Federal climate — normals and trends

Federal (Argentina) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.9 °C and it receives 1,237 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 (25.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (12.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Federal averages 3 frost days, 73 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 96 rainy days per year.

No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Federal between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.

The hottest day of the period reached 40.9 °C (on 29 December 1971) and the coldest -4.5 °C (on 2 August 1991).

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

FederalEntre Rios

coords
-30.96°, -58.78°
period
19402025 · 86 yrs
CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthJanuaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthOctoberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

18.9°C

Average daily high

24.3°C

Average daily low

14.0°C

Annual rainfall

1,237mm

Sunshine / day

9.5h

Mean relative humidity

73%

Average peak wind

18.0km/h

Seasonal range

13.1°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

3 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

73 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

96 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

24.8 °C

Average feels-like low

13.0 °C

Average peak gust

34.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

60 d/yr

Solar radiation

17.5 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.

1940Each stripe is one year, from 1940 (left) to 2025 (right). Blue = colder than the period average, red = warmer.2025

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

40.9 °C

29 December 1971

Coldest day

-4.5 °C

2 August 1991

Wettest day

130 mm

24 November 1948

Windiest day

50.6 km/h

17 October 1982

Strongest gust

93.6 km/h

17 October 1982

Hottest feels-like

47.0 °C

20 January 2022

Coldest feels-like

-8.8 °C

8 June 2012

Sunniest day

14.0 h

30 December 1940

YearHottest dayColdest dayAnnual meanRainfallHot daysFrost days
202540.6 °C10 February 2025-4.0 °C1 July 202519.2 °C990 mm1046
202437.4 °C3 February 2024-4.4 °C12 July 202419.2 °C1,336 mm657
202340.8 °C20 January 2023-0.1 °C13 August 202320.1 °C1,150 mm971
202240.6 °C13 January 2022-2.8 °C19 August 202218.5 °C818 mm824
202138.3 °C22 November 2021-2.0 °C29 July 202119.0 °C793 mm974
202040.1 °C24 November 2020-3.2 °C29 July 202019.0 °C773 mm957
201937.1 °C2 January 2019-3.6 °C6 July 201918.7 °C1,717 mm624
201836.3 °C7 February 2018-1.3 °C16 June 201819.2 °C1,065 mm933
201736.5 °C15 November 2017-1.3 °C18 July 201719.5 °C1,478 mm732
201637.6 °C23 January 2016-0.8 °C12 June 201618.6 °C1,357 mm761
201534.8 °C26 January 2015-1.8 °C19 June 201519.4 °C1,330 mm792
201439.0 °C23 January 2014-0.2 °C25 July 201419.2 °C1,715 mm621
201339.9 °C30 December 2013-3.2 °C14 August 201318.9 °C1,143 mm783
201238.1 °C10 January 2012-4.5 °C8 June 201219.3 °C1,314 mm847
201140.0 °C16 January 2011-2.6 °C4 July 201118.7 °C1,255 mm816
201037.0 °C27 December 2010-1.2 °C16 July 201018.6 °C1,200 mm735
200939.0 °C2 November 2009-1.8 °C24 July 200919.1 °C1,240 mm883
200839.4 °C8 December 2008-2.7 °C30 May 200819.4 °C663 mm1103
200736.4 °C3 February 2007-3.7 °C11 July 200718.2 °C1,141 mm796
200640.3 °C10 January 2006-0.7 °C5 September 200619.6 °C981 mm1022
200539.4 °C7 January 2005-1.5 °C19 July 200518.9 °C1,357 mm721
200438.0 °C4 September 2004-2.8 °C11 July 200419.1 °C906 mm832
200338.0 °C11 November 2003-0.3 °C11 July 200318.7 °C1,513 mm692
200236.8 °C27 February 2002-0.8 °C13 June 200218.9 °C1,978 mm662
200136.6 °C6 January 2001-2.2 °C28 July 200119.2 °C1,583 mm771
200037.1 °C7 January 2000-2.9 °C17 July 200018.4 °C1,535 mm698
