Camarones, Chubut
Camarones | |
|---|---|
| Country | Argentina |
| Province | Chubut |
| Department | Florentino Ameghino |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,079 |
| Demonym | camoronese |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (ART) |
| CPA base | U9111 |
| Dialing code | +54 297 |
| Climate | BWk |
Camarones is a small settlement located in Chubut Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Florentino Ameghino Department.
Climate
Camarones has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). 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.
| Climate data for Camarones, Chubut | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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). Retrieved December 17, 2013.
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