Santa María, Catamarca

Santa María
City

Belgrano Plaza, Santa María.
Santa María

Location of Santa María in Argentina

Coordinates: 26°41′S 66°2′W / 26.683°S 66.033°W / -26.683; -66.033Coordinates: 26°41′S 66°2′W / 26.683°S 66.033°W / -26.683; -66.033
Country  Argentina
Province Catamarca
Department Santa María
Population
  Total 16,213
Time zone ART (UTC-3)
CPA base K4139
Dialing code +54 3838

Santa María is a city in the province of Catamarca, Argentina. It has about 16,000 inhabitants per the 2001 census [INDEC], and is the head town of the department of the same name.

Climate

Climate data for Santa María, Catamarca (1904–1950, extremes 1904–1950 and 1976–1986)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 41.3
(106.3)
42.5
(108.5)
38.4
(101.1)
36.0
(96.8)
33.3
(91.9)
31.7
(89.1)
29.6
(85.3)
36.5
(97.7)
36.7
(98.1)
38.9
(102)
39.0
(102.2)
40.6
(105.1)
42.5
(108.5)
Average high °C (°F) 30.2
(86.4)
29.5
(85.1)
28.2
(82.8)
25.8
(78.4)
22.3
(72.1)
19.8
(67.6)
19.8
(67.6)
22.6
(72.7)
25.5
(77.9)
27.4
(81.3)
29.5
(85.1)
30.4
(86.7)
25.9
(78.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 21.8
(71.2)
21.3
(70.3)
19.8
(67.6)
16.5
(61.7)
12.7
(54.9)
10.0
(50)
9.6
(49.3)
11.9
(53.4)
15.1
(59.2)
17.6
(63.7)
20.1
(68.2)
21.4
(70.5)
16.5
(61.7)
Average low °C (°F) 13.4
(56.1)
13.1
(55.6)
11.4
(52.5)
7.2
(45)
3.0
(37.4)
0.1
(32.2)
−0.6
(30.9)
1.2
(34.2)
4.7
(40.5)
7.8
(46)
10.7
(51.3)
12.4
(54.3)
7.0
(44.6)
Record low °C (°F) 4.5
(40.1)
5.0
(41)
−0.3
(31.5)
−5.0
(23)
−7.5
(18.5)
−11.6
(11.1)
−10.0
(14)
−11.5
(11.3)
−7.5
(18.5)
−4.0
(24.8)
−3.6
(25.5)
−1.5
(29.3)
−11.6
(11.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 44.1
(1.736)
33.1
(1.303)
22.3
(0.878)
2.0
(0.079)
1.0
(0.039)
0.4
(0.016)
1.6
(0.063)
1.0
(0.039)
0.4
(0.016)
10.7
(0.421)
17.5
(0.689)
36.7
(1.445)
170.8
(6.724)
Average relative humidity (%) 33 37 53 55 50 51 49 50 52 50 40 39 47
Source: Secretaria de Mineria[1]

References

  1. "Provincia de Catamarca - Clima Y Meteorologia: Datos Meteorologicos Y Pluviometicos" (in Spanish). Secretaria de Mineria de la Nacion (Argentina). Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved September 10, 2015.


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