199938.3 °C26 December 1999-0.6 °C15 August 199918.7 °C1,125 mm812
199836.8 °C27 December 19982.0 °C25 June 199818.3 °C1,914 mm420
199737.9 °C7 January 1997-1.0 °C4 July 199719.8 °C1,107 mm865
199639.2 °C30 December 1996-2.3 °C29 June 199619.2 °C1,219 mm916
199539.3 °C16 December 1995-3.1 °C4 August 199518.6 °C959 mm765
199438.2 °C20 January 1994-1.0 °C10 July 199419.4 °C1,113 mm822
199337.8 °C11 October 1993-2.4 °C1 June 199318.4 °C1,335 mm665
199236.1 °C8 February 1992-2.7 °C16 July 199218.3 °C1,325 mm726
199136.3 °C24 March 1991-4.5 °C2 August 199118.8 °C1,519 mm706
199037.9 °C27 January 1990-2.5 °C28 July 199018.4 °C1,546 mm467
198938.9 °C12 February 1989-3.2 °C3 July 198919.1 °C956 mm912
198839.6 °C4 January 1988-3.5 °C11 July 198817.9 °C1,308 mm789
198738.7 °C25 February 1987-2.4 °C15 June 198718.6 °C1,052 mm783
198640.3 °C25 January 19860.9 °C31 May 198619.4 °C1,705 mm700
198537.2 °C17 December 19850.1 °C6 July 198519.1 °C1,288 mm840
198435.8 °C5 January 1984-1.9 °C28 June 198418.2 °C1,319 mm515
198336.9 °C27 December 1983-2.0 °C5 June 198318.3 °C1,506 mm691
198237.1 °C30 December 19820.7 °C29 June 198219.1 °C1,338 mm690
198135.9 °C30 October 1981-1.1 °C18 June 198118.9 °C1,204 mm665
198039.5 °C29 February 1980-2.8 °C15 July 198019.3 °C1,218 mm986
197939.1 °C26 January 1979-0.8 °C15 June 197918.5 °C874 mm682
197836.2 °C1 December 1978-0.7 °C9 June 197818.4 °C1,209 mm641
197736.0 °C27 December 19770.8 °C17 May 197718.8 °C1,386 mm760
197635.8 °C1 January 1976-4.4 °C10 July 197618.0 °C988 mm513
197537.8 °C26 January 1975-2.8 °C18 July 197518.2 °C1,207 mm623
197436.9 °C2 January 1974-2.1 °C13 June 197418.1 °C1,195 mm427
197338.8 °C12 January 1973-0.1 °C2 July 197318.2 °C1,491 mm501
197237.4 °C11 January 1972-1.8 °C4 August 197218.5 °C1,394 mm601
197140.9 °C29 December 1971-2.3 °C16 June 197118.1 °C1,212 mm652
197036.5 °C27 February 1970-1.5 °C2 July 197018.6 °C1,599 mm744
196935.6 °C30 January 1969-3.0 °C18 June 196918.5 °C1,340 mm603
196840.8 °C11 December 19680.7 °C2 September 196818.6 °C1,569 mm720
196738.3 °C27 December 1967-4.0 °C14 June 196718.9 °C1,793 mm772
196635.6 °C5 February 1966-1.8 °C5 August 196618.1 °C1,186 mm522
196539.5 °C18 February 1965-3.0 °C11 July 196518.7 °C910 mm803
196437.7 °C25 January 1964-1.2 °C24 June 196417.8 °C961 mm504
196338.8 °C2 January 1963-0.4 °C6 August 196318.7 °C1,649 mm522
196238.4 °C23 December 1962-2.3 °C25 July 196218.4 °C503 mm984
196136.2 °C20 January 1961-2.1 °C15 June 196118.8 °C1,057 mm643
196036.5 °C24 February 1960-2.0 °C8 July 196018.6 °C895 mm754
195935.8 °C4 February 19591.1 °C23 June 195918.4 °C1,374 mm560
195838.5 °C13 February 1958-0.3 °C18 June 195818.4 °C1,192 mm501
195736.8 °C8 January 1957-1.5 °C14 July 195718.7 °C1,403 mm714
195637.0 °C4 January 19560.2 °C11 June 195618.1 °C1,386 mm400
195538.5 °C17 January 1955-1.4 °C8 July 195518.3 °C1,433 mm534
195436.4 °C8 December 19542.4 °C7 August 195418.7 °C1,096 mm630
195336.7 °C4 January 1953-0.1 °C24 July 195319.3 °C1,292 mm541
195237.4 °C27 December 19521.8 °C15 June 195219.0 °C1,119 mm760
195135.4 °C15 January 19511.8 °C27 June 195119.3 °C1,658 mm430
195037.4 °C29 January 19500.4 °C31 July 195019.2 °C993 mm890
194937.2 °C25 February 19490.6 °C17 July 194919.0 °C930 mm850
194835.5 °C1 January 19481.0 °C28 July 194819.1 °C1,454 mm520
194736.5 °C1 February 19470.2 °C9 July 194719.4 °C973 mm740
194639.1 °C18 January 19461.6 °C24 July 194619.3 °C1,019 mm700
194538.5 °C21 December 1945-1.3 °C23 June 194520.2 °C659 mm1052
194436.8 °C22 December 19441.4 °C7 July 194420.0 °C1,476 mm720
194340.7 °C4 January 19432.4 °C6 July 194320.8 °C826 mm1150
194236.6 °C9 December 1942-0.7 °C19 June 194218.7 °C894 mm653
194137.5 °C16 February 19410.1 °C18 July 194119.2 °C1,052 mm680
194035.3 °C9 March 19400.9 °C2 August 194018.7 °C1,341 mm670

