San José de Jáchal facts for kids
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San José de Jáchal
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 San José de Jáchal
Location in Argentina
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| Country |  Argentina |
| Province |  San Juan |
| Department | Jáchal |
| Population
(2001 census)
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| • Total | 21,018 |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (ART) |
| CPA base |
J5460
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| 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.
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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) | |||||||||||||
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| 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) | |||||||||||||
See also
In Spanish: San José de Jáchal para niños
