General Pico climate — normals and trends
General Pico (Argentina) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.3 °C and it receives 775 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 (24.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (8.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
General Pico averages 10 frost days, 53 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 85 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for General Pico between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.6 °C (on 20 January 1953) and the coldest -7.0 °C (on 10 July 1988).
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
General PicoLa Pampa
- coords
- -35.66°, -63.76°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.3°C
Average daily high
22.1°C
Average daily low
11.2°C
Annual rainfall
775mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
17.3km/h
Seasonal range
15.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
10 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
53 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
85 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
21.5 °C
Average feels-like low
9.3 °C
Average peak gust
34.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
24 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
40.6 °C
20 January 1953
Coldest day
-7.0 °C
10 July 1988
Wettest day
124 mm
29 January 1991
Windiest day
52.0 km/h
19 April 1976
Strongest gust
92.9 km/h
6 May 1994
Hottest feels-like
45.2 °C
18 January 2014
Coldest feels-like
-11.2 °C
10 July 1988
Snowiest day
1.1 cm
1 July 1942
Sunniest day
14.2 h
1 January 1945
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 | 32.6 °C | +2.6 °C | 34 mm | -56 mm |
| Feb | 30.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 128 mm | +47 mm |
| Mar | 25.0 °C | -1.0 °C | 214 mm | +116 mm |
| Apr | 20.7 °C | -1.1 °C | 46 mm | -24 mm |
| May | 19.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 20 mm | -17 mm |
| Jun | 14.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 3 mm | -20 mm |
| Jul | 14.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 14 mm | -10 mm |
| Aug | 16.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 105 mm | +76 mm |
| Sep | 20.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 85 mm | +25 mm |
| Oct | 24.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 44 mm | -44 mm |
| Nov | 26.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 77 mm | -16 mm |
| Dec | 32.1 °C | +3.2 °C | 14 mm | -68 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of General Pico?
General Pico has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.3 °C and it receives 775 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in General Pico?
The hottest day measured in General Pico between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1953, reaching 40.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in General Pico?
The coldest day measured in General Pico between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 1988, at -7.0 °C.
Does it snow in General Pico?
Almost never: General Pico sees virtually no snow, with about 10 frost days per year.
Has the climate of General Pico warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in General Pico.
What is the wettest day in General Pico?
The wettest day measured in General Pico between 1940 and 2025 was 29 January 1991, with 124 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in General Pico?
The windiest day measured in General Pico between 1940 and 2025 was 19 April 1976, with winds reaching 52.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in General Pico?
The warmest month in General Pico is January (24.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (8.4 °C).
How much does it rain in General Pico?
General Pico receives on average 775 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 85 rainy days.
Is it sunny in General Pico?
General Pico gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in General Pico?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in General Pico between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 1942, with 1.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in General Pico?
Yes: General Pico has on average 24 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in General Pico?
In General Pico, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.2 °C on 18 January 2014, and the lowest was -11.2 °C on 10 July 1988.
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