Camarones, Chubut
Camarones is a small town located in Chubut Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Florentino Ameghino Department.
Geography
Climate
Camarones has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Winters are cool with a July mean of 6.8 °C (44.2 °F). Frosts are common during the winter months, averaging 4–7 days from June to August.[1] Overcast days are common, averaging 8–10 days and sunshine is low, averaging only 28-40% of possible sunshine.[1]
Summers are warm with a January mean of 18.1 °C (64.6 °F) and tend to be sunnier. Precipitation is low, averaging 237.3 millimetres (9 in) a year, which is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year. Camarones receives 1960 hours of sunshine a year or about 42.9% of possible sunshine, ranging from a low of 75.0 hours in May to a high of 242 hours in January.
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 39.0 (102.2) | 38.3 (100.9) | 38.0 (100.4) | 31.0 (87.8) | 27.0 (80.6) | 24.5 (76.1) | 21.0 (69.8) | 24.8 (76.6) | 27.5 (81.5) | 32.4 (90.3) | 36.3 (97.3) | 39.8 (103.6) | 39.8 (103.6) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 24.5 (76.1) | 24.4 (75.9) | 22.0 (71.6) | 18.1 (64.6) | 14.3 (57.7) | 11.3 (52.3) | 10.8 (51.4) | 12.8 (55.0) | 15.3 (59.5) | 18.6 (65.5) | 21.3 (70.3) | 23.0 (73.4) | 18.0 (64.4) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 18.1 (64.6) | 18.0 (64.4) | 16.1 (61.0) | 12.8 (55.0) | 9.9 (49.8) | 7.3 (45.1) | 6.8 (44.2) | 8.1 (46.6) | 9.9 (49.8) | 12.4 (54.3) | 15.1 (59.2) | 16.9 (62.4) | 12.6 (54.7) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 12.9 (55.2) | 12.7 (54.9) | 10.7 (51.3) | 7.7 (45.9) | 5.1 (41.2) | 2.8 (37.0) | 2.4 (36.3) | 3.3 (37.9) | 4.8 (40.6) | 7.0 (44.6) | 9.7 (49.5) | 11.9 (53.4) | 7.6 (45.7) |
Record low °C (°F) | 4.5 (40.1) | 2.8 (37.0) | 2.2 (36.0) | −2.0 (28.4) | −7.5 (18.5) | −7.0 (19.4) | −7.5 (18.5) | −4.5 (23.9) | −3.1 (26.4) | −2.0 (28.4) | −1.0 (30.2) | 1.5 (34.7) | −7.5 (18.5) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 12.5 (0.49) | 16.9 (0.67) | 23.7 (0.93) | 22.9 (0.90) | 31.0 (1.22) | 26.7 (1.05) | 22.3 (0.88) | 15.4 (0.61) | 13.4 (0.53) | 23.6 (0.93) | 12.7 (0.50) | 16.2 (0.64) | 237.3 (9.34) |
Average relative humidity (%) | 52.3 | 53.3 | 54.7 | 57.3 | 63.0 | 66.7 | 65.7 | 57.3 | 55.3 | 51.3 | 49.7 | 52.7 | 56.6 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 241.8 | 226.0 | 164.3 | 156.0 | 96.1 | 75.0 | 86.1 | 130.2 | 129.0 | 207.7 | 237.0 | 210.8 | 1,960 |
Percent possible sunshine | 50 | 57 | 42 | 47 | 32 | 28 | 34 | 40 | 37 | 50 | 54 | 44 | 43 |
Source: Secretaria de Mineria[1] |
External links
Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)
References
- ^ a b c "Provincia de Chubut - Clima Y Meteorologia: Datos Meteorologicos Y Pluviometicos" (in Spanish). Secretaria de Mineria de la Nacion (Argentina). Archived from the original on January 19, 2015. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
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