Paso de los Libres

Paso de los Libres
City
San José Church, Paso de los Libres
Paso de los Libres Location of Paso de los Libres in Argentina
Coordinates: 29°43′S57°5′W / 29.717°S 57.083°W / -29.717; -57.083
Country	Argentina
Province	Corrientes
Department	Paso de los Libres
Foundation	September 12, 1843
Founded by	Joaquín Madariaga
Government
•  Mayor	Martín Ascúa (Frente de Todos (PJ))
Population  (2010 census)
• Total	43,251
Demonym	libreño/a
Time zone	UTC−3 (ART)
CPA base	W3320
Dialing code	+54 3772

Paso de los Libres is a city in the east of the province of Corrientes in the Argentine Mesopotamia. It had about 44,000 inhabitants at the 2010 census [INDEC], and is the head town of the department of the same name. The city is on the right-hand (western) shore of the Uruguay River, opposite the city of Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, to which it is joined by a road and railway bridge (Paso de los Libres-Uruguaiana International Bridge). The area is served by Paso de los Libres Airport.

Climate

Climate data for Paso de los Libres (1991–2020, extremes 1961–present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	42.5 (108.5)	41.8 (107.2)	39.6 (103.3)	36.7 (98.1)	34.4 (93.9)	31.5 (88.7)	31.4 (88.5)	35.9 (96.6)	36.4 (97.5)	38.3 (100.9)	41.6 (106.9)	42.0 (107.6)	42.5 (108.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	32.2 (90.0)	31.1 (88.0)	29.5 (85.1)	26.0 (78.8)	21.8 (71.2)	19.6 (67.3)	19.0 (66.2)	21.8 (71.2)	23.2 (73.8)	25.8 (78.4)	28.6 (83.5)	31.0 (87.8)	25.8 (78.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)	26.0 (78.8)	25.1 (77.2)	23.4 (74.1)	20.1 (68.2)	16.4 (61.5)	14.2 (57.6)	13.4 (56.1)	15.4 (59.7)	17.2 (63.0)	20.2 (68.4)	22.6 (72.7)	24.9 (76.8)	19.9 (67.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	20.6 (69.1)	20.0 (68.0)	18.4 (65.1)	15.4 (59.7)	12.1 (53.8)	10.1 (50.2)	9.0 (48.2)	10.3 (50.5)	12.2 (54.0)	15.2 (59.4)	16.9 (62.4)	19.2 (66.6)	14.9 (58.8)
Record low °C (°F)	10.2 (50.4)	8.7 (47.7)	5.5 (41.9)	3.2 (37.8)	−0.3 (31.5)	−4.0 (24.8)	−3.5 (25.7)	−3.0 (26.6)	0.2 (32.4)	2.8 (37.0)	6.0 (42.8)	8.1 (46.6)	−4.0 (24.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	143.9 (5.67)	144.4 (5.69)	148.9 (5.86)	180.4 (7.10)	125.4 (4.94)	88.9 (3.50)	68.2 (2.69)	57.0 (2.24)	91.7 (3.61)	173.0 (6.81)	134.2 (5.28)	161.7 (6.37)	1,517.7 (59.75)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	7.6	7.9	7.4	8.3	8.1	7.6	6.7	5.7	7.6	9.7	7.5	8.0	92.1
Average relative humidity (%)	69.7	72.5	74.6	77.5	81.5	82.6	79.7	74.9	73.2	73.5	68.4	68.1	74.7
Mean monthly sunshine hours	248.0	209.1	189.1	174.0	151.9	120.0	155.0	170.5	144.0	182.9	243.0	244.9	2,232.4
Mean daily sunshine hours	8.0	7.4	6.1	5.8	4.9	4.0	5.0	5.5	4.8	5.9	8.1	7.9	6.1
Percent possible sunshine	56	56	47	51	54	43	40	45	34	48	52	50	48
Source 1: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional [1] [2] [3]
Source 2: UNLP (percent sun only 1971–1980) [4]

Consular representation

Monument to General Joaquín Madariaga and the 108 Valiants

Brazil has a Consulate in Paso de los Libres. ^[5]

References

• Argentina portal

1. "Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales - período 1991-2020" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
2. Nacional, Servicio Meteorológico (2023). "Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales – período 1991–2020" (PDF) (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
3. "Clima en la Argentina: Guia Climática por Paso de los Libres Aero". Caracterización: Estadísticas de largo plazo (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
4. "Datos bioclimáticos de 173 localidades argentinas". Atlas Bioclimáticos (in Spanish). Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
5. "Consulado do Brasil em Paso de los libres". Ministério das Relações Exteriores (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 June 2022.

External links

• Municipal information : Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)