Esperanza climate — normals and trends
Esperanza (Argentina) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.7 °C and it receives 1,067 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 (25.5 °C on average) and the coldest is July (11.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Esperanza averages 3 frost days, 73 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 89 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Esperanza between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.2 °C (on 13 January 2022) and the coldest -4.7 °C (on 1 July 2025).
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
EsperanzaSanta Fe
- coords
- -31.45°, -60.93°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.7°C
Average daily high
24.2°C
Average daily low
13.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,067mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
17.0km/h
Seasonal range
13.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
3 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
73 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
89 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
24.7 °C
Average feels-like low
12.9 °C
Average peak gust
33.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
58 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.6 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
41.2 °C
13 January 2022
Coldest day
-4.7 °C
1 July 2025
Wettest day
125 mm
12 March 2005
Windiest day
47.4 km/h
4 October 2006
Strongest gust
100.8 km/h
17 October 1982
Hottest feels-like
45.8 °C
4 January 1989
Coldest feels-like
-8.5 °C
2 August 1991
Sunniest day
14.0 h
10 December 1940
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 | 33.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 32 mm | -87 mm |
| Feb | 33.6 °C | +3.6 °C | 66 mm | -53 mm |
| Mar | 28.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 120 mm | -14 mm |
| Apr | 23.6 °C | -0.3 °C | 29 mm | -73 mm |
| May | 22.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 92 mm | +25 mm |
| Jun | 16.5 °C | -0.9 °C | 14 mm | -24 mm |
| Jul | 18.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 62 mm | +20 mm |
| Aug | 20.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 99 mm | +53 mm |
| Sep | 22.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 60 mm | -14 mm |
| Oct | 26.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 58 mm | -54 mm |
| Nov | 27.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 125 mm | +14 mm |
| Dec | 30.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 94 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Esperanza?
Esperanza has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.7 °C and it receives 1,067 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Esperanza?
The hottest day measured in Esperanza between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 2022, reaching 41.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Esperanza?
The coldest day measured in Esperanza between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 2025, at -4.7 °C.
Does it snow in Esperanza?
Almost never: Esperanza sees virtually no snow, with about 3 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Esperanza warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Esperanza.
What is the wettest day in Esperanza?
The wettest day measured in Esperanza between 1940 and 2025 was 12 March 2005, with 125 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Esperanza?
The windiest day measured in Esperanza between 1940 and 2025 was 4 October 2006, with winds reaching 47.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Esperanza?
The warmest month in Esperanza is January (25.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (11.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Esperanza?
Esperanza receives on average 1,067 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 89 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Esperanza?
Esperanza gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Esperanza?
Yes: Esperanza has on average 58 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Esperanza?
In Esperanza, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.8 °C on 4 January 1989, and the lowest was -8.5 °C on 2 August 1991.
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