El Turbio is a small village belonging to Veintiocho de Noviembre municipality in Santa Cruz Province in southern Argentina.[1]

El Turbio
village
El Turbio is located in Argentina
El Turbio
El Turbio
Coordinates: 51°41′S 72°5′W / 51.683°S 72.083°W / -51.683; -72.083
Country Argentina
ProvinceSanta Cruz Province
DepartmentGüer Aike Department
Elevation
185 m (607 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total22
CPA
Z9407
Area code02902
ClimateCfc

Climate edit

Typical to the southern fringes of Santa Cruz, El Turbio observes a borderline subantarctic continental climate (Köppen: Dfc) and subpolar oceanic climate (Köppen: Cfc) due to its consistency in precipitation and year-round chilly temperatures. Summers are relatively mild, and winters are cold in Argentinian standards, both of which are coupled with extremely small diurnal ranges. Due to its moderated climate from the ocean, temperatures hardly exceed 20°C (even in summer), and at the same time, rarely drops below -5º for winter.

Climate data for El Turbio (1961–1990)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 16.5
(61.7)
15.8
(60.4)
14.2
(57.6)
11.4
(52.5)
6.9
(44.4)
5.2
(41.4)
4.6
(40.3)
5.8
(42.4)
9.2
(48.6)
12.3
(54.1)
13.6
(56.5)
15.5
(59.9)
10.9
(51.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 10.4
(50.7)
9.9
(49.8)
8.3
(46.9)
6.3
(43.3)
2.5
(36.5)
1.2
(34.2)
0.4
(32.7)
1.0
(33.8)
3.9
(39.0)
6.4
(43.5)
7.9
(46.2)
9.8
(49.6)
5.7
(42.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 5.6
(42.1)
4.8
(40.6)
3.2
(37.8)
0.7
(33.3)
−1.8
(28.8)
−3.3
(26.1)
−4.3
(24.3)
−3.2
(26.2)
−0.2
(31.6)
1.3
(34.3)
2.1
(35.8)
3.6
(38.5)
0.7
(33.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 35
(1.4)
37
(1.5)
47
(1.9)
40
(1.6)
37
(1.5)
28
(1.1)
30
(1.2)
42
(1.7)
24
(0.9)
31
(1.2)
29
(1.1)
32
(1.3)
412
(16.2)
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Ministerio del Interior (in Spanish)
  2. ^ "FAOClim-NET: Agroclimatic database management system". Food and Agriculture Organization. Archived from the original on 1 August 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.

51°41′S 72°05′W / 51.683°S 72.083°W / -51.683; -72.083