Humid Subtropical Climate - South America

South America

Buenos Aires
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D
122 30 20 123 29 19 154 26 17 107 23 14 92 19 10 50 16 8 53 14 7 63 17 9 78 19 10 139 23 13 131 25 16 103 28 18
Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
Precipitation totals in mm
Source: National Meteorological Service
Imperial conversion
J F M A M J J A S O N D
4.8 87 69 4.8 84 67 6.1 80 63 4.2 73 57 3.6 66 51 2 60 46 2.1 57 45 2.5 63 48 3.1 66 50 5.5 73 55 5.2 78 61 4.1 83 65
Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
Precipitation totals in inches

Humid subtropical climates are found in a sizeable portion of South America. The climate extends over a few states of southern Brazil, including Paraná (state), into sections of Paraguay, all of Uruguay, and the Río de la Plata region in Argentina. Major cities such as São Paulo, Buenos Aires, Porto Alegre and Montevideo have a humid subtropical climate, generally in the form of hot humid summers and mild to cool winters. These areas, which include the Pampas, generally feature a Cfa climate categorization.

The Cwa climate occurs in parts of tropical highlands of São Paulo state, Minas Gerais and near the Andean highland in northwestern Argentina. These highland areas feature summer temperatures that are warm enough to fall outside the subtropical highland climate category.

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