Mercedes climate — normals and trends
Mercedes (Argentina) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.6 °C and it receives 913 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 (23.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (9.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Mercedes averages 8 frost days, 46 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 89 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Mercedes between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.7 °C (on 14 January 2022) and the coldest -7.5 °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
MercedesBuenos Aires
- coords
- -34.65°, -59.43°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.6°C
Average daily high
22.1°C
Average daily low
11.5°C
Annual rainfall
913mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
18.6km/h
Seasonal range
14.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
8 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
46 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
89 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
21.6 °C
Average feels-like low
9.8 °C
Average peak gust
35.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
24 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.2 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
41.7 °C
14 January 2022
Coldest day
-7.5 °C
14 June 1967
Wettest day
99 mm
12 January 1984
Windiest day
53.6 km/h
29 May 1984
Strongest gust
99.7 km/h
1 January 1945
Hottest feels-like
43.3 °C
15 January 2022
Coldest feels-like
-11.8 °C
14 June 1967
Snowiest day
1.3 cm
6 July 1960
Sunniest day
14.0 h
3 January 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 | 32.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 24 mm | -68 mm |
| Feb | 30.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 136 mm | +42 mm |
| Mar | 26.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 141 mm | +41 mm |
| Apr | 21.7 °C | -0.5 °C | 67 mm | -21 mm |
| May | 19.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 112 mm | +48 mm |
| Jun | 14.5 °C | -0.5 °C | 9 mm | -36 mm |
| Jul | 15.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 34 mm | -13 mm |
| Aug | 17.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 130 mm | +75 mm |
| Sep | 19.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 102 mm | +34 mm |
| Oct | 23.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 97 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 24.4 °C | -0.8 °C | 93 mm | +7 mm |
| Dec | 30.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 47 mm | -29 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mercedes?
Mercedes has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.6 °C and it receives 913 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mercedes?
The hottest day measured in Mercedes between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 2022, reaching 41.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mercedes?
The coldest day measured in Mercedes between 1940 and 2025 was 14 June 1967, at -7.5 °C.
Does it snow in Mercedes?
Almost never: Mercedes sees virtually no snow, with about 8 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mercedes warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Mercedes.
What is the wettest day in Mercedes?
The wettest day measured in Mercedes between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1984, with 99 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mercedes?
The windiest day measured in Mercedes between 1940 and 2025 was 29 May 1984, with winds reaching 53.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mercedes?
The warmest month in Mercedes is January (23.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (9.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Mercedes?
Mercedes receives on average 913 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 89 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mercedes?
Mercedes gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Mercedes?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Mercedes between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1960, with 1.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Mercedes?
Yes: Mercedes has on average 24 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mercedes?
In Mercedes, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.3 °C on 15 January 2022, and the lowest was -11.8 °C on 14 June 1967.
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