Cruz del Eje climate — normals and trends
Cruz del Eje (Argentina) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.8 °C and it receives 720 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 (24.3 °C on average) and the coldest is July (10.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Cruz del Eje averages 5 frost days, 62 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 97 rainy days per year.
Cruz del Eje has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 3 to 7 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.8 °C (on 9 December 2022) and the coldest -6.8 °C (on 17 July 1975).
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
Cruz del EjeCordoba
- coords
- -30.73°, -64.80°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.8°C
Average daily high
23.8°C
Average daily low
12.9°C
Annual rainfall
720mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
62%
Average peak wind
16.0km/h
Seasonal range
13.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
5 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
62 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
97 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.2 cm
Average feels-like high
23.5 °C
Average feels-like low
11.3 °C
Average peak gust
36.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
35 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
40.8 °C
9 December 2022
Coldest day
-6.8 °C
17 July 1975
Wettest day
119 mm
14 January 1944
Windiest day
41.3 km/h
21 March 2024
Strongest gust
88.6 km/h
17 December 2017
Hottest feels-like
43.6 °C
3 February 2024
Coldest feels-like
-10.6 °C
17 July 1975
Snowiest day
2.3 cm
9 August 1975
Sunniest day
13.8 h
25 November 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 72 mm | -38 mm |
| Feb | 34.2 °C | +5.4 °C | 51 mm | -42 mm |
| Mar | 26.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 88 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 22.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 11 mm | -48 mm |
| May | 21.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 19 mm | -11 mm |
| Jun | 17.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 1 mm | -19 mm |
| Jul | 17.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 19 mm | +2 mm |
| Aug | 20.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 51 mm | +33 mm |
| Sep | 23.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 11 mm | -25 mm |
| Oct | 27.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 10 mm | -53 mm |
| Nov | 28.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 71 mm | -19 mm |
| Dec | 31.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 70 mm | -20 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cruz del Eje?
Cruz del Eje has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.8 °C and it receives 720 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cruz del Eje?
The hottest day measured in Cruz del Eje between 1940 and 2025 was 9 December 2022, reaching 40.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cruz del Eje?
The coldest day measured in Cruz del Eje between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 1975, at -6.8 °C.
Does it snow in Cruz del Eje?
Almost never: Cruz del Eje sees virtually no snow, with about 5 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Cruz del Eje warmed?
Yes: Cruz del Eje warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cruz del Eje?
The wettest day measured in Cruz del Eje between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1944, with 119 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cruz del Eje?
The windiest day measured in Cruz del Eje between 1940 and 2025 was 21 March 2024, with winds reaching 41.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cruz del Eje?
The warmest month in Cruz del Eje is January (24.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (10.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Cruz del Eje?
Cruz del Eje receives on average 720 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 97 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cruz del Eje?
Cruz del Eje gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Cruz del Eje?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Cruz del Eje between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 1975, with 2.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Cruz del Eje?
Yes: Cruz del Eje has on average 35 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cruz del Eje?
In Cruz del Eje, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.6 °C on 3 February 2024, and the lowest was -10.6 °C on 17 July 1975.
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