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Buenos Aires weather by month: averages, rainfall & climate trends

Spread along the Río de la Plata, Buenos Aires keeps a mild, humid climate where the seasons run opposite to the north: steamy summers at Christmas and cool, grey winters in July. Buenos Aires weather by month: average temperatures, rainfall, records and how the climate has changed since 1940.

Today vs average

−3.8°Chigh well below average

16° / 8°Today
20° / 13°Average
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How it's changed

+0.6°Caverage temperature, 2016–2025 vs 1940–1949average temperature vs 1940–4921days above 30°C a year now (2016–2025) · 12 in the 1940sdays above 30°C · 12 in the 1940s+0.6°C vs the 1940s · see how it's changed →
Weather by montha typical year, averaged over the full recordJanuary, rain 85 mmhigh 27°low 20°February, rain 94 mmhigh 26°low 20°March, rain 109 mmhigh 24°low 18°April, rain 93 mmhigh 21°low 15°May, rain 76 mmhigh 17°low 12°June, rain 68 mmhigh 14°low 9°July, rain 70 mmhigh 14°low 8°August, rain 72 mmhigh 15°low 9°September, rain 83 mmhigh 17°low 11°October, rain 108 mmhigh 20°low 13°November, rain 88 mmhigh 23°low 16°December, rain 75 mmhigh 26°low 19°wettest month March, 109 mm · 1,020 mm a yearsee month by month →

Right now

What it's doing today vs the historical average for this date.
Partly cloudy

Right now

9.6°

8°feels like
81%humidity
7°dew point
9 km/hfrom S
UV index2.4
sunrise06:07sunset19:10day length13h 03m
TodayPartly cloudy16°8°
MonOvercast16°11°
TuePartly cloudy19°12°
WedShowers16°14°
ThuOvercast21°15°
FriPartly cloudy21°16°
SatOvercast20°15°

On this date: October 18

Today (forecast)
16° / 8°
Average for October 18
20° / 13°

High well below average · −3.8°C

  • Record high: 29.2° · 2020
  • Record low: 6.2° · 1940
  • One year ago: 20° / 14°

Every October 18 in history, coldest to hottest

▲ Daily highs▼ Daily lows

Dots show daily highs (top) and lows (bottom) for each October 18 on record (n = 87). Outlined dots are today's forecast.

Area we sample

Each city's history comes from one ERA5 grid cell, about 28 km across, shown by the dashed box. Near mountains or coasts, conditions can vary across the cell.

Location & data

Historical weather for Buenos Aires is sampled from the ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis at 34.61°S, 58.38°W, with daily records since 1940.

Coordinates
34.61°S, 58.38°W
Time zone
America/Argentina/Buenos Aires
Period
1940–2026
Data source
ERA5 (ECMWF)

Last 30 days

16 of the last 31 days were warmer than the historical average for that date. Average difference: −0.3°C.

Each bar is one day, from morning low to afternoon high. Warm-colored bars are days whose mean ran above average; cool bars ran below. The dot inside the bar is the daily mean. The shaded band is the typical 10–90% range expected for that date. Average = the day's mean temperature averaged across every year of record (1940–2026) for that calendar date.

This date over the years

One dot per year, showing the mean temperature on this calendar date. Dots are warmer or cooler than the long-term average (dashed line); the shaded band is the typical 10–90% range, and the highlighted dot is today's forecast. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Weather by month

Average temperatures and rainfall for each month: a typical year, from the full record.

Climate overview

Buenos Aires sits on the broad estuary of the Río de la Plata in eastern Argentina, with a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Being in the Southern Hemisphere, its seasons are reversed from Europe and North America: summers from December to February are hot and humid, winters from June to August are mild with cool nights, and rain, heaviest in summer, falls throughout the year. Maritime influence moderates the temperature extremes.

Two winds shape its weather: the Pampero, a cold, dry burst from the south that breaks the summer heat, and the Sudestada, a southeasterly that brings long spells of rain and cool, grey skies. Snow is exceptionally rare (a notable fall came in July 2007, the first in the city in almost a century), while heatwaves have grown more intense, including a record-long spell in early 2023.

The year peaks in January, at around 27.3°C by mid-afternoon, with nights around 20.4°C. Roughly 20 days a year now top 30°C. In July, the coolest month, afternoons reach about 13.6°C and nights dip to 8.2°C. Frost is essentially unknown.

In total, Buenos Aires averages about 1,020 mm of precipitation a year; March is usually the wettest month (109 mm) and June the driest (68 mm).

Comparing the record's first decade with its most recent one, Buenos Aires now averages 0.6°C warmer than it did in the 1940s. No period since 1940 has been warmer than the most recent decade.

Sources:en.wikipedia.orgen.wikipedia.orgbritannica.com

Climate graph (climograph)

January is the warmest month, July the coolest: a yearly swing of 13°C. Wettest month: March (~109 mm). Whole year averages ~1,020 mm of rain.

Bars = average monthly rainfall (right axis). Lines = average daily high and low (left axis). Average = each month's value averaged across every year of record (1940–2026).

Rainy days by month

About 75 rainy days a year: most in October (~8), fewest in August (~6).

Bars = average number of days with ≥ 2 mm per month. Hover for the monthly rainfall total.

Monthly wind

Average daily peak wind at 10 m, by month.

Monthly solar energy

Average daily incoming solar energy in megajoules per square metre: the record's own proxy for how sunny the month is.

