Rufino climate — normals and trends
Rufino (Argentina) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.9 °C and it receives 895 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 (24.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (9.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Rufino averages 6 frost days, 51 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 90 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Rufino between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.5 °C (on 29 December 1971) and the coldest -6.2 °C (on 9 July 1945).
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
RufinoSanta Fe
- coords
- -34.26°, -62.71°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.9°C
Average daily high
22.5°C
Average daily low
12.1°C
Annual rainfall
895mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
18.1km/h
Seasonal range
14.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
6 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
51 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
90 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.2 cm
Average feels-like high
22.2 °C
Average feels-like low
10.4 °C
Average peak gust
35.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
30 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.5 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
42.5 °C
29 December 1971
Coldest day
-6.2 °C
9 July 1945
Wettest day
148 mm
18 January 1952
Windiest day
48.4 km/h
23 March 2022
Strongest gust
90.7 km/h
17 October 1982
Hottest feels-like
44.3 °C
29 December 1971
Coldest feels-like
-10.8 °C
11 July 1988
Snowiest day
7.3 cm
16 July 1973
Sunniest day
14.0 h
23 December 1959
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 26 mm | -84 mm |
| Feb | 31.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 72 mm | -27 mm |
| Mar | 25.9 °C | -0.4 °C | 215 mm | +110 mm |
| Apr | 21.7 °C | -0.7 °C | 59 mm | -18 mm |
| May | 20.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 29 mm | -14 mm |
| Jun | 15.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 3 mm | -23 mm |
| Jul | 15.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 59 mm | +33 mm |
| Aug | 17.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 170 mm | +136 mm |
| Sep | 20.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 81 mm | +15 mm |
| Oct | 24.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 55 mm | -52 mm |
| Nov | 26.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 80 mm | -21 mm |
| Dec | 30.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 69 mm | -31 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Rufino?
Rufino has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.9 °C and it receives 895 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rufino?
The hottest day measured in Rufino between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1971, reaching 42.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Rufino?
The coldest day measured in Rufino between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 1945, at -6.2 °C.
Does it snow in Rufino?
Almost never: Rufino sees virtually no snow, with about 6 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Rufino warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Rufino.
What is the wettest day in Rufino?
The wettest day measured in Rufino between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1952, with 148 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Rufino?
The windiest day measured in Rufino between 1940 and 2025 was 23 March 2022, with winds reaching 48.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Rufino?
The warmest month in Rufino is January (24.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (9.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Rufino?
Rufino receives on average 895 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 90 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Rufino?
Rufino gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Rufino?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Rufino between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 1973, with 7.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Rufino?
Yes: Rufino has on average 30 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Rufino?
In Rufino, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.3 °C on 29 December 1971, and the lowest was -10.8 °C on 11 July 1988.
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