Pocito climate — normals and trends
Pocito (Argentina) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.8 °C and it receives 285 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 (8.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Pocito averages 14 frost days, 98 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 66 rainy days per year.
Pocito has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 9 to 19 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.0 °C (on 24 December 2012) and the coldest -6.6 °C (on 2 July 1989).
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
PocitoSan Juan
- coords
- -31.68°, -68.58°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.8°C
Average daily high
24.7°C
Average daily low
11.5°C
Annual rainfall
285mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
54%
Average peak wind
15.6km/h
Seasonal range
17.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
14 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
98 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
66 d/yr
Annual snowfall
3.4 cm
Average feels-like high
23.7 °C
Average feels-like low
9.6 °C
Average peak gust
34.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
35 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.30 · 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
44.0 °C
24 December 2012
Coldest day
-6.6 °C
2 July 1989
Wettest day
69 mm
25 January 1944
Windiest day
44.1 km/h
10 February 1997
Strongest gust
96.8 km/h
24 December 2019
Hottest feels-like
46.2 °C
9 February 2001
Coldest feels-like
-10.9 °C
9 July 1976
Snowiest day
3.6 cm
4 July 1953
Sunniest day
14.1 h
18 December 1971
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35.1 °C | +2.8 °C | 14 mm | -24 mm |
| Feb | 35.7 °C | +4.5 °C | 11 mm | -20 mm |
| Mar | 29.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 31 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 24.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 4 mm | -17 mm |
| May | 22.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 10 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 17.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 5 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 17.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 3 mm | -7 mm |
| Aug | 20.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 41 mm | +30 mm |
| Sep | 24.8 °C | +2.7 °C | 9 mm | -12 mm |
| Oct | 28.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 9 mm | -24 mm |
| Nov | 30.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 41 mm | +9 mm |
| Dec | 32.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 27 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pocito?
Pocito has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.8 °C and it receives 285 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pocito?
The hottest day measured in Pocito between 1940 and 2025 was 24 December 2012, reaching 44.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pocito?
The coldest day measured in Pocito between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 1989, at -6.6 °C.
Does it snow in Pocito?
Yes. Pocito gets on average 3.4 cm of snow per year and has around 14 frost days.
Has the climate of Pocito warmed?
Yes: Pocito warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pocito?
The wettest day measured in Pocito between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1944, with 69 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pocito?
The windiest day measured in Pocito between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1997, with winds reaching 44.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pocito?
The warmest month in Pocito is January (26.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (8.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Pocito?
Pocito receives on average 285 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 66 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pocito?
Pocito gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Pocito?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Pocito between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 1953, with 3.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Pocito?
Yes: Pocito has on average 35 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pocito?
In Pocito, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.2 °C on 9 February 2001, and the lowest was -10.9 °C on 9 July 1976.
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