Buenos Aires month by month: what to expect

Typical conditions for each month, averaged across the full record (since 1940). Daylight is the time from sunrise to sunset. Record high/low are the most extreme values in the ERA5 dataset (modelled since 1940), so they can differ from official weather-station readings.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainRainy daysDaylightRecord highRecord low
January27.3°20.4°85 mm614.1 h37.0° (2022)11.4° (1975)
February26.4°20.0°94 mm613.3 h36.4° (2023)10.4° (2023)
March24.4°18.4°109 mm712.3 h34.2° (2023)6.9° (1964)
April20.9°14.9°93 mm611.1 h29.8° (2004)6.4° (2016)
May17.3°11.7°76 mm610.2 h26.1° (1958)2.1° (2022)
June14.3°8.9°68 mm69.7 h24.2° (2024)−1.5° (1967)
July13.6°8.2°70 mm69.9 h24.8° (1979)−0.4° (1988)
August15.0°9.0°72 mm610.7 h26.7° (2009)0.6° (1991)
September16.9°10.8°83 mm611.8 h28.3° (2013)2.3° (1976)
October19.6°13.3°108 mm812.9 h31.1° (2014)3.5° (1999)
November22.8°16.0°88 mm713.8 h32.7° (2021)6.2° (1992)
December25.8°18.7°75 mm614.3 h35.2° (2025)9.1° (1999)

How it's changed

Year-by-year signals from 1940 to today.

Climate stripes

Annual mean shifted from 1940–1949 to 2016–2025 by +0.6°C.

Each vertical stripe is one year. Color encodes how much that year's annual mean differed from the long-term average. Average = each year's annual mean compared to the average of all years (1940–2026). cooler ← → warmer

Annual mean temperature

Long-term trend: +0.07°C per decade.

One point per year, showing the temperature averaged across the whole year. The dashed line is the least-squares long-term trend. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Seasonal warming

Sep–Nov is warming fastest: +0.15°C per decade.

Each faint line is one three-month period's average per year; the bold dashed line is its long-term trend. Different parts of the year often warm at different rates. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Hot days vs frost days

Days ≥ 30°C per year: 12.2 early in the record → 21.1 recently. Frost days: 0 → 0.

Thin lines are raw yearly counts; thick lines are the smoothed trend that removes year-to-year noise. The hot-day threshold is auto-picked per city so the line actually moves. Average = a centered 5-year rolling average to smooth weather noise.

Yearly hot & cold extremes

All-time high in 2022, all-time low in 1967: 37.0°C / −1.5°C.

One point per year: the single hottest and coldest day recorded that year.

Annual rainfall

~1,020 mm/year on average. Last decade: −10% vs that average. Long-term trend: +16 mm per decade.

One bar per year of total rainfall. Dashed line is the long-term average. Average = the average annual rainfall across every year of record (1940–2026).

Day-by-day grid

Each tiny square is one calendar day across the full record, about 30,000 days per city. Use the mode switch above the chart: Anomaly colors each day by how far it ran from the historical average for that date (red = warmer, blue = cooler), Daily mean temp shows the absolute mean temperature for the day (useful to see seasons and heatwaves), and Precipitation shows daily rainfall (useful to spot wet/dry seasons and droughts). Average = the long-term average for that calendar date (1940–2026).

Frequently asked questions about Buenos Aires

Which is the warmest month in Buenos Aires?
On long-term average, the warmest month in Buenos Aires is January (mean daily temperature of about 23.8°C) and the coolest is July (about 10.6°C).
How does today's temperature in Buenos Aires compare to the historical average?
On October 18, 2026, Buenos Aires is forecast to reach a high of 16.0°C and a low of 7.5°C. The long-term average for this date (the full record since 1940) is a high of 19.8°C and a low of 13.2°C, so today's high is 3.8°C cooler than that average.
How much has Buenos Aires warmed since 1940?
Comparing the first decade of the record (1940–1949) with the most recent (2016–2025), the annual mean temperature in Buenos Aires is about 0.6°C warmer.
How much does it rain in Buenos Aires?
Buenos Aires receives about 1,020 mm of precipitation per year on long-term average, with March typically the wettest month.
What is the average temperature in Buenos Aires?
Over the full record (since 1940), the annual mean temperature in Buenos Aires is about 17.1°C. The warmest month is January and the coolest is July.
What are the average temperatures in Buenos Aires by month?
Average daily highs and lows for each month in Buenos Aires (°C, full record since 1940): January 27°/20°, February 26°/20°, March 24°/18°, April 21°/15°, May 17°/12°, June 14°/9°, July 14°/8°, August 15°/9°, September 17°/11°, October 20°/13°, November 23°/16°, December 26°/19°.
What is the weather like in Buenos Aires in summer?
December to February is summer in Buenos Aires, and it is warm. Daytime highs sit at 26–27°C and nights at 19–20°C; January is the warmest month. Rain falls on about 6 days a month, adding up to around 84 mm.
What is the weather like in Buenos Aires in winter?
Winter in Buenos Aires (June to August) is cool. Afternoons run 14–15°C and nights 8–9°C; July is the coldest month. Rain is steady at around 70 mm a month, spread over roughly 6 days. It is the driest season of the year.
What is the weather like in Buenos Aires in spring?
In spring, September through November, Buenos Aires is mild. September is still 17°C in the afternoon and 11°C at night, November already 23°C and 16°C. Rain falls on about 7 days a month, adding up to around 93 mm.
What is the weather like in Buenos Aires in autumn?
Autumn in Buenos Aires (March to May) is mild. March is still 24°C by day and 18°C at night; by May it is down to 17°C and 12°C. Rain is steady at around 93 mm a month, spread over roughly 6 days.
How many days a year does it rain in Buenos Aires?
On long-term average, Buenos Aires has about 75 days a year with at least 2 mm of rain or snow. The annual total is roughly 1,020 mm.

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