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
19402025 · 86 yrs
CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthJanuaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthMarchDriest monthJune

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.

1940Each stripe is one year, from 1940 (left) to 2025 (right). Blue = colder than the period average, red = warmer.2025

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

YearHottest dayColdest dayAnnual meanRainfallHot daysFrost days
202538.3 °C16 January 2025-3.0 °C1 July 202518.4 °C918 mm825
202437.3 °C1 February 2024-5.0 °C10 July 202418.3 °C854 mm7310
202339.0 °C11 February 2023-1.2 °C12 June 202318.8 °C782 mm863
202241.2 °C13 January 2022-2.5 °C11 June 202218.0 °C545 mm785
202138.5 °C29 December 2021-2.0 °C19 July 202118.3 °C597 mm805
202037.0 °C18 October 2020-4.6 °C14 July 202018.1 °C654 mm725
201937.1 °C10 December 2019-2.3 °C6 July 201917.8 °C901 mm524
201836.9 °C11 January 2018-2.4 °C24 June 201818.1 °C951 mm754
201735.6 °C30 December 2017-1.3 °C17 July 201718.4 °C1,095 mm583
201637.4 °C12 December 20160.1 °C17 July 201617.5 °C1,162 mm610
201534.9 °C28 December 2015-2.0 °C21 July 201518.3 °C1,005 mm604
201438.1 °C23 January 2014-0.2 °C13 August 201417.9 °C1,182 mm561
201336.7 °C1 February 2013-2.4 °C23 July 201317.9 °C752 mm704
201239.3 °C9 January 2012-3.4 °C7 June 201218.1 °C1,480 mm697
201137.4 °C20 December 2011-3.0 °C4 July 201117.5 °C776 mm609
201036.7 °C7 November 2010-2.9 °C16 July 201017.4 °C913 mm615
200936.3 °C17 January 2009-1.5 °C24 June 200917.6 °C1,136 mm565
200837.8 °C9 January 2008-2.6 °C30 May 200818.4 °C584 mm772
200736.4 °C1 January 2007-2.4 °C11 July 200716.8 °C1,268 mm558
200639.9 °C9 January 2006-2.2 °C31 July 200618.1 °C889 mm602
200536.6 °C5 January 2005-0.2 °C6 July 200517.4 °C852 mm532
200436.4 °C27 January 2004-3.2 °C11 July 200417.8 °C810 mm583
200337.4 °C31 January 2003-1.3 °C11 July 200317.4 °C1,241 mm502
200236.3 °C27 February 2002-1.0 °C23 June 200217.7 °C1,502 mm513
200136.0 °C4 March 2001-0.8 °C28 July 200118.0 °C1,257 mm641
200037.0 °C20 January 2000-1.5 °C23 July 200017.1 °C1,444 mm475
199938.4 °C26 December 1999-3.0 °C15 August 199917.2 °C978 mm534
199834.5 °C27 December 19981.7 °C13 August 199817.1 °C978 mm260
199734.8 °C5 January 1997-2.5 °C5 August 199718.2 °C898 mm672
199635.7 °C3 January 1996-3.5 °C29 June 199617.5 °C1,070 mm525
199538.8 °C18 December 1995-2.9 °C4 August 199517.2 °C705 mm587
199437.3 °C10 December 1994-1.2 °C23 July 199417.8 °C898 mm652
199334.3 °C13 January 1993-3.0 °C14 July 199317.0 °C1,406 mm526
199234.5 °C7 February 1992-1.8 °C16 July 199216.9 °C1,222 mm427
199135.4 °C26 February 1991-3.6 °C2 August 199117.2 °C1,115 mm335
199040.3 °C27 January 1990-2.1 °C22 July 199017.3 °C1,434 mm328
198937.9 °C5 January 1989-1.2 °C7 July 198917.9 °C819 mm643
198837.3 °C3 December 1988-3.9 °C12 July 198816.9 °C914 mm708
198737.5 °C28 January 1987-0.8 °C13 June 198717.5 °C919 mm604
198639.3 °C25 January 19861.5 °C21 July 198618.0 °C1,038 mm480
198536.9 °C10 January 1985-0.9 °C6 July 198517.8 °C1,020 mm632
198437.2 °C28 January 1984-2.8 °C27 June 198416.9 °C1,257 mm418
198339.1 °C27 December 1983-1.9 °C5 June 198317.2 °C879 mm564
198236.3 °C26 January 1982-0.5 °C16 June 198217.9 °C870 mm551
198135.9 °C29 December 1981-2.4 °C19 July 198117.7 °C1,191 mm496
198037.6 °C22 January 1980-4.5 °C2 July 198017.8 °C935 mm636
197935.9 °C3 February 1979-1.7 °C20 July 197917.2 °C818 mm454
197835.3 °C26 February 1978-2.2 °C14 August 197817.3 °C1,367 mm413
197734.9 °C9 January 1977-0.3 °C22 June 197717.6 °C818 mm515
197635.6 °C17 January 1976-2.7 °C9 July 197616.7 °C1,027 mm415
197538.2 °C18 December 1975-3.2 °C26 July 197517.1 °C1,039 mm554
197437.9 °C19 January 1974-2.1 °C18 August 197417.3 °C700 mm477
197334.5 °C30 December 1973-0.4 °C19 August 197316.8 °C1,131 mm322
197239.2 °C11 January 1972-3.4 °C4 August 197217.4 °C968 mm535
197140.1 °C29 December 1971-1.6 °C23 June 197117.0 °C828 mm585
197036.2 °C26 February 1970-2.0 °C1 July 197017.5 °C959 mm595
196937.5 °C30 January 1969-1.6 °C18 June 196917.6 °C1,018 mm604
196840.2 °C11 December 1968-0.8 °C5 July 196817.5 °C1,095 mm582
196738.2 °C27 December 1967-3.7 °C13 June 196717.4 °C1,301 mm596
196634.5 °C4 February 1966-1.0 °C2 September 196617.1 °C1,052 mm504
196538.7 °C18 February 1965-3.2 °C11 July 196517.4 °C739 mm695
196437.6 °C25 January 1964-2.3 °C2 August 196416.6 °C901 mm525
196338.3 °C1 January 1963-1.4 °C5 August 196317.2 °C1,116 mm392
196237.8 °C23 December 1962-2.8 °C25 July 196216.8 °C653 mm698
196136.0 °C20 January 1961-3.2 °C15 June 196117.3 °C1,007 mm467
196036.5 °C23 February 1960-2.8 °C8 July 196017.4 °C925 mm695
195935.8 °C4 February 19591.1 °C23 June 195917.2 °C1,149 mm380
195835.0 °C7 January 19580.3 °C10 August 195817.3 °C1,201 mm240
195741.4 °C11 January 1957-1.6 °C1 August 195717.8 °C1,243 mm675
195637.8 °C4 January 19561.5 °C11 June 195618.7 °C574 mm840
195539.7 °C5 January 1955-1.0 °C29 July 195517.9 °C931 mm622
195436.9 °C26 December 19541.4 °C4 August 195417.8 °C828 mm600
195336.8 °C11 January 19532.8 °C19 July 195318.4 °C1,030 mm390
195238.8 °C27 December 19521.8 °C28 June 195218.2 °C949 mm680
195135.1 °C21 February 1951-0.4 °C5 August 195118.4 °C1,288 mm451
195039.1 °C29 January 19500.8 °C31 July 195018.5 °C661 mm920
194939.1 °C25 February 19490.7 °C16 July 194918.1 °C810 mm830
194837.0 °C21 January 19482.2 °C8 August 194818.6 °C1,111 mm750
194738.8 °C31 January 19470.5 °C9 July 194719.1 °C560 mm870
194639.6 °C13 February 19461.9 °C24 July 194618.5 °C855 mm720
194537.3 °C8 January 1945-3.9 °C9 July 194518.5 °C769 mm874
194436.2 °C7 February 1944-0.8 °C26 June 194418.6 °C766 mm601
194338.4 °C21 January 19431.0 °C6 July 194319.2 °C930 mm850
194235.1 °C11 January 1942-0.9 °C19 June 194217.4 °C1,068 mm542
194136.8 °C15 February 19410.8 °C25 June 194118.0 °C715 mm500
194035.0 °C29 December 19401.9 °C1 July 194017.4 °C1,068 mm400

