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Cerrillos
Cerrillos is located in Salta Province
Cerrillos
Cerrillos
Location in Salta Province
Cerrillos is located in Argentina
Cerrillos
Cerrillos
Location in Argentina
Country  Argentina
Province Salta
Department Cerrillos
Population
 • Total 17,634
Time zone UTC-3 (ART)
CPA base
A4403
Dialing code +54 387
Climate Cwb

Cerrillos is a city in the province of Salta, Argentina. It has about 18,000 inhabitants as per the 2001 census [INDEC], and it is the head town of the Cerrillos Department. It is located just 15 km south of the city of Salta, capital of the province.

Geography

Climate

Climate data for Cerrillos, Salta (1969–2009)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 37.6
(99.7)
33.9
(93.0)
33.9
(93.0)
33.0
(91.4)
33.7
(92.7)
33.5
(92.3)
36.2
(97.2)
36.2
(97.2)
37.4
(99.3)
37.9
(100.2)
39.5
(103.1)
38.0
(100.4)
39.5
(103.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 27.2
(81.0)
26.1
(79.0)
24.9
(76.8)
22.6
(72.7)
20.5
(68.9)
19.3
(66.7)
19.9
(67.8)
21.9
(71.4)
23.6
(74.5)
26.4
(79.5)
27.3
(81.1)
27.9
(82.2)
24.0
(75.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 21.3
(70.3)
20.3
(68.5)
19.4
(66.9)
16.7
(62.1)
13.5
(56.3)
10.9
(51.6)
10.7
(51.3)
12.9
(55.2)
15.4
(59.7)
18.9
(66.0)
20.4
(68.7)
21.4
(70.5)
16.8
(62.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 16.7
(62.1)
15.9
(60.6)
15.4
(59.7)
12.2
(54.0)
8.2
(46.8)
4.8
(40.6)
3.8
(38.8)
5.4
(41.7)
8.0
(46.4)
12.0
(53.6)
14.3
(57.7)
16.0
(60.8)
11.1
(52.0)
Record low °C (°F) 8.9
(48.0)
5.2
(41.4)
5.1
(41.2)
0.4
(32.7)
−2.9
(26.8)
−5.3
(22.5)
−6.8
(19.8)
−5.1
(22.8)
−2.6
(27.3)
0.2
(32.4)
1.3
(34.3)
6.8
(44.2)
−6.8
(19.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 184.6
(7.27)
131.5
(5.18)
105.0
(4.13)
26.8
(1.06)
7.6
(0.30)
2.3
(0.09)
3.4
(0.13)
3.7
(0.15)
6.8
(0.27)
23.7
(0.93)
60.0
(2.36)
132.5
(5.22)
688.0
(27.09)
Average relative humidity (%) 78 80 82 81 79 75 68 61 57 60 66 72 72
Mean monthly sunshine hours 195.3 166.7 151.9 150.0 164.3 168.0 204.6 217.0 210.0 217.0 204.0 207.7 2,256.5
Percent possible sunshine 46 46 40 43 48 53 61 62 58 55 51 49 51
Source: Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria

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