Summer arrives: heat and storms. A good month for blooms and nesting birds, always heading out early.
Season
The high season of the Iberá is from June to October. Winter (June to August) is a very good time: cool, dry weather, no mosquitoes and caimans sunning on the banks. Long weekends and July are the peaks of occupancy: book in advance. The low season (January to March) has extreme heat but also very active wildlife at dawn.
Weather
The Iberá has a humid subtropical climate. Average temperature in January: 27°C, in July: 16°C. Absolute highs exceed 40°C in summer. Frosts are possible between June and August. It rains all year round, around 1,400 mm annually. Rain is concentrated between autumn and spring (March, April and October are among the wettest months) and winter is the driest part of the year, with August the driest month.
Mosquitoes
Mosquitoes are most active in summer (December to March) and at dusk. With proper repellent and lightweight long clothing they are not a real problem. In the cold months (May to August) there are practically no mosquitoes. The lodgings in the Iberá always have mosquito nets.
Only at this time of year
They are only around for part of the year, and this month is one of them.
From October to February is the season of splendor.
The best chances occur on warm, humid summer nights after rain, when they come to the surface to move about.
At its maximum splendor during the warm season, from October to March.
Ripe pods between December and March, when wildlife activity in its crown is at its peak and the sound of the monkeys tearing pods apart is constant.
Ripe fruit from December to March.
Ripe fruit from December to February, when the ground beneath the tree is stained an intense black.
Exclusively from spring to summer (September to April).
Very active in the warm months (November to March).
October to April.
September to April, in the mild morning hours.
October to April, in the heat.
October to April in the forest patches.
In bloom
Species in bloom during this month.
The spectacular flowering occurs from November to March, carpeting entire hectares in violet across the calm bays.
From November to March is the period of maximum splendor and flowering.
Its most explosive and intense flowering period occurs between the months of October and March.
Spectacular from September to December, when it flowers with hundreds of white pompoms that literally protrude from the water.
Spectacular flowering from spring to early summer (September to January), with whitish flowers of a sweet, intense perfume that is perceived before seeing the tree.
Its period of greatest visibility occurs during spring and summer, when its flowering and subsequent fruiting give it away among the pastures.
Its striking black-and-white flowering becomes especially abundant and photogenic between the months of September and January.
It flowers from October to January, with greenish-yellow spikes that are not showy but much visited by bees.
It flowers generously in summer.
Very showy from spring to late summer (October to March), when it remains in flower almost continuously.
Breeding
Breeding season: more song, more movement and better chances of seeing them.
Peak activity in spring and summer during nesting season.
Spring and summer during the breeding season.
The breeding season in spring and summer is the best time to see them.
Year-round, with greater activity and noise during the breeding season in spring and summer (October to February).
Breeds from September to January, when the male performs his display flight.
Migration
Migratory species passing through or arriving in the Iberá at this time.
Mainly in the southern spring and summer (October to March), when it migrates from the northern hemisphere.
Spring and summer (a summer migrant in the Iberá), though harder to see than the smooth-billed ani.
At its best
They are here all year, but this is their moment of greatest presence or activity.
Year round, with greater presence between November and March.
Present and abundant year-round, with an explosive proliferation during the summer months.
The season of greatest appeal occurs during spring and summer (from October to March), the period in which the colorful spikes laden with orange fruit ripen and stand out sharply against the sandy ground.
Visible year-round, with its peaks of maximum expansion during the summer months (November to March).
Fall and ripening of fruit between December and February, when the ground beneath its crown fills with pods and wildlife activity is at its peak.
More visible in spring and summer when the flowers are more abundant.
Year round, with greater presence in spring and summer when the wetlands are active.
Year-round, with greatest detectability in spring and summer.
Year round, most abundant in spring and summer.
Year round, most detectable in spring and summer when the males sing more frequently.
Also in December
More species present, in bloom or breeding this month.
Always there
The Iberá's emblematic wildlife is around all year, December included.
Where to see it
The gateways into the Great Iberá Park and the base towns, each with their own lodges, guides and boat tours.
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