Cushamen
Cushamen | |
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Cushamen Location of Cushamen in Argentina | |
Coordinates: 42°22′S 71°02′W / 42.367°S 71.033°WCoordinates: 42°22′S 71°02′W / 42.367°S 71.033°W | |
Country | Argentina |
Province | Chubut |
Department | Cushamen |
Elevation | 580 m (1,900 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 580 |
Time zone | UTC-3 (ART) |
CPA base | U9211 |
Dialing code | +54 2945 |
Climate | Csb |
Cushamen is a town in Chubut Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Cushamen Department.
Cushamen is located in the wild plains of Patagonia, its name means "place of solitude" in Mapuche.
The town is home to a Regional Indigenous Museum, which features various artefacts, including pottery and fabrics.
Climate[]
Climate data for Cushamen | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 37.6 (99.7) |
36.4 (97.5) |
35.4 (95.7) |
28.3 (82.9) |
24.1 (75.4) |
17.6 (63.7) |
18.8 (65.8) |
20.9 (69.6) |
24.9 (76.8) |
30.0 (86.0) |
32.2 (90.0) |
36.6 (97.9) |
37.6 (99.7) |
Average high °C (°F) | 27.7 (81.9) |
25.5 (77.9) |
23.7 (74.7) |
18.5 (65.3) |
13.4 (56.1) |
10.8 (51.4) |
9.6 (49.3) |
11.8 (53.2) |
14.7 (58.5) |
19.7 (67.5) |
21.6 (70.9) |
24.9 (76.8) |
18.8 (65.8) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 19.0 (66.2) |
16.9 (62.4) |
14.7 (58.5) |
10.0 (50.0) |
6.8 (44.2) |
4.6 (40.3) |
3.5 (38.3) |
4.9 (40.8) |
7.2 (45.0) |
11.0 (51.8) |
13.5 (56.3) |
16.6 (61.9) |
11.0 (51.8) |
Average low °C (°F) | 9.9 (49.8) |
8.5 (47.3) |
6.1 (43.0) |
2.9 (37.2) |
1.3 (34.3) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
0.6 (33.1) |
2.3 (36.1) |
5.1 (41.2) |
7.7 (45.9) |
3.7 (38.7) |
Record low °C (°F) | 2.0 (35.6) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
−11.4 (11.5) |
−14.0 (6.8) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
−13.1 (8.4) |
−13.1 (8.4) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−14.0 (6.8) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 10.6 (0.42) |
12.4 (0.49) |
10.8 (0.43) |
9.9 (0.39) |
26.6 (1.05) |
20.7 (0.81) |
19.0 (0.75) |
22.6 (0.89) |
6.3 (0.25) |
2.3 (0.09) |
5.5 (0.22) |
13.2 (0.52) |
118.5 (4.67) |
Average relative humidity (%) | 40.4 | 46.6 | 49.2 | 57.7 | 67.5 | 70.5 | 70.0 | 64.4 | 55.5 | 47.1 | 46.5 | 43.4 | 55.4 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria[1] |
References[]
- ^ "Información de estaciones agrometeorológicas–Cushamen" (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
External links[]
Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)
- (in Spanish) El Maiten
Categories:
- Populated places in Chubut Province
- Mapuche language
- Chubut Province geography stubs