San José de Jáchal

San José de Jáchal
City
San José de Jáchal

Location of San José de Jáchal in Argentina

Coordinates: 30°14′S 68°45′W / 30.233°S 68.750°W / -30.233; -68.750Coordinates: 30°14′S 68°45′W / 30.233°S 68.750°W / -30.233; -68.750
Country  Argentina
Province San Juan
Department Jáchal
Population
  Total 21,018
Time zone ART (UTC-3)
CPA base J5460
Dialing code +54 2647

San José de Jáchal (Spanish pronunciation: [saŋ xoˈse ðe ˈxatʃal], often shortened to Jáchal) is a city in the northeast of the province of San Juan, Argentina, located on National Route 40, south of the Jáchal River. It has 21,018 inhabitants per the 2001 census [INDEC], and is the head town of the Jáchal Department.

Climate

Climate data for San José de Jáchal
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)
38.2
(100.8)
39.9
(103.8)
43.0
(109.4)
45.3
(113.5)
45.3
(113.5)
Average high °C (°F) 31.6
(88.9)
29.1
(84.4)
27.2
(81)
22.9
(73.2)
20.2
(68.4)
17.7
(63.9)
18.2
(64.8)
18.9
(66)
21.7
(71.1)
25.7
(78.3)
28.8
(83.8)
30.8
(87.4)
24.4
(75.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 24.5
(76.1)
22.4
(72.3)
19.8
(67.6)
15.1
(59.2)
11.9
(53.4)
8.7
(47.7)
9.3
(48.7)
10.1
(50.2)
13.2
(55.8)
17.9
(64.2)
21.0
(69.8)
23.6
(74.5)
16.5
(61.7)
Average low °C (°F) 17.5
(63.5)
16.0
(60.8)
14.2
(57.6)
8.2
(46.8)
4.5
(40.1)
0.9
(33.6)
1.1
(34)
1.6
(34.9)
4.8
(40.6)
9.4
(48.9)
12.5
(54.5)
16.3
(61.3)
8.9
(48)
Record low °C (°F) 6.0
(42.8)
0.0
(32)
−1.2
(29.8)
−3.3
(26.1)
−8.1
(17.4)
−10.4
(13.3)
−12.4
(9.7)
−10.2
(13.6)
−7.4
(18.7)
−1.0
(30.2)
−1.4
(29.5)
1.0
(33.8)
−12.4
(9.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 45
(1.77)
27
(1.06)
20
(0.79)
12
(0.47)
1
(0.04)
2
(0.08)
2
(0.08)
6
(0.24)
3
(0.12)
4
(0.16)
3
(0.12)
17
(0.67)
142
(5.59)
Average precipitation days 5 7 4 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 4 34
Average snowy days 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.2 0 0 0 1.0
Average relative humidity (%) 52 57 61 63 62 60 54 53 50 46 45 48 54
Mean monthly sunshine hours 285.2 257.1 238.7 228.0 201.5 162.0 195.3 232.5 222.0 269.7 270.0 282.1 2,844.1
Percent possible sunshine 69 69 63 67 61 53 61 68 63 68 66 66 65
Source #1: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional[1]
Source #2: Oficina de Riesgo Agropecuario (record highs and lows),[2] UNLP (sun and snowfall)[3]

References

  1. "Datos Estadísticos (Período 1981–1990)" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  2. "Jachal, San Juan". Estadísticas meteorológicas decadiales (in Spanish). Oficina de Riesgo Agropecuario. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  3. "Datos bioclimáticos de 173 localidades argentinas". Atlas Bioclimáticos (in Spanish). Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Retrieved July 4, 2016.


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