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Where to stay in Salta Province

This guide covers 4 destinations in Salta Province, a first-level administrative division of Argentina, with 1 place to stay between them. The largest by population are Salta, General José de San Martín and San Ramón de la Nueva Orán. Across its destinations, May to August are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Capitan Oriel Lea Plaza Airport (TJA).

Destinations in this guide
4
Places to stay
1
Comfortable in the most places
May to August
Main airport
TJACapitan Oriel Lea Plaza Airport
Currency
ARSArgentine convertible peso
Time zones
America/Argentina/Buenos Aires, America/Argentina/Salta

Destinations

Destinations in Salta Province

Every destination in this guide in Salta Province, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.

DestinationPopulationPlaces to stayBest monthsNearest airport
Salta594,7721April to NovemberSLA · 11 km
General José de San Martín178,004May to AugustTJA · 138 km
San Ramón de la Nueva Orán91,215April to August
Tartagal79,580April to AugustTJA · 142 km

Where to stay

Hotels in Salta Province

1 hotel in Salta Province recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.

HotelWhereTypeOpenedWebsite
Selina SaltaSaltahotel

When to go

Best time to visit Salta Province

From the climate of 4 destinations in Salta Province with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: May to August.

MonthComfortable destinationsTypical highTypical rainfall
January0 of 433 °C184 mm
February0 of 432 °C182 mm
March0 of 430 °C137 mm
April3 of 427 °C64 mm
May4 of 424 °C22 mm
June4 of 422 °C7 mm
July4 of 423 °C5 mm
August4 of 427 °C3 mm
September1 of 430 °C13 mm
October1 of 432 °C51 mm
November1 of 433 °C86 mm
December0 of 433 °C149 mm

Typical = the median across the destinations. 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

Airports serving Salta Province

The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Salta Province name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.

medium airport · Tarija, Bolivia

TJA · Capitan Oriel Lea Plaza Airport

Nearest for 2 destinationsNamed by 2 destinations138 km from the closest
large airport · Salta

SLA · Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport

Nearest for 1 destinationNamed by 1 destination11 km from the closest
large airport · San Salvador de Jujuy

JUJ · Gobernador Horacio Guzman International Airport

Named by 1 destination54 km from the closest

Good to know

Public holidays in Salta Province, 2026

Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).

Nationwide in Argentina

1 Jan · New Year's Day16 Feb · Carnival Monday17 Feb · Carnival Tuesday23 Mar · Bridge Public Holiday24 Mar · National Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice2 Apr · Maundy Thursday2 Apr · Veteran's Day and the Fallen in the Malvinas War3 Apr · Good Friday1 May · Labor Day25 May · May Revolution Day15 Jun · Pass to the Immortality of General Don Martín Miguel de Güemes20 Jun · Pass to the Immortality of General Don Manuel Belgrano9 Jul · Independence Day10 Jul · Bridge Public Holiday17 Aug · Pass to the Immortality of General Don José de San Martín12 Oct · Respect for Cultural Diversity Day23 Nov · National Sovereignty Day7 Dec · Bridge Public Holiday8 Dec · Immaculate Conception25 Dec · Christmas Day

Regional holidays observed in Salta Province

20 Feb · Anniversary of the Battle of Salta17 Jun · Day of Memory of General Don Martín Miguel de Güemes13 Sept · Feasts of the Lord and the Virgin of Miracle14 Sept · Feasts of the Lord and the Virgin of Miracle15 Sept · Feasts of the Lord and the Virgin of Miracle

Nearby

Regions near Salta Province

Other regions of Argentina with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.

Argentina travel guide · All regions of Argentina

Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.