Mercedes climate — normals and trends
Mercedes (Argentina) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.9 °C and it receives 1,479 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 (26.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (14.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Mercedes averages 1 frost days, 84 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 109 rainy days per year.
Mercedes has warmed by +0.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.05 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 0 to 2 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.8 °C (on 13 January 2022) and the coldest -3.4 °C (on 29 June 1996).
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
MercedesCorrientes
- coords
- -29.18°, -58.08°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.9°C
Average daily high
25.2°C
Average daily low
15.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,479mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
18.1km/h
Seasonal range
12.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
84 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
109 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
26.3 °C
Average feels-like low
14.6 °C
Average peak gust
34.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
83 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.4 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.05 · p = 0.048
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
40.8 °C
13 January 2022
Coldest day
-3.4 °C
29 June 1996
Wettest day
127 mm
15 February 1983
Windiest day
54.1 km/h
29 April 1992
Strongest gust
113.8 km/h
29 April 1992
Hottest feels-like
45.1 °C
26 January 1979
Coldest feels-like
-7.1 °C
2 August 1991
Sunniest day
13.8 h
30 December 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33.9 °C | +2.6 °C | 23 mm | -129 mm |
| Feb | 35.5 °C | +5.0 °C | 81 mm | -46 mm |
| Mar | 31.6 °C | +2.9 °C | 93 mm | -46 mm |
| Apr | 24.6 °C | -0.4 °C | 58 mm | -95 mm |
| May | 22.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 399 mm | +293 mm |
| Jun | 16.6 °C | -2.5 °C | 117 mm | +22 mm |
| Jul | 19.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 56 mm | -22 mm |
| Aug | 21.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 73 mm | -8 mm |
| Sep | 22.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 203 mm | +71 mm |
| Oct | 25.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 92 mm | -65 mm |
| Nov | 27.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 89 mm | -44 mm |
| Dec | 30.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 219 mm | +94 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 19.9 °C and it receives 1,479 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 13 January 2022, reaching 40.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mercedes?
The coldest day measured in Mercedes between 1940 and 2025 was 29 June 1996, at -3.4 °C.
Does it snow in Mercedes?
Almost never: Mercedes sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mercedes warmed?
Yes: Mercedes warmed by +0.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mercedes?
The wettest day measured in Mercedes between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1983, with 127 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 April 1992, with winds reaching 54.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mercedes?
The warmest month in Mercedes is January (26.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (14.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Mercedes?
Mercedes receives on average 1,479 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 109 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mercedes?
Mercedes gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Mercedes?
Yes: Mercedes has on average 83 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 45.1 °C on 26 January 1979, and the lowest was -7.1 °C on 2 August 1991.
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