Paso de los Libres | |
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![]() San José Church, Paso de los Libres | |
Coordinates: 29°43′S57°5′W / 29.717°S 57.083°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
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 lies 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 data for Paso de los Libres (1991–2020, extremes 1961–present) | |||||||||||||
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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] |
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