Arrecifes climate — normals and trends
Arrecifes (Argentina) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.0 °C and it receives 957 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is January (24.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (10.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Arrecifes averages 7 frost days, 50 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 89 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Arrecifes between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.6 °C (on 11 January 1957) and the coldest -6.6 °C (on 14 June 1967).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
ArrecifesBuenos Aires
- coords
- -34.06°, -60.10°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.0°C
Average daily high
22.6°C
Average daily low
12.0°C
Annual rainfall
957mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
18.5km/h
Seasonal range
14.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
7 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
50 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
89 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
22.3 °C
Average feels-like low
10.4 °C
Average peak gust
35.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
28 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
No clear trend over this period
Over a short window, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal. Try 86 years.
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
41.6 °C
11 January 1957
Coldest day
-6.6 °C
14 June 1967
Wettest day
112 mm
31 January 1981
Windiest day
57.9 km/h
29 May 1984
Strongest gust
101.5 km/h
29 May 1984
Hottest feels-like
42.9 °C
13 January 2022
Coldest feels-like
-10.9 °C
14 June 1967
Snowiest day
1.7 cm
6 July 1960
Sunniest day
14.0 h
4 January 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 84 mm | -12 mm |
| Feb | 30.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 105 mm | +4 mm |
| Mar | 26.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 131 mm | +16 mm |
| Apr | 22.4 °C | -0.3 °C | 55 mm | -35 mm |
| May | 20.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 113 mm | +47 mm |
| Jun | 15.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 10 mm | -32 mm |
| Jul | 16.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 39 mm | -7 mm |
| Aug | 18.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 156 mm | +102 mm |
| Sep | 20.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 90 mm | +22 mm |
| Oct | 24.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 81 mm | -23 mm |
| Nov | 25.5 °C | -0.4 °C | 101 mm | +9 mm |
| Dec | 31.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 36 mm | -47 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Arrecifes?
Arrecifes has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.0 °C and it receives 957 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Arrecifes?
The hottest day measured in Arrecifes between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1957, reaching 41.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Arrecifes?
The coldest day measured in Arrecifes between 1940 and 2025 was 14 June 1967, at -6.6 °C.
Does it snow in Arrecifes?
Almost never: Arrecifes sees virtually no snow, with about 7 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Arrecifes warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Arrecifes.
What is the wettest day in Arrecifes?
The wettest day measured in Arrecifes between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1981, with 112 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Arrecifes?
The windiest day measured in Arrecifes between 1940 and 2025 was 29 May 1984, with winds reaching 57.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Arrecifes?
The warmest month in Arrecifes is January (24.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (10.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Arrecifes?
Arrecifes receives on average 957 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 89 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Arrecifes?
Arrecifes gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Arrecifes?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Arrecifes between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1960, with 1.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Arrecifes?
Yes: Arrecifes has on average 28 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Arrecifes?
In Arrecifes, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.9 °C on 13 January 2022, and the lowest was -10.9 °C on 14 June 1967.
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