AR flag
Rosario

Argentina

vs
AR flag
San Juan

Argentina

Climate

Rosario logs 6 frost days a year to San Juan's 18 — Rosario wins by 12. Rosario also leads on hot days by 67.

RosarioSan Juan
Sunny days
276345
Hot days
67134
Frost days
618
Rainy days
6219
Outdoor dinner months
7/128/12
Avg wind
3.0 m/s2.4 m/s
Sunshine hours
3,0243,596
Darkest month sun
166 hrs/mo230 hrs/mo
UV peak month
11.912.8

Rosario

Feels-like °C

30
29
27
20
13
12
10
13
16
20
26
27

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

San Juan

Feels-like °C

30
27
27
20
14
10
10
14
18
22
26
29

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Air Quality

Rosario averages 12.6 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus San Juan's 19.1 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Rosario breathes ~34% cleaner air (6.5 µg/m³ lower).

Rosario

San Juan

12.6µg/m³
19.1µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Moderate
Sensitive Groups

WHO classification

City Scale

Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.

Rosario (1.2M) and San Juan (465K) are 2.6x in population — Rosario is the larger metro, San Juan the smaller; on land area Rosario spans roughly 1.8x more ground.

2.2x

Rosario is roughly 2.2x the scale of San Juan

Combined population & area comparison

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2.2x
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1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.AR flagRosario1.2M2.6x
2.AR flagSan Juan465K1x
Area
1.AR flagRosario199 km²1.8x
2.AR flagSan Juan109 km²1x
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17 km27 km

AR flagRosario

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13 km14 km

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Who Thrives Here

Rosario is the stronger fit for the clean air seeker. Both cities work well for the sunshine lover.

Thrives in both
RosarioSan Juan
Thrives only in Rosario
RosarioSan Juan

Frequently asked about Rosario vs San Juan

How does the climate compare between Rosario and San Juan?
Sunny days: 276 vs 345 d — San Juan higher Annual sunshine: 3,024 vs 3,596 hrs — San Juan higher Winter sunshine: 166 vs 230 hrs/day — San Juan higher Hot days (>30°C): 67 vs 134 d — Rosario lower Frost days: 6 vs 18 d — Rosario lower Rainy days: 62 vs 19 d — San Juan lower
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