Spring begins and with it the breeding season. High season continues, the weather warms up and migratory species return.
Season
The high season of the Iberá is from June to October. Winter (June to August) is the best time: low water, concentrated wildlife, cool weather and no mosquitoes. 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: the wettest months are March and April (over 160 mm each) and winter is the dry season, with July and August around 55 mm, a third of what falls in March.
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 July to September (late winter and early spring).
The sunny days of spring are ideal: they come out to bask on the floating peat mats or on the low branches of shrubs overhanging the water.
Exclusively from spring to summer (September to April).
A summer visitor, abundant from September to March.
Spring and summer.
Spring and summer.
Spring and early summer during its stay in the Iberá.
Spring and summer during its stay in the Iberá.
Mainly spring and summer.
Spring and summer during its stay in the Iberá.
Spring and summer.
Spring and summer.
In bloom
Species in bloom during this month.
The flowering occurs in late spring, while the ripening and mass fall of fruit takes place between January and March, transforming the floor of the palm grove into a yellow carpet, fragrant and overflowing with wildlife.
Spectacular from September to December, when it flowers with hundreds of white pompoms that literally protrude from the water.
Flowering from September to November, the moment when the aroma of its pompoms permeates the trail in the darkness.
Todo el año. La floración perfumada de primavera y los frutos multicolores del verano son los momentos más vistosos, pero el árbol se identifica en cualquier época por su corteza rugosa y oscura y el aroma de sus hojas al estrujarlas.
Flowering in spring.
Floración vistosa en primavera (septiembre-noviembre). Las vainas espiraladas caídas en el suelo del sendero son fáciles de encontrar en otoño e invierno y son uno de los hallazgos botánicos más llamativos del Iberá para fotografiar.
Absolutely unforgettable between August and September, when it flowers with thousands of pink bells on a tree completely bare of leaves.
Its striking black-and-white flowering becomes especially abundant and photogenic between the months of September and January.
The flowering is concentrated in spring (from September to November).
It flowers generously from September to February.
Its period of greatest visibility occurs during spring and summer, when its flowering and subsequent fruiting give it away among the pastures.
Spectacular flowering at the beginning of spring (August to September), with whitish flowers of a sweet, intense perfume that is perceived before seeing the tree.
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.
Carrying chicks on the back can be seen in spring.
Migration
Migratory species passing through or arriving in the Iberá at this time.
Spring and summer (a summer migrant in the Iberá), though harder to see than the smooth-billed ani.
Autumn and spring during migration (March to May, and August to October).
At its best
They are here all year, but this is their moment of greatest presence or activity.
The months from May to October (autumn and winter) are ideal for navigating and exploring the dense network of floating peat mats by boat or kayak.
Year round, with greater presence in the dry season (May to October) when the bodies of water become concentrated.
Year round, with the best chances on sunny spring and autumn afternoons.
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.
Always there
The Iberá's emblematic wildlife is around all year, September included.
Where to see it
The gateways into the Great Iberá Park, each with its own lodges, guides and boat tours.
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