Mercedes
Mercedes · Argentina
Mercedes, a town in Buenos Aires Province west of the capital, hosts three national food festivals — the Fiesta Nacional del Salame Quintero, the Fiesta Nacional del Durazno (peach), and the Fiesta Provincial de la Torta Frita — drawing visitors from across the region. Its neo-Gothic Catedral Basílica Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes anchors the central Plaza San Martín, flanked by the municipal palace and a cluster of cafés and restaurants. The town originated as a frontier fort in 1745 and was once proposed as the provincial capital, earning the nickname "La Perla del Oeste."
- Population63,284
- Nearest water from center 1.5 km1.0 mi
Nearest airports
Nearest train stations
Climate · monthly averages
J
24°75°
95mm3.7in
F
23°73°
100mm3.9in
M
21°69°
90mm3.6in
A
17°62°
100mm4.0in
M
14°56°
70mm2.7in
J
11°51°
55mm2.1in
J
10°49°
50mm2.1in
A
12°53°
60mm2.4in
S
14°56°
70mm2.7in
O
16°62°
115mm4.5in
N
20°67°
95mm3.8in
D
23°73°
90mm3.6in
Avg temp · total precipitation, 1991–2020 monthly normals · ERA5-Land · methodology ↗