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Paso de los Libres
San José Church, Paso de los Libres
San José Church, Paso de los Libres
Paso de los Libres is located in Argentina
Paso de los Libres
Paso de los Libres
Location in Argentina
Country  Argentina
Province  Corrientes
Department Paso de los Libres
Population
 (2010 census)
 • Total 43,251
Demonym(s) libreño/a
Time zone UTC-3 (ART)
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 2010 census [INDEC], and is the head town of the department of the same name.

Monumento al General Madariaga, Paso de los Libres
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 (1991–2020, extremes 1961–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 42.5
(108.5)
41.8
(107.2)
39.6
(103.3)
36.7
(98.1)
34.4
(93.9)
31.5
(88.7)
31.4
(88.5)
35.9
(96.6)
36.4
(97.5)
38.3
(100.9)
41.6
(106.9)
42.0
(107.6)
42.5
(108.5)
Average high °C (°F) 32.2
(90.0)
31.1
(88.0)
29.5
(85.1)
26.0
(78.8)
21.8
(71.2)
19.6
(67.3)
19.0
(66.2)
21.8
(71.2)
23.2
(73.8)
25.8
(78.4)
28.6
(83.5)
31.0
(87.8)
25.8
(78.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.0
(78.8)
25.1
(77.2)
23.4
(74.1)
20.1
(68.2)
16.4
(61.5)
14.2
(57.6)
13.4
(56.1)
15.4
(59.7)
17.2
(63.0)
20.2
(68.4)
22.6
(72.7)
24.9
(76.8)
19.9
(67.8)
Average low °C (°F) 20.6
(69.1)
20.0
(68.0)
18.4
(65.1)
15.4
(59.7)
12.1
(53.8)
10.1
(50.2)
9.0
(48.2)
10.3
(50.5)
12.2
(54.0)
15.2
(59.4)
16.9
(62.4)
19.2
(66.6)
14.9
(58.8)
Record low °C (°F) 10.2
(50.4)
8.7
(47.7)
5.5
(41.9)
3.2
(37.8)
−0.3
(31.5)
−4.0
(24.8)
−3.5
(25.7)
−3.0
(26.6)
0.2
(32.4)
2.8
(37.0)
6.0
(42.8)
8.1
(46.6)
−4.0
(24.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 143.9
(5.67)
144.4
(5.69)
148.9
(5.86)
180.4
(7.10)
125.4
(4.94)
88.9
(3.50)
68.2
(2.69)
57.0
(2.24)
91.7
(3.61)
173.0
(6.81)
134.2
(5.28)
161.7
(6.37)
1,517.7
(59.75)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 6.9 7.0 6.7 7.4 7.1 6.0 5.4 4.6 6.3 8.8 6.5 7.4 80.1
Average relative humidity (%) 69.7 72.5 74.6 77.5 81.5 82.6 79.7 74.9 73.2 73.5 68.4 68.1 74.7
Mean monthly sunshine hours 241.7 202.9 185.9 161.6 148.3 114.6 143.5 155.9 138.8 186.2 226.7 224.6 2,160.9
Percent possible sunshine 56 56 47 51 54 43 40 45 34 48 52 50 48
Source 1: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional
Source 2: World Meteorological Organization (sunshine hours 1981–2010), UNLP (percent sun only)

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