Santa_María,_Catamarca
Santa María, Catamarca
City in Catamarca, Argentina
Santa María is a city in the province of Catamarca, Argentina. It has about 17,030 inhabitants per the 2010 census [INDEC], and is the head town of the department of the same name.
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Santa María | |
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Belgrano Plaza, Santa María. | |
| Coordinates: 26°41′S 66°2′W | |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Province |  Catamarca |
| Department | Santa María |
| Population (2010 census) | |
| • Total | 17,030 |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
| CPA base | K4139 |
| Dialing code | +54 3838 |
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Climate
Santa María has a cool arid climate (Köppen BWk). Summers feature hot afternoons, cool to pleasant mornings, and occasional rainfall from thunderstorms, whilst winters feature chilly to freezing mornings, warm afternoons, and essentially no precipitation.
More information Climate data for Santa María, Catamarca (1904–1950, extremes 1904–1950 and 1976–1986), Month ...
| Climate data for Santa María, Catamarca (1904–1950, extremes 1904–1950 and 1976–1986) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 41.3 (106.3) |
42.5 (108.5) |
38.4 (101.1) |
36.0 (96.8) |
33.3 (91.9) |
31.7 (89.1) |
29.6 (85.3) |
36.5 (97.7) |
36.7 (98.1) |
38.9 (102.0) |
39.0 (102.2) |
40.6 (105.1) |
42.5 (108.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.2 (86.4) |
29.5 (85.1) |
28.2 (82.8) |
25.8 (78.4) |
22.3 (72.1) |
19.8 (67.6) |
19.8 (67.6) |
22.6 (72.7) |
25.5 (77.9) |
27.4 (81.3) |
29.5 (85.1) |
30.4 (86.7) |
25.9 (78.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 21.8 (71.2) |
21.3 (70.3) |
19.8 (67.6) |
16.5 (61.7) |
12.7 (54.9) |
10.0 (50.0) |
9.6 (49.3) |
11.9 (53.4) |
15.1 (59.2) |
17.6 (63.7) |
20.1 (68.2) |
21.4 (70.5) |
16.5 (61.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 13.4 (56.1) |
13.1 (55.6) |
11.4 (52.5) |
7.2 (45.0) |
3.0 (37.4) |
0.1 (32.2) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
1.2 (34.2) |
4.7 (40.5) |
7.8 (46.0) |
10.7 (51.3) |
12.4 (54.3) |
7.0 (44.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 4.5 (40.1) |
5.0 (41.0) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−11.6 (11.1) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−11.5 (11.3) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−11.6 (11.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 44.1 (1.74) |
33.1 (1.30) |
22.3 (0.88) |
2.0 (0.08) |
1.0 (0.04) |
0.4 (0.02) |
1.6 (0.06) |
1.0 (0.04) |
0.4 (0.02) |
10.7 (0.42) |
17.5 (0.69) |
36.7 (1.44) |
170.8 (6.72) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 33 | 37 | 53 | 55 | 50 | 51 | 49 | 50 | 52 | 50 | 40 | 39 | 47 |
| Source: Secretaria de Mineria[1] | |||||||||||||
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- "Provincia de Catamarca — Clima Y Meteorologia: Datos Meteorologicos Y Pluviometicos" (in Spanish). Secretaria de Mineria de la Nacion (Argentina). Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
- Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)
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