Climate and Average Weather Year Round in San Cayetano Argentina

In San Cayetano, the summers are warm, the winters are cold and windy, and it is partly cloudy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 38°F to 81°F and is rarely below 29°F or above 90°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit San Cayetano for warm-weather activities is from mid November to late March.

The warm season lasts for 3.3 months, from December 3 to March 13, with an average daily high temperature above 76°F. The hottest month of the year in San Cayetano is January, with an average high of 81°F and low of 59°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.2 months, from May 21 to August 28, with an average daily high temperature below 59°F. The coldest month of the year in San Cayetano is July, with an average low of 38°F and high of 54°F.

In San Cayetano, 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 San Cayetano begins around October 15 and lasts for 6.0 months, ending around April 13.

The clearest month of the year in San Cayetano is January, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 70% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around April 13 and lasts for 6.0 months, ending around October 15.

The cloudiest month of the year in San Cayetano is June, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 57% 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 San Cayetano varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 7.0 months, from September 29 to April 28, with a greater than 23% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in San Cayetano is January, with an average of 9.8 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 5.0 months, from April 28 to September 29. The month with the fewest wet days in San Cayetano is June, with an average of 4.4 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 San Cayetano is January, with an average of 9.8 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 33% on January 29.

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. San Cayetano experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in San Cayetano. The month with the most rain in San Cayetano is February, with an average rainfall of 3.8 inches.

The month with the least rain in San Cayetano is July, with an average rainfall of 1.4 inches.

The length of the day in San Cayetano varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is June 20, with 9 hours, 29 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 14 hours, 51 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:27 AM on December 7, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 48 minutes later at 8:16 AM on June 28. The earliest sunset is at 5:44 PM on June 12, and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 42 minutes later at 8:25 PM on January 5.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in San Cayetano 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.

San Cayetano experiences some seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 3.5 months, from December 12 to March 28, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 3% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in San Cayetano is February, with 3.7 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in San Cayetano is July, with 0.0 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 San Cayetano does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining within 0.4 miles per hour of 10.8 miles per hour throughout.

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

The wind is most often from the west for 1.9 months, from May 20 to July 17, with a peak percentage of 45% on June 17. The wind is most often from the north for 10 months, from July 17 to May 20, with a peak percentage of 40% on January 1.

San Cayetano 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 3.5 months, from December 25 to April 9, with an average temperature above 65°F. The month of the year in San Cayetano with the warmest water is February, with an average temperature of 68°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 3.7 months, from June 23 to October 13, with an average temperature below 54°F. The month of the year in San Cayetano with the coolest water is August, with an average temperature of 50°F.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in San Cayetano 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 San Cayetano for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid November to late 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 San Cayetano for hot-weather activities is from late December to mid 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 San Cayetano typically lasts for 8.6 months (262 days), from around September 11 to around May 31, rarely starting before July 30 or after October 10, and rarely ending before May 5 or after June 25.

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 San Cayetano should appear around August 20, only rarely appearing before August 8 or after September 1.

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 4 to February 13, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.8 kWh. The brightest month of the year in San Cayetano is December, with an average of 8.0 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.7 months, from April 27 to August 17, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.2 kWh. The darkest month of the year in San Cayetano is June, with an average of 2.0 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of San Cayetano are -38.347 deg latitude, -59.610 deg longitude, and 328 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of San Cayetano is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 92 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 319 feet. Within 10 miles is essentially flat (315 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,175 feet).

The area within 2 miles of San Cayetano is covered by shrubs (42%), cropland (36%), trees (12%), and grassland (11%), within 10 miles by cropland (43%) and shrubs (42%), and within 50 miles by cropland (36%) and shrubs (34%).