Arroyo Seco climate — normals and trends
Arroyo Seco (Argentina) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.7 °C and it receives 978 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 (24.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (10.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Arroyo Seco averages 4 frost days, 59 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 87 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Arroyo Seco between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.4 °C (on 11 January 1957) and the coldest -5.0 °C (on 10 July 2024).
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
Arroyo SecoSanta Fe
- coords
- -33.15°, -60.51°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.7°C
Average daily high
23.1°C
Average daily low
12.9°C
Annual rainfall
978mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
17.1km/h
Seasonal range
14.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
4 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
59 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
87 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
23.2 °C
Average feels-like low
11.6 °C
Average peak gust
32.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
41 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.5 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
41.4 °C
11 January 1957
Coldest day
-5.0 °C
10 July 2024
Wettest day
156 mm
15 January 2017
Windiest day
50.9 km/h
29 May 1984
Strongest gust
101.5 km/h
17 October 1982
Hottest feels-like
44.1 °C
27 January 1990
Coldest feels-like
-9.1 °C
10 July 2024
Snowiest day
1.1 cm
6 July 1960
Sunniest day
14.0 h
9 December 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 | 32.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 53 mm | -47 mm |
| Feb | 30.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 125 mm | +20 mm |
| Mar | 27.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 127 mm | +2 mm |
| Apr | 22.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 46 mm | -46 mm |
| May | 21.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 117 mm | +52 mm |
| Jun | 15.5 °C | -0.5 °C | 9 mm | -30 mm |
| Jul | 16.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 35 mm | -9 mm |
| Aug | 18.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 142 mm | +91 mm |
| Sep | 21.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 72 mm | +4 mm |
| Oct | 24.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 53 mm | -48 mm |
| Nov | 26.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 110 mm | +11 mm |
| Dec | 31.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 29 mm | -60 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Arroyo Seco?
Arroyo Seco has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.7 °C and it receives 978 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Arroyo Seco?
The hottest day measured in Arroyo Seco between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1957, reaching 41.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Arroyo Seco?
The coldest day measured in Arroyo Seco between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 2024, at -5.0 °C.
Does it snow in Arroyo Seco?
Almost never: Arroyo Seco sees virtually no snow, with about 4 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Arroyo Seco warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Arroyo Seco.
What is the wettest day in Arroyo Seco?
The wettest day measured in Arroyo Seco between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 2017, with 156 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Arroyo Seco?
The windiest day measured in Arroyo Seco between 1940 and 2025 was 29 May 1984, with winds reaching 50.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Arroyo Seco?
The warmest month in Arroyo Seco is January (24.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (10.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Arroyo Seco?
Arroyo Seco receives on average 978 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 87 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Arroyo Seco?
Arroyo Seco gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Arroyo Seco?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Arroyo Seco between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1960, with 1.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Arroyo Seco?
Yes: Arroyo Seco has on average 41 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Arroyo Seco?
In Arroyo Seco, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.1 °C on 27 January 1990, and the lowest was -9.1 °C on 10 July 2024.
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