Catriel climate — normals and trends
Catriel (Argentina) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.0 °C and it receives 272 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 (7.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Catriel averages 21 frost days, 78 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 47 rainy days per year.
Catriel has warmed by +0.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.04 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.5 °C (on 21 January 1980) and the coldest -11.1 °C (on 10 July 1965).
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
CatrielRio Negro
- coords
- -37.88°, -67.79°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.0°C
Average daily high
22.6°C
Average daily low
9.9°C
Annual rainfall
272mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
49%
Average peak wind
22.5km/h
Seasonal range
17.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
21 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
78 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
47 d/yr
Annual snowfall
2.1 cm
Average feels-like high
19.6 °C
Average feels-like low
6.6 °C
Average peak gust
40.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
18 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.4 °C
since 1940
0.0 °C per decade · r² = 0.05 · p = 0.047
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
42.5 °C
21 January 1980
Coldest day
-11.1 °C
10 July 1965
Wettest day
86 mm
31 October 1999
Windiest day
63.9 km/h
21 December 2003
Strongest gust
116.3 km/h
15 December 1951
Hottest feels-like
43.8 °C
23 December 2013
Coldest feels-like
-15.8 °C
10 July 1965
Snowiest day
11.8 cm
17 June 1982
Sunniest day
14.6 h
28 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 | 35.3 °C | +3.2 °C | 7 mm | -13 mm |
| Feb | 33.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 6 mm | -15 mm |
| Mar | 26.5 °C | -0.6 °C | 68 mm | +42 mm |
| Apr | 20.6 °C | -1.3 °C | 17 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 19.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 2 mm | -21 mm |
| Jun | 15.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 5 mm | -16 mm |
| Jul | 14.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 13 mm | -6 mm |
| Aug | 17.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 38 mm | +21 mm |
| Sep | 20.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 24 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 25.9 °C | +2.9 °C | 2 mm | -32 mm |
| Nov | 28.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 60 mm | +37 mm |
| Dec | 32.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 2 mm | -19 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Catriel?
Catriel has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.0 °C and it receives 272 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Catriel?
The hottest day measured in Catriel between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1980, reaching 42.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Catriel?
The coldest day measured in Catriel between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 1965, at -11.1 °C.
Does it snow in Catriel?
Yes. Catriel gets on average 2.1 cm of snow per year and has around 21 frost days.
Has the climate of Catriel warmed?
Yes: Catriel warmed by +0.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Catriel?
The wettest day measured in Catriel between 1940 and 2025 was 31 October 1999, with 86 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Catriel?
The windiest day measured in Catriel between 1940 and 2025 was 21 December 2003, with winds reaching 63.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Catriel?
The warmest month in Catriel is January (24.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (7.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Catriel?
Catriel receives on average 272 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 47 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Catriel?
Catriel gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Catriel?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Catriel between 1940 and 2025 was 17 June 1982, with 11.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Catriel?
Yes: Catriel has on average 18 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Catriel?
In Catriel, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.8 °C on 23 December 2013, and the lowest was -15.8 °C on 10 July 1965.
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