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
Average temperatures, 1931 to 2008 (NASA).
Ceres has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classificationCwa) 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).[1] 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).[1] Spring and fall are transition seasons featuring warm weather during the day and cool weather at nighttime.[1] The first and last dates of frost are June 18 and August 14 respectively.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4][2]
Climate data for Ceres (1991–2020, extremes 1931–present)
Source 2: NOAA (percent sun 1961–1990)[3] Meteo Climat (record highs and lows),[4] Oficina de Riesgo Agropecuario (record highs for February and May, and record lows for December)[2][8]
^ abc"Ceres, Santa Fe". Estadísticas meteorológicas decadiales (in Spanish). Oficina de Riesgo Agropecuario. Archived from the original on August 8, 2019. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
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