Camarones, Chubut Explained

Camarones
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Argentina
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of in Argentina
Coordinates:-44.8°N -107°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Argentina
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Chubut
Subdivision Type2:Department
Subdivision Name2:Florentino Ameghino
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:1079
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:camoronese
Timezone1:ART
Utc Offset1:-3
Postal Code Type:CPA base
Postal Code:U9111
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:+54 297
Blank Name Sec1:Climate
Blank Info Sec1:BWk

Camarones is a small town located in Chubut Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Florentino Ameghino Department.

Geography

Climate

Camarones has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Winters are cool with a July mean of 6.8C. Frosts are common during the winter months, averaging 4–7 days from June to August. Overcast days are common, averaging 8–10 days and sunshine is low, averaging only 28-40% of possible sunshine.

Summers are warm with a January mean of 18.1C and tend to be sunnier. Precipitation is low, averaging 237.3mm a year, which is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year. Camarones receives 1960 hours of sunshine a year or about 42.9% of possible sunshine, ranging from a low of 75.0 hours in May to a high of 242 hours in January.