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Rosario

Argentina

vs
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Santa Fe

Argentina

Climate

Rosario logs 6 frost days a year to Santa Fe's 1 — Santa Fe wins by 5. Rosario also leads on hot days by 15.

RosarioSanta Fe
Sunny days
276276
Hot days
6782
Frost days
61
Rainy days
6267
Outdoor dinner months
7/127/12
Avg wind
3.0 m/s3.1 m/s
Sunshine hours
3,0243,077
Darkest month sun
166 hrs/mo172 hrs/mo
UV peak month
11.912.0

Rosario

Feels-like °C

30
29
27
20
13
12
10
13
16
20
26
27

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Santa Fe

Feels-like °C

30
29
28
21
14
12
12
15
17
22
26
27

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Air Quality

Rosario averages 12.6 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Santa Fe's 11.0 µg/m³ (moderate) — Santa Fe breathes ~13% cleaner air (1.6 µg/m³ lower).

Rosario

Santa Fe

12.6µg/m³
11.0µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Moderate
Moderate

WHO classification

City Scale

Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.

Rosario (1.2M) and Santa Fe (378K) are 3.1x in population — Rosario is the larger metro, Santa Fe the smaller; on land area Rosario spans roughly 2.8x more ground.

3.0x

Rosario is roughly 3.0x the scale of Santa Fe

Combined population & area comparison

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3.0x
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1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.AR flagRosario1.2M3.1x
2.AR flagSanta Fe378K1x
Area
1.AR flagRosario199 km²2.8x
2.AR flagSanta Fe70 km²1x
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17 km27 km

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9.5 km13 km

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Who Thrives Here

Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.

Thrives in both
RosarioSanta Fe

Frequently asked about Rosario vs Santa Fe

How does the climate compare between Rosario and Santa Fe?
Sunny days: 276 vs 276 d — Similar Annual sunshine: 3,024 vs 3,077 hrs — Similar Winter sunshine: 166 vs 172 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 67 vs 82 d — Rosario lower Frost days: 6 vs 1 d — Santa Fe lower Rainy days: 62 vs 67 d — Similar
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