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Across the whole year

Average daily high
25.3 °C
+1.0 °C
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
104 d/yr
+31
Frost days (< 0 °C)
6 d/yr
+3
Annual rainfall
990 mm
-247 mm

Month by month

Highvs. normalPrecipitationvs. normal
Jan33.1 °C+2.0 °C26 mm-97 mm
Feb34.2 °C+4.2 °C58 mm-55 mm
Mar29.9 °C+1.9 °C94 mm-28 mm
Apr24.0 °C-0.1 °C46 mm-77 mm
May22.6 °C+1.9 °C172 mm+78 mm
Jun15.8 °C-2.0 °C32 mm-39 mm
Jul18.4 °C+0.7 °C52 mm-14 mm
Aug20.3 °C+0.8 °C82 mm+4 mm
Sep21.7 °C+0.3 °C84 mm-23 mm
Oct25.7 °C+1.6 °C74 mm-53 mm
Nov27.3 °C+0.2 °C85 mm-27 mm
Dec30.6 °C+0.8 °C186 mm+85 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day
40.6 °C
10 Feb 2025
Coldest day
-4.0 °C
1 Jul 2025
Wettest day
94.3 mm
8 Dec 2025
Windiest day
35.1 km/h
31 Aug 2025
Strongest gust
74.9 km/h
24 Oct 2025
Hottest feels-like
43.9 °C
9 Feb 2025
Coldest feels-like
-7.8 °C
1 Jul 2025
Sunniest day
14.0 h
2 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Federal?

Federal has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.9 °C and it receives 1,237 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Federal?

The hottest day measured in Federal between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1971, reaching 40.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Federal?

The coldest day measured in Federal between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1991, at -4.5 °C.

Does it snow in Federal?

Almost never: Federal sees virtually no snow, with about 3 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Federal warmed?

Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Federal.

What is the wettest day in Federal?

The wettest day measured in Federal between 1940 and 2025 was 24 November 1948, with 130 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Federal?

The windiest day measured in Federal between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 1982, with winds reaching 50.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Federal?

The warmest month in Federal is January (25.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (12.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Federal?

Federal receives on average 1,237 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 96 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Federal?

Federal gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Federal?

Yes: Federal has on average 60 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Federal?

In Federal, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.0 °C on 20 January 2022, and the lowest was -8.8 °C on 8 June 2012.

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