Caucete climate — normals and trends
Caucete (Argentina) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.6 °C and it receives 418 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 (25.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (8.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Caucete averages 11 frost days, 98 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 74 rainy days per year.
Caucete has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 8 to 14 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.8 °C (on 30 January 2003) and the coldest -6.3 °C (on 9 July 1976).
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
CauceteSan Juan
- coords
- -31.65°, -68.28°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.6°C
Average daily high
24.6°C
Average daily low
11.7°C
Annual rainfall
418mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
56%
Average peak wind
14.8km/h
Seasonal range
17.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
11 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
98 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
74 d/yr
Annual snowfall
1.9 cm
Average feels-like high
23.7 °C
Average feels-like low
10.1 °C
Average peak gust
31.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
38 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · p = < 0.001
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
44.8 °C
30 January 2003
Coldest day
-6.3 °C
9 July 1976
Wettest day
72 mm
25 January 1944
Windiest day
53.4 km/h
24 December 2019
Strongest gust
98.3 km/h
24 December 2019
Hottest feels-like
47.2 °C
9 February 2001
Coldest feels-like
-10.8 °C
9 July 1976
Snowiest day
6.3 cm
8 July 1983
Sunniest day
14.1 h
18 December 1971
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 | 34.9 °C | +2.9 °C | 44 mm | -44 mm |
| Feb | 36.5 °C | +5.8 °C | 5 mm | -63 mm |
| Mar | 29.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 58 mm | +7 mm |
| Apr | 25.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 1 mm | -23 mm |
| May | 22.7 °C | +2.9 °C | 11 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 17.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 2 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 17.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 4 mm | -5 mm |
| Aug | 20.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 52 mm | +42 mm |
| Sep | 24.7 °C | +2.6 °C | 2 mm | -16 mm |
| Oct | 29.0 °C | +3.0 °C | 2 mm | -26 mm |
| Nov | 31.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 32 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 33.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 54 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Caucete?
Caucete has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.6 °C and it receives 418 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Caucete?
The hottest day measured in Caucete between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 2003, reaching 44.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Caucete?
The coldest day measured in Caucete between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 1976, at -6.3 °C.
Does it snow in Caucete?
Yes. Caucete gets on average 1.9 cm of snow per year and has around 11 frost days.
Has the climate of Caucete warmed?
Yes: Caucete warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Caucete?
The wettest day measured in Caucete between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1944, with 72 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Caucete?
The windiest day measured in Caucete between 1940 and 2025 was 24 December 2019, with winds reaching 53.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Caucete?
The warmest month in Caucete is January (25.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (8.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Caucete?
Caucete receives on average 418 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 74 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Caucete?
Caucete gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Caucete?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Caucete between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1983, with 6.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Caucete?
Yes: Caucete has on average 38 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Caucete?
In Caucete, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.2 °C on 9 February 2001, and the lowest was -10.8 °C on 9 July 1976.
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