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Monthly climate in Punta Alta, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Punta Alta features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).Temperatures typically range between 8 °C (48 °F) and 23 °C (74 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 2 °C (36 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 543 mm (21.4 inches) and receives 66 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Punta Alta enjoys an average of 3506 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 27 minutes to 14 hours 49 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Punta Alta, Buenos Aires, Argentina §

The warmest months in Punta Alta are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 23 °C (70 - 74 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 8 to 10 °C (48 - 50 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Punta Alta experiences 61 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Punta Alta, Buenos Aires, Argentina.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 36°C
(97°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 32°C
(89°F)
Mean maximum 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Average high 26°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 25°C
(76°F)
Daily mean 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 8°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Average low 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(64°F)
Mean minimum 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)
Minimum 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(53°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Punta Alta, Buenos Aires, Argentina §

Punta Alta usually has the most precipitation in April, November and December, with an average of 6 rainy days and 61 mm (2.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Punta Alta are January, August and September. On average, 30 mm (1.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Punta Alta, Buenos Aires, Argentina.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 27 (1.1) 47 (1.9) 42 (1.7) 60 (2.4) 45 (1.8) 45 (1.8) 44 (1.8) 24 (0.9) 39 (1.6) 44 (1.7) 73 (2.9) 51 (2.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 4 5 7 6 6 5 5 3 5 6 7 7

Monthly sunshine hours in Punta Alta, Buenos Aires, Argentina §

The sunniest months in Punta Alta are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 36 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Punta Alta: May, June and July receive an average of 7 hours 6 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Punta Alta, Buenos Aires, Argentina.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 319 328 326 264 227 204 221 267 279 329 344 394
Mean daily daylight hours 14h 30m 13h 31m 12h 16m 11h 0m 9h 58m 9h 27m 9h 44m 10h 39m 11h 51m 13h 7m 14h 14m 14h 49m

Solar UV radiation in Punta Alta, Buenos Aires, Argentina §

Punta Alta experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Punta Alta UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Punta Alta, Buenos Aires, Argentina.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 14 12 10 6 4 3 3 5 7 9 12 13