Mendoza climate

Name: Mendoza
Address: Cuyo, Argentina

Argentina · Cuyo · 32.889° S, 68.846° W

Köppen BWkcold desertArid

Dry wine country in the Andean rain shadow: sunny, with hot days and cool nights.

Dry — evaporation outpaces what little rain arrives.

What the year looks like

Average monthly temperature — °F / °C

Average high Average low

Average monthly precipitation — in / mm

Rain Snowfall

Warmest month

January, 86°F / 30°C

Coldest month

July, 40°F / 4°C

Annual swing

46°F / 26°C

Wettest month

January

Driest month

August

Rain per year

9.4" / 239 mm

Snow per year

0.2" / 5 mm

Elevation

2503 ft / 763 m

Time zone

America/Argentina/Mendoza

2019-2023 averages from Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (ERA5 reanalysis). Imperial / metric.
Month	High °F/°C	Low °F/°C	Rain in/mm	Snow in/mm	Humidity	Wind mph/km/h	Cloud
January	86 / 30	68 / 20	2.13 / 54	0.0 / 0	43%	6.0 / 9.7	34%
February	82 / 28	65 / 18	1.15 / 29	0.0 / 0	47%	5.5 / 8.9	31%
March	78 / 26	61 / 16	1.34 / 34	0.0 / 0	52%	5.2 / 8.4	32%
April	71 / 22	54 / 12	0.48 / 12	0.0 / 0	54%	4.8 / 7.7	32%
May	62 / 16	47 / 8	0.78 / 20	0.0 / 0	55%	4.3 / 6.9	42%
June	54 / 12	40 / 4	0.48 / 12	0.1 / 3	57%	4.4 / 7.1	46%
July	55 / 13	40 / 4	0.36 / 9	0.0 / 0	52%	4.3 / 6.9	39%
August	61 / 16	43 / 6	0.29 / 7	0.0 / 1	39%	4.9 / 7.9	31%
September	67 / 20	48 / 9	0.47 / 12	0.0 / 0	36%	5.7 / 9.2	30%
October	75 / 24	54 / 12	0.59 / 15	0.0 / 1	33%	6.5 / 10.5	28%
November	83 / 28	62 / 17	0.79 / 20	0.0 / 0	35%	6.3 / 10.1	29%
December	86 / 30	66 / 19	0.54 / 14	0.0 / 0	36%	6.3 / 10.1	27%

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