Dolores climate — normals and trends
Dolores (Argentina) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.6 °C and it receives 861 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 (22.4 °C on average) and the coldest is July (9.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Dolores averages 6 frost days, 26 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 94 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Dolores between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.3 °C (on 14 January 2022) and the coldest -6.5 °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
DoloresBuenos Aires
- coords
- -36.32°, -57.68°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.6°C
Average daily high
20.7°C
Average daily low
11.0°C
Annual rainfall
861mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
19.3km/h
Seasonal range
13.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
6 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
26 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
94 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
20.0 °C
Average feels-like low
9.1 °C
Average peak gust
36.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
16 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
No clear trend over this period
Over a short window, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal. Try 86 years.
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
41.3 °C
14 January 2022
Coldest day
-6.5 °C
14 June 1967
Wettest day
116 mm
24 November 1941
Windiest day
53.9 km/h
23 August 2005
Strongest gust
105.1 km/h
6 May 1994
Hottest feels-like
42.7 °C
21 January 1953
Coldest feels-like
-10.7 °C
14 June 1967
Snowiest day
0.1 cm
22 July 2009
Sunniest day
14.2 h
14 December 2016
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 | 28.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 34 mm | -53 mm |
| Feb | 28.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 98 mm | +16 mm |
| Mar | 25.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 147 mm | +61 mm |
| Apr | 20.1 °C | -0.9 °C | 60 mm | -16 mm |
| May | 18.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 145 mm | +86 mm |
| Jun | 13.3 °C | -0.8 °C | 28 mm | -22 mm |
| Jul | 13.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 40 mm | -14 mm |
| Aug | 15.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 78 mm | +19 mm |
| Sep | 17.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 84 mm | +20 mm |
| Oct | 21.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 168 mm | +83 mm |
| Nov | 22.7 °C | -0.8 °C | 70 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 28.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 73 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dolores?
Dolores has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.6 °C and it receives 861 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dolores?
The hottest day measured in Dolores between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 2022, reaching 41.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dolores?
The coldest day measured in Dolores between 1940 and 2025 was 14 June 1967, at -6.5 °C.
Does it snow in Dolores?
Almost never: Dolores sees virtually no snow, with about 6 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Dolores warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Dolores.
What is the wettest day in Dolores?
The wettest day measured in Dolores between 1940 and 2025 was 24 November 1941, with 116 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dolores?
The windiest day measured in Dolores between 1940 and 2025 was 23 August 2005, with winds reaching 53.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dolores?
The warmest month in Dolores is January (22.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (9.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Dolores?
Dolores receives on average 861 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 94 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dolores?
Dolores gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Dolores?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Dolores between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 2009, with 0.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Dolores?
Yes: Dolores has on average 16 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dolores?
In Dolores, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.7 °C on 21 January 1953, and the lowest was -10.7 °C on 14 June 1967.
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