Climate averages 1991–2020
Rafaela weather
by month.
See how the year changes. January has the highest average daily maximum; July has the lowest average monthly rainfall.
Pleasant-weather months by our simple rule: AprilMayAugustSeptember
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
Across the year Rafaela averages a daytime high of 23.6°C and a nighttime low of 14.1°C, with about 1,110 mm of rain on roughly 88 days. January is the warmest month (average high 30.1°C) and July the coolest (16.5°C). March is the wettest month with 139 mm; July is the driest with 30 mm.
Months with pleasant weather by a simple rule (average high between 18°C and 29°C, average low of at least 5°C and at most 8 rain days): April, May, August and September. This looks at temperature and rain only, not humidity, wind, sea temperature or crowds.
The annual picture
A year in Rafaela
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Rafaela climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.1°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 119 | 9.5 | 13.914 h |
| February | 28.6°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 126 | 8.9 | 13.213 h |
| March | 26.8°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 139 | 8.9 | 12.312 h |
| April | 23.1°C14.6°C | 14.6°C | 109 | 8.0 | 11.311 h |
| May | 19.6°C11.5°C | 11.5°C | 65 | 6.1 | 10.611 h |
| June | 17.0°C8.6°C | 8.6°C | 40 | 4.8 | 10.110 h |
| July | 16.5°C7.3°C | 7.3°C | 30 | 4.2 | 10.310 h |
| August | 19.4°C8.8°C | 8.8°C | 42 | 4.2 | 11.011 h |
| September | 21.8°C11.0°C | 11.0°C | 57 | 5.7 | 11.912 h |
| October | 24.3°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 130 | 9.7 | 12.813 h |
| November | 27.1°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 123 | 8.5 | 13.714 h |
| December | 29.2°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 129 | 9.4 | 14.114 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
Nearby cities
- Santa FeArgentina · 86 kmHigh 23.6°C · Low 14.8°C · 1,135 mm rain a year
- ParanáArgentina · 106 kmHigh 23.2°C · Low 14.4°C · 1,086 mm rain a year
- RosarioArgentina · 205 kmHigh 22.9°C · Low 13.6°C · 1,030 mm rain a year
- Villa MaríaArgentina · 209 kmHigh 22.9°C · Low 13.6°C · 896 mm rain a year
- Gobernador GálvezArgentina · 213 kmHigh 22.8°C · Low 13.7°C · 1,030 mm rain a year
- CórdobaArgentina · 257 kmHigh 22.9°C · Low 12.4°C · 889 mm rain a year
- San Nicolás de los ArroyosArgentina · 261 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 13.9°C · 1,045 mm rain a year
- Venado TuertoArgentina · 281 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 12.8°C · 958 mm rain a year
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsWhat do the high and low temperatures mean?
We average the daily maximum and daily minimum for each calendar month over 1991–2020. They are not record extremes, a forecast range or temperatures at a fixed time of day.
How is a rain day counted?
A local calendar day (standard time, UTC-3, no daylight saving) with at least 1 mm of total precipitation counts as one rain day. We count these for each year and month, then average across 30 years. The average does not predict which days will be wet.
Where do the numbers come from?
ERA5-Land (temperature) and ERA5 (precipitation) reanalysis from the Copernicus Climate Change Service, read from the Open-Meteo open-data archive. Temperature comes from the 0.1° model cell at -31.30°, -61.50° (5 km from the city centre). Rain comes from the 0.25° cell at -31.25°, -61.50°. These are model estimates, not weather-station readings; coast, hills and city streets can differ.
Does this page show sunshine, humidity or sea temperature?
No. The data used here contain air temperature and precipitation only. Daylight hours are calculated from the city's latitude (sunrise to sunset), not measured sunshine.