End of summer, start of autumn. The heat eases off, rain is still around (March is among the wettest months) and it is the last month of low season.
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.
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.
The fruit ripens between January and April, when bird activity in the crowns of the laurels reaches its peak.
The fruiting from January to March is its moment of maximum wildlife activity.
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.
A visitor of the cold months (autumn and winter) in the tall grasslands and reed beds.
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.
Its moment of maximum splendor: January to March, when its flowering tints the roofs of the gallery forests golden yellow.
Very showy from spring to late summer (October to March), when it remains in flower almost continuously.
Migration
Migratory species passing through or arriving in the Iberá at this time.
Year-round, with greater abundance in autumn and winter when migratory individuals join.
Mainly in the southern spring and summer (October to March), when it migrates from the northern hemisphere.
Autumn and spring during migration (March to May, and August to October).
The mass migrations of sábalo occur in autumn.
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.
Year round, with the best chances at dusk in spring and autumn.
However, its moment of maximum splendor and scenic glory occurs strictly during the autumn (from March to June).
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.
The large clusters of fruit hang ripe during the autumn and winter months, becoming a critical resource for survival for the larger and smaller fauna of the wetland when resources are scarce in the rest of the woodland.
The ripe orange fruit (February to May) marks the moment of greatest bird activity in the tala clumps.
Visible year-round, with its peaks of maximum expansion during the summer months (November to March).
Year round, with greater presence in autumn and winter.
Best in winter and autumn.
Present
Species with notable presence this month.
In autumn and winter, its brown spherical fruit remains an unmistakable visual marker of the wetland shore.
The spiralled pods fallen on the trail floor are easy to find in autumn and winter and are one of the most striking botanical finds to photograph in the Iberá.
Also in March
More species present, in bloom or breeding this month.
Always there
The Iberá's emblematic wildlife is around all year, March 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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