Monteros climate — normals and trends
Monteros (Argentina) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.2 °C and it receives 2,445 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 (23.8 °C on average) and the coldest is July (11.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Monteros averages 2 frost days, 44 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 241 rainy days per year.
Monteros has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 1 to 3 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.7 °C (on 12 December 1988) and the coldest -5.0 °C (on 24 July 2009).
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
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- coords
- -27.17°, -65.50°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.2°C
Average daily high
23.3°C
Average daily low
13.8°C
Annual rainfall
2,445mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
8.1km/h
Seasonal range
12.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
2 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
44 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
241 d/yr
Annual snowfall
5.9 cm
Average feels-like high
25.3 °C
Average feels-like low
13.9 °C
Average peak gust
23.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
48 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · p = < 0.001
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
39.7 °C
12 December 1988
Coldest day
-5.0 °C
24 July 2009
Wettest day
215 mm
18 January 1979
Windiest day
32.6 km/h
12 January 2010
Strongest gust
68.0 km/h
12 January 2010
Hottest feels-like
45.7 °C
12 January 1973
Coldest feels-like
-8.3 °C
24 July 2009
Snowiest day
9.9 cm
13 September 1981
Sunniest day
13.6 h
5 December 2024
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 216 mm | -157 mm |
| Feb | 32.5 °C | +5.2 °C | 164 mm | -162 mm |
| Mar | 26.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 179 mm | -137 mm |
| Apr | 22.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 80 mm | -117 mm |
| May | 21.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 90 mm | -31 mm |
| Jun | 17.0 °C | -0.1 °C | 38 mm | -35 mm |
| Jul | 18.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 40 mm | -24 mm |
| Aug | 20.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 60 mm | -14 mm |
| Sep | 24.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 61 mm | -55 mm |
| Oct | 25.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 128 mm | -79 mm |
| Nov | 27.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 100 mm | -165 mm |
| Dec | 29.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 352 mm | +39 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Monteros?
Monteros has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.2 °C and it receives 2,445 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Monteros?
The hottest day measured in Monteros between 1940 and 2025 was 12 December 1988, reaching 39.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Monteros?
The coldest day measured in Monteros between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2009, at -5.0 °C.
Does it snow in Monteros?
Yes. Monteros gets on average 5.9 cm of snow per year and has around 2 frost days.
Has the climate of Monteros warmed?
Yes: Monteros warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Monteros?
The wettest day measured in Monteros between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1979, with 215 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Monteros?
The windiest day measured in Monteros between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 2010, with winds reaching 32.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Monteros?
The warmest month in Monteros is January (23.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (11.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Monteros?
Monteros receives on average 2,445 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 241 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Monteros?
Monteros gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Monteros?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Monteros between 1940 and 2025 was 13 September 1981, with 9.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Monteros?
Yes: Monteros has on average 48 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Monteros?
In Monteros, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.7 °C on 12 January 1973, and the lowest was -8.3 °C on 24 July 2009.
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