Ensenada climate — normals and trends
Ensenada (Argentina) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.2 °C and it receives 966 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 (23.4 °C on average) and the coldest is July (10.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Ensenada averages 0 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 91 rainy days per year.
Ensenada has warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.07 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.7 °C (on 14 January 2022) and the coldest 1.2 °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
EnsenadaBuenos Aires
- coords
- -34.86°, -57.91°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.2°C
Average daily high
19.1°C
Average daily low
15.3°C
Annual rainfall
966mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
27.0km/h
Seasonal range
12.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
91 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
18.9 °C
Average feels-like low
12.9 °C
Average peak gust
37.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
78 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.6 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.18 · 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
32.7 °C
14 January 2022
Coldest day
1.2 °C
14 June 1967
Wettest day
130 mm
3 February 1990
Windiest day
73.6 km/h
29 May 1984
Strongest gust
114.8 km/h
29 May 1984
Hottest feels-like
38.1 °C
10 January 2012
Coldest feels-like
-6.6 °C
1 August 1991
Snowiest day
0.2 cm
8 July 1960
Sunniest day
14.0 h
22 December 2024
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 | 25.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 76 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 26.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 79 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 24.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 175 mm | +76 mm |
| Apr | 19.3 °C | -0.5 °C | 66 mm | -24 mm |
| May | 17.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 117 mm | +42 mm |
| Jun | 12.7 °C | -0.8 °C | 34 mm | -37 mm |
| Jul | 12.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 28 mm | -46 mm |
| Aug | 14.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 95 mm | +22 mm |
| Sep | 17.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 72 mm | -12 mm |
| Oct | 20.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 68 mm | -30 mm |
| Nov | 21.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 78 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 26.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 24 mm | -38 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ensenada?
Ensenada has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.2 °C and it receives 966 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ensenada?
The hottest day measured in Ensenada between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 2022, reaching 32.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ensenada?
The coldest day measured in Ensenada between 1940 and 2025 was 14 June 1967, at 1.2 °C.
Does it snow in Ensenada?
Almost never: Ensenada sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ensenada warmed?
Yes: Ensenada warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ensenada?
The wettest day measured in Ensenada between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1990, with 130 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ensenada?
The windiest day measured in Ensenada between 1940 and 2025 was 29 May 1984, with winds reaching 73.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ensenada?
The warmest month in Ensenada is January (23.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (10.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Ensenada?
Ensenada receives on average 966 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 91 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ensenada?
Ensenada gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ensenada?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ensenada between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1960, with 0.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ensenada?
Yes: Ensenada has on average 78 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ensenada?
In Ensenada, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.1 °C on 10 January 2012, and the lowest was -6.6 °C on 1 August 1991.
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