Banfield climate — normals and trends
Banfield (Argentina) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.8 °C and it receives 913 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 (23.8 °C on average) and the coldest is July (10.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Banfield averages 3 frost days, 33 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 89 rainy days per year.
Banfield has warmed by +0.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.05 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.6 °C (on 11 January 1957) and the coldest -6.8 °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
BanfieldBuenos Aires
- coords
- -34.75°, -58.39°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.8°C
Average daily high
21.5°C
Average daily low
12.5°C
Annual rainfall
913mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
19.3km/h
Seasonal range
13.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
3 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
33 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
89 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
21.3 °C
Average feels-like low
11.0 °C
Average peak gust
35.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
35 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.4 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.05 · p = 0.043
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
-6.8 °C
14 June 1967
Wettest day
148 mm
3 February 1990
Windiest day
59.3 km/h
16 May 2000
Strongest gust
106.2 km/h
16 May 2000
Hottest feels-like
42.3 °C
14 January 2022
Coldest feels-like
-11.4 °C
14 June 1967
Snowiest day
0.8 cm
9 July 2007
Sunniest day
14.0 h
17 December 2025
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 | 29.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 47 mm | -39 mm |
| Feb | 29.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 94 mm | +5 mm |
| Mar | 25.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 150 mm | +52 mm |
| Apr | 21.3 °C | -0.4 °C | 64 mm | -18 mm |
| May | 18.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 110 mm | +47 mm |
| Jun | 14.1 °C | -0.7 °C | 21 mm | -31 mm |
| Jul | 14.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 21 mm | -34 mm |
| Aug | 16.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 108 mm | +46 mm |
| Sep | 18.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 62 mm | -11 mm |
| Oct | 22.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 71 mm | -27 mm |
| Nov | 23.9 °C | -0.3 °C | 85 mm | +2 mm |
| Dec | 29.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 37 mm | -36 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Banfield?
Banfield has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.8 °C and it receives 913 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Banfield?
The hottest day measured in Banfield between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1957, reaching 41.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Banfield?
The coldest day measured in Banfield between 1940 and 2025 was 14 June 1967, at -6.8 °C.
Does it snow in Banfield?
Almost never: Banfield sees virtually no snow, with about 3 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Banfield warmed?
Yes: Banfield warmed by +0.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Banfield?
The wettest day measured in Banfield between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1990, with 148 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Banfield?
The windiest day measured in Banfield between 1940 and 2025 was 16 May 2000, with winds reaching 59.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Banfield?
The warmest month in Banfield is January (23.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (10.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Banfield?
Banfield receives on average 913 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 89 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Banfield?
Banfield 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 Banfield?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Banfield between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 2007, with 0.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Banfield?
Yes: Banfield has on average 35 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Banfield?
In Banfield, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.3 °C on 14 January 2022, and the lowest was -11.4 °C on 14 June 1967.
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