San José de Jáchal

City in San Juan, Argentina
30°14′S 68°45′W / 30.233°S 68.750°W / -30.233; -68.750Country ArgentinaProvince San JuanDepartmentJáchalPopulation
 (2001 census)
 • Total21,018Time zoneUTC-3 (ART)CPA base
J5460
Dialing code+54 2647

San José de Jáchal (Spanish pronunciation: [saŋ xoˈse ðe ˈxatʃal], often shortened to Jáchal) is a city in the northeast of the province of San Juan, Argentina, located on National Route 40, south of the Jáchal River. It has 21,018 inhabitants per the 2001 census [INDEC], and is the head town of the Jáchal Department.

Geography

Climate

Climate data for San José de Jáchal (1991–2020, extremes 1961–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 42.7
(108.9)
41.5
(106.7)
39.6
(103.3)
38.3
(100.9)
36.2
(97.2)
35.5
(95.9)
35.5
(95.9)
36.5
(97.7)
39.1
(102.4)
39.9
(103.8)
43.0
(109.4)
45.3
(113.5)
45.3
(113.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 32.9
(91.2)
31.2
(88.2)
29.0
(84.2)
24.5
(76.1)
20.5
(68.9)
18.5
(65.3)
17.6
(63.7)
20.4
(68.7)
22.8
(73.0)
26.9
(80.4)
30.3
(86.5)
32.7
(90.9)
25.6
(78.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.4
(77.7)
23.3
(73.9)
21.0
(69.8)
16.0
(60.8)
11.2
(52.2)
8.4
(47.1)
7.2
(45.0)
10.0
(50.0)
13.5
(56.3)
18.3
(64.9)
22.0
(71.6)
24.9
(76.8)
16.8
(62.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 16.6
(61.9)
15.1
(59.2)
13.0
(55.4)
7.2
(45.0)
2.6
(36.7)
−1.0
(30.2)
−2.4
(27.7)
−0.6
(30.9)
3.3
(37.9)
7.8
(46.0)
11.8
(53.2)
15.2
(59.4)
7.4
(45.3)
Record low °C (°F) 3.9
(39.0)
3.5
(38.3)
−1.2
(29.8)
−3.3
(26.1)
−8.1
(17.4)
−11.0
(12.2)
−12.4
(9.7)
−11.3
(11.7)
−7.4
(18.7)
−5.6
(21.9)
−3.8
(25.2)
0.0
(32.0)
−12.4
(9.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 18.6
(0.73)
32.3
(1.27)
16.0
(0.63)
8.2
(0.32)
5.7
(0.22)
3.2
(0.13)
3.4
(0.13)
1.8
(0.07)
5.4
(0.21)
4.8
(0.19)
5.9
(0.23)
18.1
(0.71)
123.4
(4.86)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 4.5 4.8 3.7 2.6 2.0 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.2 2.9 28.5
Average snowy days 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.6
Average relative humidity (%) 53.4 58.1 62.0 64.9 66.2 63.4 61.7 56.0 54.4 50.6 48.2 49.1 57.3
Mean monthly sunshine hours 285.2 240.1 220.1 192.0 179.8 174.0 195.3 226.3 225.0 269.7 294.0 306.9 2,808.4
Mean daily sunshine hours 9.2 8.5 7.1 6.4 5.8 5.8 6.3 7.3 7.5 8.7 9.8 9.9 7.7
Percent possible sunshine 69 69 63 67 61 53 61 68 63 68 66 66 65
Source 1: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional[1][2][3]
Source 2: UNLP (percent sun 1971–1980)[4]

References

  • flagArgentina portal
  1. ^ "Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales - período 1991-2020" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales – período 1991–2020" (PDF) (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. 2023. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Clima en la Argentina: Guia Climática por Jachal". Caracterización: Estadísticas de largo plazo (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Datos bioclimáticos de 173 localidades argentinas". Atlas Bioclimáticos (in Spanish). Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  • Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)
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