tandil

It is 180 meters above sea level. It's located 330km from the city called La Plata and 360km from Buenos Aires. Tandil has a population of 110,000 inhabitants. People speak only in Spanish, but native people are polite and friendly. They help you to have a great time. The city is good to relax and is very safe. The weather in the city is mild and humid with an average temperature of 14° and in summer 27°. Mornings are often cold in autumn, winter and spring and generally fresh in summer. Fog is very common in autumn too.

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Things to do

What to see and do in Tandil

Do

Tandil has a lot of adventure and outdoor activities like Parachute jumping, rappelling, canoply, horseback, riding mountain biking, hiking and sightseeing from funicular railways. You have the possibility to ride around the Centinela hills. You can camp and enjoy nature at Popy's ranch. There are two golf clubs, one of them is in the valley. You can also go to Tandil Glider's club. You can visit the unstable rock called "Piedra movediza". It fell in 1912 and in 2007 a replica was set up in the same place. You can also take a tour around Tandil's road to the cross, a famous place called " El calvario" which is mainly visited during the Easter holiday.

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Where to stay

Which part of Tandil to stay in

There are many kinds of accommodation, hotels, hostels, apart, rural tourism, etc. for different budgets.

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When to go

The best time to visit Tandil

Tandil has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. January is the warmest month, with average highs of 28 °C; January is the wettest, with about 118 mm of rain.

0°15°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec118 mm
Average highAverage lowRain per monthComfortable months

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 Tandil: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Necochea Airport (NEC), about 134 km from the city centre in a straight line.

medium airport

NEC · Necochea Airport

133.5 km from the centreICAO SAZO

Questions

Tandil: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Tandil?

Tandil has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. January is the warmest month, with average highs of 28 °C; January is the wettest, with about 118 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Tandil?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Necochea Airport (NEC), about 134 km from the city centre in a straight line.

What currency is used in Tandil?

Argentine convertible peso (ARS).

Nearby

Destinations near Tandil

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.