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San José de Jáchal
San José de Jáchal is located in Argentina
San José de Jáchal
San José de Jáchal
Location in Argentina
Country  Argentina
Province  San Juan
Department Jáchal
Population
 (2001 census)
 • Total 21,018
Time zone UTC-3 (ART)
CPA base
J5460
Dialing code +54 2647

San José de Jáchal, often called Jáchal, is a city in the country of Argentina. It is located in the northeast part of the San Juan province. You can find it along National Route 40, just south of the Jáchal River. In 2001, about 21,018 people lived there. It is also the main town of the Jáchal Department.

History of Jáchal

San José de Jáchal was started on June 25, 1751. A person named Juan de Echegaray founded the city. He did this because the leaders of the Kingdom of Chile told him to. In the same month, the new town, called Villa de San José de Jáchal, officially began. It was about 40 leagues (a old way to measure distance) north of another city, San Juan de la Frontera.

Geography and Climate

Where is Jáchal?

San José de Jáchal is located in a region with interesting weather. It has very hot summers and cool winters. The city gets very little rain throughout the year.

Jáchal's Weather Patterns

Climate data for San José de Jáchal (1991–2020, extremes 1961–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 42.7
(108.9)
41.5
(106.7)
39.6
(103.3)
38.3
(100.9)
36.2
(97.2)
35.5
(95.9)
35.5
(95.9)
36.5
(97.7)
39.1
(102.4)
39.9
(103.8)
43.0
(109.4)
45.3
(113.5)
45.3
(113.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 32.9
(91.2)
31.2
(88.2)
29.0
(84.2)
24.5
(76.1)
20.5
(68.9)
18.5
(65.3)
17.6
(63.7)
20.4
(68.7)
22.8
(73.0)
26.9
(80.4)
30.3
(86.5)
32.7
(90.9)
25.6
(78.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.4
(77.7)
23.3
(73.9)
21.0
(69.8)
16.0
(60.8)
11.2
(52.2)
8.4
(47.1)
7.2
(45.0)
10.0
(50.0)
13.5
(56.3)
18.3
(64.9)
22.0
(71.6)
24.9
(76.8)
16.8
(62.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 16.6
(61.9)
15.1
(59.2)
13.0
(55.4)
7.2
(45.0)
2.6
(36.7)
−1.0
(30.2)
−2.4
(27.7)
−0.6
(30.9)
3.3
(37.9)
7.8
(46.0)
11.8
(53.2)
15.2
(59.4)
7.4
(45.3)
Record low °C (°F) 3.9
(39.0)
3.5
(38.3)
−1.2
(29.8)
−3.3
(26.1)
−8.1
(17.4)
−11.0
(12.2)
−12.4
(9.7)
−11.3
(11.7)
−7.4
(18.7)
−5.6
(21.9)
−3.8
(25.2)
0.0
(32.0)
−12.4
(9.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 18.6
(0.73)
32.3
(1.27)
16.0
(0.63)
8.2
(0.32)
5.7
(0.22)
3.2
(0.13)
3.4
(0.13)
1.8
(0.07)
5.4
(0.21)
4.8
(0.19)
5.9
(0.23)
18.1
(0.71)
123.4
(4.86)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 4.5 4.8 3.7 2.6 2.0 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.2 2.9 28.5
Average snowy days 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.6
Average relative humidity (%) 53.4 58.1 62.0 64.9 66.2 63.4 61.7 56.0 54.4 50.6 48.2 49.1 57.3
Mean monthly sunshine hours 285.2 240.1 220.1 192.0 179.8 174.0 195.3 226.3 225.0 269.7 294.0 306.9 2,808.4
Mean daily sunshine hours 9.2 8.5 7.1 6.4 5.8 5.8 6.3 7.3 7.5 8.7 9.8 9.9 7.7
Percent possible sunshine 69 69 63 67 61 53 61 68 63 68 66 66 65
Source 1: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional
Source 2: UNLP (percent sun 1971–1980)

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