Paso de los Libres
| Paso de los Libres | |
|---|---|
| City | |
|
San José Church, Paso de los Libres | |
  Paso de los Libres Location of Paso de los Libres in Argentina | |
| Coordinates: 29°43′S 57°5′W / 29.717°S 57.083°WCoordinates: 29°43′S 57°5′W / 29.717°S 57.083°W | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Province | Corrientes |
| Department | Paso de los Libres |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Eduardo A. Vischi (Unión Cívica Radical) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 43,805 |
| Demonym(s) | libreño/a |
| Time zone | ART (UTC-3) |
| CPA base | W3320 |
| Dialing code | +54 3772 |
Paso de los Libres is a city in the east of the province of Corrientes in the Argentine Mesopotamia. It had about 44,000 inhabitants at the 2001 census [INDEC], and is the head town of the department of the same name.
Monument to General Joaquín Madariaga and the 108 Valiants.
The city lies on the right-hand (western) shore of the Uruguay River, opposite the city of Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, to which it is joined by a road and railway bridge (Paso de los Libres-Uruguaiana International Bridge). The area is served by Paso de los Libres Airport.
Climate
| Climate data for Paso de los Libres (1961–1990, extremes 1970–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 40.6 (105.1) |
40.4 (104.7) |
39.5 (103.1) |
36.7 (98.1) |
34.4 (93.9) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.4 (88.5) |
35.6 (96.1) |
36.4 (97.5) |
38.3 (100.9) |
41.6 (106.9) |
42.0 (107.6) |
42.0 (107.6) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 32.3 (90.1) |
31.1 (88) |
29.2 (84.6) |
25.3 (77.5) |
22.3 (72.1) |
19.1 (66.4) |
19.2 (66.6) |
20.9 (69.6) |
22.4 (72.3) |
25.7 (78.3) |
28.1 (82.6) |
31.0 (87.8) |
25.6 (78.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.2 (79.2) |
25.2 (77.4) |
23.3 (73.9) |
19.6 (67.3) |
16.5 (61.7) |
13.6 (56.5) |
13.6 (56.5) |
15.1 (59.2) |
16.7 (62.1) |
19.8 (67.6) |
22.3 (72.1) |
24.9 (76.8) |
19.7 (67.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 20.1 (68.2) |
19.7 (67.5) |
17.9 (64.2) |
14.4 (57.9) |
11.5 (52.7) |
8.9 (48) |
9.2 (48.6) |
10.0 (50) |
11.6 (52.9) |
14.1 (57.4) |
16.6 (61.9) |
18.6 (65.5) |
14.4 (57.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 10.2 (50.4) |
10.0 (50) |
5.8 (42.4) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
0.2 (32.4) |
2.8 (37) |
6.0 (42.8) |
8.1 (46.6) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 135.4 (5.331) |
144.4 (5.685) |
163.3 (6.429) |
170.2 (6.701) |
123.1 (4.846) |
81.9 (3.224) |
90.4 (3.559) |
84.1 (3.311) |
133.8 (5.268) |
151.5 (5.965) |
143.4 (5.646) |
117.0 (4.606) |
1,538.5 (60.571) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 93 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 66 | 71 | 74 | 77 | 80 | 82 | 81 | 77 | 75 | 72 | 69 | 64 | 74 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 238.7 | 206.2 | 179.8 | 174.0 | 176.7 | 132.0 | 130.2 | 151.9 | 120.0 | 192.2 | 216.0 | 220.1 | 2,137.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 56 | 56 | 47 | 51 | 54 | 43 | 40 | 45 | 34 | 48 | 52 | 50 | 48 |
| Source #1: NOAA,[1] Oficina de Riesgo Agropecuario (record highs and lows)[2] | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: Servicio Meteorologico Nacional (precipitation days),[3] UNLP (sun only)[4] | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "Paso de los Libres Aero Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
- ↑ "Paso de los Libres, Corrientes". Estadísticas meteorológicas decadiales (in Spanish). Oficina de Riesgo Agropecuario. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
- ↑ "Valores Medios de Temperatura y Precipitación-Corrientes: Paso de Los Libres" (in Spanish). National Meteorological Service of Argentina. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
- ↑ "Datos bioclimáticos de 173 localidades argentinas". Atlas Bioclimáticos (in Spanish). Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
- Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (Spanish)
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