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Across the whole year

Average daily high
24.1 °C
+1.0 °C
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
82 d/yr
+23
Frost days (< 0 °C)
5 d/yr
+1
Annual rainfall
918 mm
-60 mm

Month by month

Highvs. normalPrecipitationvs. normal
Jan32.4 °C+1.9 °C53 mm-47 mm
Feb30.9 °C+1.7 °C125 mm+20 mm
Mar27.3 °C+0.3 °C127 mm+2 mm
Apr22.7 °C-0.4 °C46 mm-46 mm
May21.1 °C+1.8 °C117 mm+52 mm
Jun15.5 °C-0.5 °C9 mm-30 mm
Jul16.9 °C+1.1 °C35 mm-9 mm
Aug18.6 °C+0.8 °C142 mm+91 mm
Sep21.3 °C+1.1 °C72 mm+4 mm
Oct24.9 °C+1.9 °C53 mm-48 mm
Nov26.7 °C+0.3 °C110 mm+11 mm
Dec31.7 °C+2.5 °C29 mm-60 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day
38.3 °C
16 Jan 2025
Coldest day
-3.0 °C
1 Jul 2025
Wettest day
59.5 mm
31 Aug 2025
Windiest day
42.5 km/h
27 Sep 2025
Strongest gust
73.8 km/h
31 Aug 2025
Hottest feels-like
41.9 °C
21 Feb 2025
Coldest feels-like
-6.4 °C
2 Jul 2025
Sunniest day
14.0 h
2 Jan 2025

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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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