Corrientes

City in Argentina: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.

Corrientes Montage

Corrientes Montage: CNQ1.JPG: User:Claudio Elias Puente_General_Belgrano_al_atardecer.jpg: Ramona Chavez Patio_interior_Casa_de_Gobierno_Cor, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Overview

Corrientes is a city in Argentina. About 346,334 people live in the city proper, making it the 9th largest city of Argentina in our atlas.

It lies at 27.47° S, 58.83° W, about 63 m (207 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/Argentina/Cordoba time zone.

Location

Red dot: Corrientes. Green dots: other major cities of Argentina. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Corrientes has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). The warmest month is usually Jan, with average highs near 33°C (92°F); the coolest nights come in Jul at about 9°C (48°F). Around 1,385 mm (55 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Nov.

33°22°Jan16933°22°Feb12531°20°Mar14927°17°Apr16223°12°May9321°10°Jun7020°9°Jul3623°10°Aug3826°13°Sep5929°17°Oct14631°18°Nov18233°21°Dec156mm

Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.

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Sources

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Photo credits
  • Corrientes Montage: CNQ1.JPG: User:Claudio Elias Puente_General_Belgrano_al_atardecer.jpg: Ramona Chavez Patio_interior_Casa_de_Gobierno_Cor, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)