Cipolletti climate — normals and trends
Cipolletti (Argentina) has a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.1 °C and it receives 219 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 (24.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (6.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Cipolletti averages 20 frost days, 59 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 41 rainy days per year.
Cipolletti has warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.06 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.3 °C (on 25 January 2024) and the coldest -9.3 °C (on 9 July 2007).
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
CipollettiRio Negro
- coords
- -38.93°, -67.99°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.1°C
Average daily high
21.3°C
Average daily low
9.5°C
Annual rainfall
219mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
50%
Average peak wind
21.9km/h
Seasonal range
17.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
20 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
59 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
41 d/yr
Annual snowfall
4.1 cm
Average feels-like high
18.0 °C
Average feels-like low
6.1 °C
Average peak gust
42.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
13 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.5 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.09 · p = 0.005
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
42.3 °C
25 January 2024
Coldest day
-9.3 °C
9 July 2007
Wettest day
57 mm
12 March 1975
Windiest day
58.6 km/h
13 August 1959
Strongest gust
110.5 km/h
5 October 2017
Hottest feels-like
42.1 °C
23 December 2013
Coldest feels-like
-13.9 °C
9 July 2007
Snowiest day
12.7 cm
17 June 1982
Sunniest day
14.7 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 | 34.2 °C | +3.4 °C | 3 mm | -10 mm |
| Feb | 31.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 3 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 26.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 29 mm | +10 mm |
| Apr | 19.9 °C | -0.6 °C | 12 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 17.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 8 mm | -13 mm |
| Jun | 13.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 4 mm | -17 mm |
| Jul | 12.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 27 mm | +9 mm |
| Aug | 16.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 10 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 19.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 12 mm | -8 mm |
| Oct | 24.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 2 mm | -22 mm |
| Nov | 27.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 34 mm | +18 mm |
| Dec | 30.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 2 mm | -12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cipolletti?
Cipolletti has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.1 °C and it receives 219 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cipolletti?
The hottest day measured in Cipolletti between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 2024, reaching 42.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cipolletti?
The coldest day measured in Cipolletti between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 2007, at -9.3 °C.
Does it snow in Cipolletti?
Yes. Cipolletti gets on average 4.1 cm of snow per year and has around 20 frost days.
Has the climate of Cipolletti warmed?
Yes: Cipolletti warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cipolletti?
The wettest day measured in Cipolletti between 1940 and 2025 was 12 March 1975, with 57 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cipolletti?
The windiest day measured in Cipolletti between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 1959, with winds reaching 58.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cipolletti?
The warmest month in Cipolletti is January (24.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (6.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Cipolletti?
Cipolletti receives on average 219 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 41 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cipolletti?
Cipolletti gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Cipolletti?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Cipolletti between 1940 and 2025 was 17 June 1982, with 12.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Cipolletti?
Yes: Cipolletti has on average 13 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cipolletti?
In Cipolletti, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.1 °C on 23 December 2013, and the lowest was -13.9 °C on 9 July 2007.
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