Cerrillos, Salta facts for kids
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Cerrillos
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Country | Argentina |
Province | Salta |
Department | Cerrillos |
Population | |
• Total | 17,634 |
Time zone | UTC-3 (ART) |
CPA base |
A4403
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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) | |||||||||||||
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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 |
See also
In Spanish: Cerrillos (Argentina) para niños
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