# Ceres, Santa Fe

Ceres is a municipality San Cristóbal Department, in Santa Fe Province, Argentina. The town of Ceres is 266 km (165 mi) northwest of the provincial capital Santa Fe and has a population of 16,054 2001 census [INDEC]
The town is situated 10 km (6 mi) from the border with Santiago del Estero Province, receiving a strong cultural, social and commercial influence from them.
Ceres sits on National Route 34 and Provincial Route 17. It has a railway connection on FCA (ex-Mitre) with frequent general cargo, mining, cereals, and passenger trains, taking a good portion of the products from the Argentine Northwest to the port of Rosario.

## Climate

Ceres has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cwa) with mild, and dry winters and hot, humid summers. Winters are mild and windier, with a July high of 18.4 °C (65.1 °F) although nighttime temperatures are cool, with a July low of 6.7 °C (44.1 °F). During the summer, temperatures can be hot during the day, averaging 32.3 °C (90.1 °F) in January but nighttime temperatures are more pleasant and cooler, averaging below 20 °C (68.0 °F). Spring and fall are transition seasons featuring warm weather during the day and cool weather at nighttime. The first and last dates of frost are June 18 and August 14 respectively. The average annual precipitation is 942 millimetres (37 in), most of it being concentrated in the warmer months. On average, Ceres averages 2,650 hours of sunshine a year (or 59% of possible sunshine hours), ranging from a low of 49% in June to a high of 65% in February. The highest recorded temperature was 43.7 °C (110.7 °F) on January 4, 1963 while the lowest recorded temperature was −6.6 °C (20.1 °F) on July 13, 2000.
Climate data for Ceres (1991–2020, extremes 1931–present) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 43.7 (110.7) | 42.5 (108.5) | 39.9 (103.8) | 38.4 (101.1) | 34.6 (94.3) | 32.6 (90.7) | 34.9 (94.8) | 38.6 (101.5) | 41.2 (106.2) | 41.0 (105.8) | 43.1 (109.6) | 43.2 (109.8) | 43.7 (110.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 32.3 (90.1) | 31.1 (88.0) | 29.3 (84.7) | 25.5 (77.9) | 22.0 (71.6) | 19.4 (66.9) | 19.1 (66.4) | 22.2 (72.0) | 24.5 (76.1) | 27.1 (80.8) | 29.3 (84.7) | 31.4 (88.5) | 26.1 (79.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.5 (77.9) | 24.3 (75.7) | 22.5 (72.5) | 19.1 (66.4) | 15.5 (59.9) | 12.7 (54.9) | 11.6 (52.9) | 14.0 (57.2) | 16.7 (62.1) | 20.0 (68.0) | 22.4 (72.3) | 24.6 (76.3) | 19.1 (66.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.4 (66.9) | 18.6 (65.5) | 17.0 (62.6) | 14.1 (57.4) | 10.7 (51.3) | 7.8 (46.0) | 6.1 (43.0) | 7.5 (45.5) | 10.1 (50.2) | 13.7 (56.7) | 15.9 (60.6) | 18.1 (64.6) | 13.2 (55.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 7.9 (46.2) | 5.6 (42.1) | 3.8 (38.8) | 0.5 (32.9) | −5.8 (21.6) | −6.2 (20.8) | −6.6 (20.1) | −6.0 (21.2) | −2.6 (27.3) | 1.4 (34.5) | 3.8 (38.8) | 5.0 (41.0) | −6.6 (20.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 140.0 (5.51) | 116.8 (4.60) | 147.3 (5.80) | 101.1 (3.98) | 39.7 (1.56) | 18.8 (0.74) | 8.4 (0.33) | 12.0 (0.47) | 31.3 (1.23) | 80.5 (3.17) | 106.4 (4.19) | 140.9 (5.55) | 943.2 (37.13) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.7 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 4.8 | 8.0 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 80.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 70.8 | 74.8 | 77.0 | 79.7 | 80.8 | 79.9 | 74.9 | 68.3 | 66.2 | 68.6 | 68.1 | 69.3 | 73.2 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 291.4 | 245.8 | 235.6 | 192.0 | 167.4 | 141.0 | 179.8 | 213.9 | 216.0 | 241.8 | 279.0 | 285.2 | 2,688.9 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 9.4 | 8.7 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 7.4 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 64 | 65 | 59 | 58 | 55 | 49 | 52 | 59 | 60 | 63 | 65 | 62 | 59 |
| Source 1: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional ||||||||||||||
| Source 2: NOAA (percent sun 1961–1990) Meteo Climat (record highs and lows), Oficina de Riesgo Agropecuario (record highs for February and May, and record lows for December) ||||||||||||||