Balcarce climate — normals and trends
Balcarce (Argentina) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.1 °C and it receives 794 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 (20.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (7.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Balcarce averages 10 frost days, 18 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 98 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Balcarce between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.7 °C (on 14 January 2022) and the coldest -6.7 °C (on 6 July 1988).
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
BalcarceBuenos Aires
- coords
- -37.85°, -58.26°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.1°C
Average daily high
19.4°C
Average daily low
9.2°C
Annual rainfall
794mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
21.5km/h
Seasonal range
13.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
10 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
18 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
98 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.1 cm
Average feels-like high
17.8 °C
Average feels-like low
6.8 °C
Average peak gust
40.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
3 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.5 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
39.7 °C
14 January 2022
Coldest day
-6.7 °C
6 July 1988
Wettest day
104 mm
28 June 1948
Windiest day
58.2 km/h
29 May 1984
Strongest gust
105.5 km/h
29 May 1984
Hottest feels-like
40.4 °C
1 February 1947
Coldest feels-like
-10.9 °C
6 July 1988
Snowiest day
2.5 cm
16 August 1943
Sunniest day
14.3 h
5 December 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 40 mm | -45 mm |
| Feb | 28.9 °C | +2.9 °C | 45 mm | -29 mm |
| Mar | 23.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 107 mm | +31 mm |
| Apr | 18.6 °C | -1.1 °C | 38 mm | -28 mm |
| May | 17.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 75 mm | +24 mm |
| Jun | 12.4 °C | -0.3 °C | 38 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 12.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 58 mm | +11 mm |
| Aug | 13.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 72 mm | +24 mm |
| Sep | 16.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 86 mm | +31 mm |
| Oct | 19.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 97 mm | +19 mm |
| Nov | 21.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 92 mm | +4 mm |
| Dec | 27.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 105 mm | +22 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Balcarce?
Balcarce has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.1 °C and it receives 794 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Balcarce?
The hottest day measured in Balcarce between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 2022, reaching 39.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Balcarce?
The coldest day measured in Balcarce between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1988, at -6.7 °C.
Does it snow in Balcarce?
Almost never: Balcarce sees virtually no snow, with about 10 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Balcarce warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Balcarce.
What is the wettest day in Balcarce?
The wettest day measured in Balcarce between 1940 and 2025 was 28 June 1948, with 104 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Balcarce?
The windiest day measured in Balcarce between 1940 and 2025 was 29 May 1984, with winds reaching 58.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Balcarce?
The warmest month in Balcarce is January (20.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (7.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Balcarce?
Balcarce receives on average 794 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 98 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Balcarce?
Balcarce gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Balcarce?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Balcarce between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 1943, with 2.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Balcarce?
Yes: Balcarce has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Balcarce?
In Balcarce, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.4 °C on 1 February 1947, and the lowest was -10.9 °C on 6 July 1988.
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