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Río Pico
Río Pico is located in Argentina
Río Pico
Río Pico
Location in Argentina
Country Argentina
Province Chubut Province
Department Tehuelches Department
Population
 (2001)
 • Total 1,055
Time zone UTC−3 (ART)
Climate Csb

Río Pico is a town in Tehuelches Department, province of Chubut, Argentina.

The town owes its name to the engineer Octavio Pico Burgess (1837–1892), in honor of his task as an expert in the border conflict between Argentina and Chile.

Population

In 2001 the town had 1,055 inhabitants (INDEC, 2001), representing an increase of 11.3% compared to the 948 inhabitants (INDEC, 1991) in the previous census.

Climate

A weather station in the town worked briefly in 1928. Like nearby Balmaceda, Río Pico has a cold-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csc).

Climate data for Rio Pico in 1928
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 33.6
(92.5)
29.6
(85.3)
21.2
(70.2)
15.9
(60.6)
13.1
(55.6)
10.9
(51.6)
13.0
(55.4)
14.5
(58.1)
22.5
(72.5)
29.6
(85.3)
21.2
(70.2)
23.2
(73.8)
33.6
(92.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 19.2
(66.6)
20.6
(69.1)
14.0
(57.2)
10.2
(50.4)
8.6
(47.5)
4.4
(39.9)
4.9
(40.8)
7.1
(44.8)
12.1
(53.8)
18.5
(65.3)
14.0
(57.2)
16.3
(61.3)
12.0
(53.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 11.6
(52.9)
12.7
(54.9)
7.7
(45.9)
4.8
(40.6)
3.0
(37.4)
0.7
(33.3)
0.5
(32.9)
1.8
(35.2)
5.4
(41.7)
10.9
(51.6)
7.7
(45.9)
9.5
(49.1)
7.1
(44.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 5.4
(41.7)
4.9
(40.8)
2.1
(35.8)
0.6
(33.1)
−2.0
(28.4)
−2.6
(27.3)
−3.9
(25.0)
−2.9
(26.8)
−1.1
(30.0)
4.0
(39.2)
2.1
(35.8)
3.8
(38.8)
3.3
(37.9)
Record low °C (°F) 0.1
(32.2)
0.1
(32.2)
−1.3
(29.7)
−2.7
(27.1)
−5.1
(22.8)
−9.4
(15.1)
−8.8
(16.2)
−7.5
(18.5)
−6.6
(20.1)
−1.0
(30.2)
−1.3
(29.7)
−2.4
(27.7)
−9.4
(15.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 17.4
(0.69)
21.3
(0.84)
45.9
(1.81)
66.0
(2.60)
83.6
(3.29)
94.7
(3.73)
60.9
(2.40)
55.2
(2.17)
49.5
(1.95)
21.0
(0.83)
34.2
(1.35)
38.2
(1.50)
587.9
(23.15)
Source: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional
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