Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Tostado Argentina

In Tostado, the wet season is warm and humid, the dry season is comfortable, and it is mostly clear year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 46°F to 90°F and is rarely below 34°F or above 98°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best times of year to visit Tostado for warm-weather activities are from early March to mid May and from mid September to early December.

The hot season lasts for 3.7 months, from November 20 to March 11, with an average daily high temperature above 85°F. The hottest month of the year in Tostado is January, with an average high of 89°F and low of 68°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.7 months, from May 17 to August 8, with an average daily high temperature below 71°F. The coldest month of the year in Tostado is July, with an average low of 46°F and high of 67°F.

In Tostado, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Tostado begins around January 29 and lasts for 3.3 months, ending around May 7.

The clearest month of the year in Tostado is March, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 73% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around May 7 and lasts for 8.7 months, ending around January 29.

The cloudiest month of the year in Tostado is June, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 37% 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 Tostado varies significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 6.5 months, from October 7 to April 23, with a greater than 21% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Tostado is February, with an average of 9.7 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 5.5 months, from April 23 to October 7. The month with the fewest wet days in Tostado is July, with an average of 1.9 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 Tostado is February, with an average of 9.7 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 36% on January 23.

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. Tostado experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Tostado. The month with the most rain in Tostado is December, with an average rainfall of 5.4 inches.

The month with the least rain in Tostado is July, with an average rainfall of 0.5 inches.

The length of the day in Tostado varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is June 20, with 10 hours, 16 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 14 hours, 1 minute of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:59 AM on December 2, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 2 minutes later at 8:01 AM on June 30. The earliest sunset is at 6:15 PM on June 9, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 55 minutes later at 8:10 PM on January 9.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Tostado 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.

Tostado experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 6.9 months, from October 13 to May 8, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 17% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Tostado is January, with 19.9 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Tostado is July, with 0.4 days that are muggy or worse.

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 Tostado experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 3.9 months, from July 29 to November 27, with average wind speeds of more than 8.7 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Tostado is September, with an average hourly wind speed of 9.9 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 8.1 months, from November 27 to July 29. The calmest month of the year in Tostado is March, with an average hourly wind speed of 7.6 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Tostado varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the south for 1.9 months, from June 5 to August 1, with a peak percentage of 36% on July 29. The wind is most often from the east for 10 months, from August 1 to June 5, with a peak percentage of 54% on January 1.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Tostado 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 times of year to visit Tostado for general outdoor tourist activities are from early March to mid May and from mid September to early December, with a peak score in the second week of April.

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 Tostado for hot-weather activities is from early November to late March, with a peak score in the second week of December.

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 Tostado typically lasts for 11 months (332 days), from around July 29 to around June 26, rarely starting after August 31, or ending before May 31.

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 Tostado should appear around July 13, only rarely appearing before July 9 or after July 22.

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 significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.8 months, from October 23 to February 16, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.7 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Tostado is December, with an average of 7.5 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.1 months, from May 2 to August 5, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.1 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Tostado is June, with an average of 3.3 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Tostado are -29.232 deg latitude, -61.769 deg longitude, and 253 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Tostado is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 39 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 251 feet. Within 10 miles is also essentially flat (59 feet). Within 50 miles is essentially flat (213 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Tostado is covered by cropland (49%), grassland (19%), shrubs (17%), and trees (15%), within 10 miles by cropland (42%) and shrubs (23%), and within 50 miles by cropland (38%) and shrubs (31%).