Town in Chubut, Argentina
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.
| Climate data for Camarones, Chubut
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| Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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| Record high °C (°F)
|
39.0
(102.2)
|
38.3
(100.9)
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38.0
(100.4)
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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)
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36.3
(97.3)
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39.8
(103.6)
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39.8
(103.6)
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| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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24.5
(76.1)
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24.4
(75.9)
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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)
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18.6
(65.5)
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21.3
(70.3)
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23.0
(73.4)
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18.0
(64.4)
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| Daily mean °C (°F)
|
18.1
(64.6)
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18.0
(64.4)
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16.1
(61.0)
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12.8
(55.0)
|
9.9
(49.8)
|
7.3
(45.1)
|
6.8
(44.2)
|
8.1
(46.6)
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9.9
(49.8)
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12.4
(54.3)
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15.1
(59.2)
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16.9
(62.4)
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12.6
(54.7)
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| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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12.9
(55.2)
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12.7
(54.9)
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10.7
(51.3)
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7.7
(45.9)
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5.1
(41.2)
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2.8
(37.0)
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2.4
(36.3)
|
3.3
(37.9)
|
4.8
(40.6)
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7.0
(44.6)
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9.7
(49.5)
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11.9
(53.4)
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7.6
(45.7)
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| Record low °C (°F)
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4.5
(40.1)
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2.8
(37.0)
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2.2
(36.0)
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−2.0
(28.4)
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−7.5
(18.5)
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−7.0
(19.4)
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−7.5
(18.5)
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−4.5
(23.9)
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−3.1
(26.4)
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−2.0
(28.4)
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−1.0
(30.2)
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1.5
(34.7)
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−7.5
(18.5)
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| Average precipitation mm (inches)
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12.5
(0.49)
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16.9
(0.67)
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23.7
(0.93)
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22.9
(0.90)
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31.0
(1.22)
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26.7
(1.05)
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22.3
(0.88)
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15.4
(0.61)
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13.4
(0.53)
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23.6
(0.93)
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12.7
(0.50)
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16.2
(0.64)
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237.3
(9.34)
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| Average relative humidity (%)
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52.3
|
53.3
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54.7
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57.3
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63.0
|
66.7
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65.7
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57.3
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55.3
|
51.3
|
49.7
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52.7
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56.6
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| Mean monthly sunshine hours
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241.8
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226.0
|
164.3
|
156.0
|
96.1
|
75.0
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86.1
|
130.2
|
129.0
|
207.7
|
237.0
|
210.8
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1,960
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| Percent possible sunshine
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50
|
57
|
42
|
47
|
32
|
28
|
34
|
40
|
37
|
50
|
54
|
44
|
43
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| Source: Secretaria de Mineria[1]
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External links
Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)
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