Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Carmen de Patagones Argentina

In Carmen de Patagones, the summers are warm and mostly clear; the winters are cold, dry, and partly cloudy; and it is windy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 36°F to 84°F and is rarely below 27°F or above 95°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Carmen de Patagones for warm-weather activities is from mid November to mid March.

The warm season lasts for 3.5 months, from November 25 to March 10, with an average daily high temperature above 78°F. The hottest month of the year in Carmen de Patagones is January, with an average high of 83°F and low of 60°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.3 months, from May 17 to August 27, with an average daily high temperature below 60°F. The coldest month of the year in Carmen de Patagones is July, with an average low of 36°F and high of 54°F.

In Carmen de Patagones, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Carmen de Patagones begins around October 18 and lasts for 5.7 months, ending around April 8.

The clearest month of the year in Carmen de Patagones is January, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 74% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around April 8 and lasts for 6.3 months, ending around October 18.

The cloudiest month of the year in Carmen de Patagones is May, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 51% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Carmen de Patagones varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 3.8 months, from February 1 to May 27, with a greater than 14% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Carmen de Patagones is February, with an average of 4.8 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 8.1 months, from May 27 to February 1. The month with the fewest wet days in Carmen de Patagones is August, with an average of 2.8 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Carmen de Patagones is February, with an average of 4.8 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 19% on February 28.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Carmen de Patagones experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Carmen de Patagones. The month with the most rain in Carmen de Patagones is March, with an average rainfall of 1.7 inches.

The month with the least rain in Carmen de Patagones is July, with an average rainfall of 0.7 inches.

The length of the day in Carmen de Patagones varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is June 20, with 9 hours, 15 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 15 hours, 6 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:33 AM on December 8, and the latest sunrise is 3 hours, 3 minutes later at 8:37 AM on June 28. The earliest sunset is at 5:50 PM on June 13, and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 56 minutes later at 8:46 PM on January 4.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Carmen de Patagones during 2024.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level in Carmen de Patagones, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, staying within 2% of 2% throughout.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Carmen de Patagones experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 3.5 months, from November 27 to March 11, with average wind speeds of more than 12.6 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Carmen de Patagones is January, with an average hourly wind speed of 13.2 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 8.5 months, from March 11 to November 27. The calmest month of the year in Carmen de Patagones is September, with an average hourly wind speed of 11.9 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Carmen de Patagones varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the north for 3.1 months, from January 6 to April 9; for 1.5 months, from September 8 to October 24; and for 4.3 weeks, from October 28 to November 27, with a peak percentage of 35% on February 27. The wind is most often from the west for 5.0 months, from April 9 to September 8 and for 4.0 days, from October 24 to October 28, with a peak percentage of 47% on June 18. The wind is most often from the south for 1.3 months, from November 27 to January 6, with a peak percentage of 29% on January 1.

Carmen de Patagones is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average water temperature experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 3.4 months, from December 23 to April 3, with an average temperature above 64°F. The month of the year in Carmen de Patagones with the warmest water is February, with an average temperature of 67°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 3.8 months, from June 17 to October 11, with an average temperature below 53°F. The month of the year in Carmen de Patagones with the coolest water is August, with an average temperature of 50°F.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Carmen de Patagones throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Carmen de Patagones for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid November to mid March, with a peak score in the third week of January.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Carmen de Patagones for hot-weather activities is from mid December to early February, with a peak score in the second week of January.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Carmen de Patagones typically lasts for 7.4 months (223 days), from around September 27 to around May 9, rarely starting before August 25 or after November 1, and rarely ending before April 18 or after May 30.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Carmen de Patagones should appear around August 23, only rarely appearing before August 11 or after September 6.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.3 months, from November 3 to February 12, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.1 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Carmen de Patagones is December, with an average of 8.3 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.8 months, from April 26 to August 19, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.1 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Carmen de Patagones is June, with an average of 1.8 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Carmen de Patagones are -40.798 deg latitude, -62.981 deg longitude, and 102 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Carmen de Patagones contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 164 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 85 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (190 feet). Within 50 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (423 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Carmen de Patagones is covered by shrubs (41%), grassland (16%), sparse vegetation (16%), and trees (16%), within 10 miles by shrubs (36%) and cropland (22%), and within 50 miles by water (36%) and shrubs (16%).