Río Tercero climate — normals and trends
Río Tercero (Argentina) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.9 °C and it receives 854 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 (23.5 °C on average) and the coldest is July (9.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Río Tercero averages 7 frost days, 49 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 96 rainy days per year.
Río Tercero has warmed by +0.5 °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 4 to 10 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.5 °C (on 29 December 1971) and the coldest -10.4 °C (on 10 July 2007).
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
Río TerceroCordoba
- coords
- -32.18°, -64.11°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.9°C
Average daily high
22.8°C
Average daily low
11.9°C
Annual rainfall
854mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
17.0km/h
Seasonal range
14.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
7 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
49 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
96 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.2 cm
Average feels-like high
22.5 °C
Average feels-like low
10.5 °C
Average peak gust
35.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
23 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.5 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.08 · p = 0.010
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
42.5 °C
29 December 1971
Coldest day
-10.4 °C
10 July 2007
Wettest day
112 mm
20 February 1968
Windiest day
51.7 km/h
1 November 1999
Strongest gust
94.7 km/h
1 November 1999
Hottest feels-like
43.7 °C
25 December 1970
Coldest feels-like
-15.2 °C
10 July 2007
Snowiest day
2.9 cm
9 July 2007
Sunniest day
13.9 h
25 November 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
A specific year
Pick a year and see how it compares to normal — warmer, drier or more extreme than usual?
Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 82 mm | -47 mm |
| Feb | 30.9 °C | +3.3 °C | 64 mm | -54 mm |
| Mar | 25.1 °C | -0.6 °C | 312 mm | +204 mm |
| Apr | 21.6 °C | -0.8 °C | 25 mm | -41 mm |
| May | 20.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 42 mm | +12 mm |
| Jun | 15.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | -17 mm |
| Jul | 16.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 19 mm | +2 mm |
| Aug | 18.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 99 mm | +78 mm |
| Sep | 22.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 33 mm | -14 mm |
| Oct | 25.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 30 mm | -53 mm |
| Nov | 28.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 60 mm | -47 mm |
| Dec | 30.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 50 mm | -62 mm |
The year's extremes
What was the weather like that day?
Your birthday, a wedding, a memorable trip: discover the actual weather for any date since 1940.
Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Río Tercero?
Río Tercero has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.9 °C and it receives 854 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Río Tercero?
The hottest day measured in Río Tercero between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1971, reaching 42.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Río Tercero?
The coldest day measured in Río Tercero between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 2007, at -10.4 °C.
Does it snow in Río Tercero?
Almost never: Río Tercero sees virtually no snow, with about 7 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Río Tercero warmed?
Yes: Río Tercero warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Río Tercero?
The wettest day measured in Río Tercero between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1968, with 112 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Río Tercero?
The windiest day measured in Río Tercero between 1940 and 2025 was 1 November 1999, with winds reaching 51.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Río Tercero?
The warmest month in Río Tercero is January (23.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (9.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Río Tercero?
Río Tercero receives on average 854 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 96 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Río Tercero?
Río Tercero 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 Río Tercero?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Río Tercero between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 2007, with 2.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Río Tercero?
Yes: Río Tercero has on average 23 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Río Tercero?
In Río Tercero, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.7 °C on 25 December 1970, and the lowest was -15.2 °C on 10 July 2007.
Compare Río Tercero with another city
Pick a second city: its normals will be set against these, indicator by indicator.
Nearby cities
The climate around Río Tercero