San Lorenzo, Tarija facts for kids
San Lorenzo (or: Villa San Lorenzo) is a town in the Tarija Department in Bolivia.
Location
San Lorenzo is the administrative center of Eustaquio Méndez Province and situated at 21°25′00″S 64°44′58″W / 21.41667°S 64.74944°W, 2,001 m above sea level, on the left bank of Río Calama, 15 km north of Tarija, the department capital.
Population
San Lorenzo had a population of 2,340 inhabitants according to the 1992 (census), 2,754 inhabitants according to the 2001 census, and was predicted to have more than 3,000 inhabitants by 2007.
San Lorenzo was the home of Eustaquio Méndez, one of the leaders in the fights for the Argentina independence. The local museum Casa del Moto Méndez exhibits some of his personal belongings and weapons.
Climate
| Climate data for Coimata, elevation 2,027 m (6,650 ft), (1980–2015) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 34.8 (94.6) |
35.2 (95.4) |
34.0 (93.2) |
35.0 (95.0) |
36.4 (97.5) |
35.0 (95.0) |
35.8 (96.4) |
35.8 (96.4) |
36.6 (97.9) |
37.0 (98.6) |
38.8 (101.8) |
36.8 (98.2) |
38.8 (101.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 25.5 (77.9) |
25.2 (77.4) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.2 (75.6) |
23.8 (74.8) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.8 (74.8) |
25.0 (77.0) |
25.4 (77.7) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.2 (79.2) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25.0 (77.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 19.8 (67.6) |
19.4 (66.9) |
18.9 (66.0) |
17.5 (63.5) |
14.9 (58.8) |
13.6 (56.5) |
13.3 (55.9) |
15.0 (59.0) |
16.6 (61.9) |
18.9 (66.0) |
19.3 (66.7) |
19.8 (67.6) |
17.3 (63.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14.0 (57.2) |
13.5 (56.3) |
13.0 (55.4) |
10.7 (51.3) |
6.1 (43.0) |
3.1 (37.6) |
2.9 (37.2) |
4.9 (40.8) |
7.7 (45.9) |
11.2 (52.2) |
12.4 (54.3) |
13.6 (56.5) |
9.4 (49.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 7.3 (45.1) |
2.2 (36.0) |
2.3 (36.1) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
0.9 (33.6) |
1.0 (33.8) |
4.8 (40.6) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 158.0 (6.22) |
139.0 (5.47) |
109.6 (4.31) |
30.4 (1.20) |
3.1 (0.12) |
0.6 (0.02) |
0.7 (0.03) |
2.8 (0.11) |
11.1 (0.44) |
41.0 (1.61) |
70.4 (2.77) |
153.2 (6.03) |
719.9 (28.33) |
| Average precipitation days | 14.1 | 12.8 | 11.1 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 6.1 | 8.9 | 12.8 | 75.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 72.5 | 74.9 | 76.0 | 72.1 | 65.3 | 57.2 | 54.0 | 53.5 | 55.1 | 60.3 | 61.3 | 69.5 | 64.3 |
| Source: Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Tucumillas, elevation 2,560 m (8,400 ft) (1977–2015) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 20.8 (69.4) |
20.4 (68.7) |
20.2 (68.4) |
19.8 (67.6) |
19.7 (67.5) |
20.9 (69.6) |
20.3 (68.5) |
21.2 (70.2) |
21.4 (70.5) |
22.2 (72.0) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.6 (70.9) |
20.9 (69.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 15.8 (60.4) |
15.5 (59.9) |
15.3 (59.5) |
14.2 (57.6) |
12.5 (54.5) |
12.6 (54.7) |
11.8 (53.2) |
12.7 (54.9) |
13.4 (56.1) |
15.4 (59.7) |
15.6 (60.1) |
16.1 (61.0) |
14.2 (57.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.7 (51.3) |
10.6 (51.1) |
10.4 (50.7) |
8.6 (47.5) |
5.4 (41.7) |
4.3 (39.7) |
3.3 (37.9) |
4.2 (39.6) |
5.4 (41.7) |
8.7 (47.7) |
9.4 (48.9) |
10.6 (51.1) |
7.6 (45.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 186.8 (7.35) |
172.2 (6.78) |
136.0 (5.35) |
29.2 (1.15) |
4.7 (0.19) |
0.9 (0.04) |
2.3 (0.09) |
4.0 (0.16) |
8.9 (0.35) |
40.8 (1.61) |
76.3 (3.00) |
146.3 (5.76) |
808.4 (31.83) |
| Average precipitation days | 13.6 | 12.5 | 11.4 | 4.7 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 5.5 | 8.0 | 11.2 | 71.9 |
| Source: Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia | |||||||||||||
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