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Puerto Santa Cruz

Puerto Santa Cruz
Municipality and town
Puerto Santa Cruz
Puerto Santa Cruz
Official seal of Puerto Santa Cruz
Seal
Puerto Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz Province
Puerto Santa Cruz
Puerto Santa Cruz
Location in Santa Cruz Province
Puerto Santa Cruz is located in Argentina
Puerto Santa Cruz
Puerto Santa Cruz
Location in Argentina
Country  Argentina
Province  Santa Cruz
Department Corpen Aike Department
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 4,431
Time zone UTC-03:00
Postal codes in Argentina
9300
Area code(s) 02962
Climate BSk

Puerto Santa Cruz is a town and municipality in Santa Cruz Province in southern Argentina. It lies near the Atlantic coast on the northern bank of the estuary of Santa Cruz River. It is the second oldest city in the province, being founded in 1878. It was the capital of the Santa Cruz National Territory until Río Gallegos took over the position in 1888. The town is a local centre for sheep and cattle farming. The presence of fresh water in an otherwise semi-arid environment allows for orchards and a local horticulture.

It is located at latitude 50°S and is an antipode of Prague (located at latitude 50°N).

Geography

Climate

Climate data for Puerto Santa Cruz (1901–1960, extremes 1901–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 36.5
(97.7)
37.0
(98.6)
32.6
(90.7)
27.7
(81.9)
24.4
(75.9)
17.3
(63.1)
17.0
(62.6)
20.0
(68.0)
26.7
(80.1)
31.8
(89.2)
32.4
(90.3)
34.9
(94.8)
37.0
(98.6)
Average high °C (°F) 21.1
(70.0)
21.0
(69.8)
18.6
(65.5)
14.4
(57.9)
9.1
(48.4)
5.9
(42.6)
5.9
(42.6)
8.1
(46.6)
11.8
(53.2)
16.1
(61.0)
18.4
(65.1)
20.9
(69.6)
14.3
(57.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 14.3
(57.7)
14.1
(57.4)
12.0
(53.6)
8.7
(47.7)
4.7
(40.5)
2.0
(35.6)
2.2
(36.0)
3.4
(38.1)
6.1
(43.0)
9.2
(48.6)
11.4
(52.5)
13.1
(55.6)
8.4
(47.1)
Average low °C (°F) 8.8
(47.8)
8.3
(46.9)
7.1
(44.8)
3.6
(38.5)
0.8
(33.4)
−1.8
(28.8)
−1.5
(29.3)
−0.4
(31.3)
1.2
(34.2)
3.7
(38.7)
6.9
(44.4)
7.9
(46.2)
3.7
(38.7)
Record low °C (°F) −0.5
(31.1)
−3.8
(25.2)
−4.0
(24.8)
−8.0
(17.6)
−12.1
(10.2)
−17.0
(1.4)
−17.9
(−0.2)
−17.0
(1.4)
−7.4
(18.7)
−6.6
(20.1)
−3.4
(25.9)
−1.8
(28.8)
−17.9
(−0.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 21.1
(0.83)
12.7
(0.50)
18.8
(0.74)
12.5
(0.49)
21.3
(0.84)
14.7
(0.58)
14.2
(0.56)
14.0
(0.55)
12.7
(0.50)
10.2
(0.40)
13.0
(0.51)
16.6
(0.65)
181.8
(7.16)
Average relative humidity (%) 53.0 55.0 57.3 64.3 71.7 75.7 76.3 69.7 64.0 55.3 52.0 50.7 62.1
Mean monthly sunshine hours 250 215 191 148 116 99 112 148 158 208 220 232 2,095
Percent possible sunshine 51 54 50 47 42 41 42 48 45 49 48 46 47
Source 1: Secretaria de Mineria, Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (extremes 1961–present)
Source 2: FAO (sun only)
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