Cushamen is a town in Chubut Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Cushamen Department.
Cushamen | |
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  Cushamen Location of Cushamen in Argentina | |
| Coordinates: 42°22′S 71°02′W / 42.367°S 71.033°W | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Province | Chubut |
| Department | Cushamen |
| Elevation | 580 m (1,900 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 580 |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
| CPA base | U9211 |
| Dialing code | +54 2945 |
| Climate | Csb |
Cushamen is located in the wild plains of Patagonia, its name means "place of solitude" in Mapuche.
The town is home to a Regional Indigenous Museum, which features various artefacts, including pottery and fabrics.
Geography edit
Climate edit
| Climate data for Cushamen | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 37.6 (99.7) |
36.4 (97.5) |
35.4 (95.7) |
28.3 (82.9) |
24.1 (75.4) |
17.6 (63.7) |
18.8 (65.8) |
20.9 (69.6) |
24.9 (76.8) |
30.0 (86.0) |
32.2 (90.0) |
36.6 (97.9) |
37.6 (99.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27.7 (81.9) |
25.5 (77.9) |
23.7 (74.7) |
18.5 (65.3) |
13.4 (56.1) |
10.8 (51.4) |
9.6 (49.3) |
11.8 (53.2) |
14.7 (58.5) |
19.7 (67.5) |
21.6 (70.9) |
24.9 (76.8) |
18.8 (65.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 19.0 (66.2) |
16.9 (62.4) |
14.7 (58.5) |
10.0 (50.0) |
6.8 (44.2) |
4.6 (40.3) |
3.5 (38.3) |
4.9 (40.8) |
7.2 (45.0) |
11.0 (51.8) |
13.5 (56.3) |
16.6 (61.9) |
11.0 (51.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 9.9 (49.8) |
8.5 (47.3) |
6.1 (43.0) |
2.9 (37.2) |
1.3 (34.3) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
0.6 (33.1) |
2.3 (36.1) |
5.1 (41.2) |
7.7 (45.9) |
3.7 (38.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 2.0 (35.6) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
−11.4 (11.5) |
−14.0 (6.8) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
−13.1 (8.4) |
−13.1 (8.4) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−14.0 (6.8) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 10.6 (0.42) |
12.4 (0.49) |
10.8 (0.43) |
9.9 (0.39) |
26.6 (1.05) |
20.7 (0.81) |
19.0 (0.75) |
22.6 (0.89) |
6.3 (0.25) |
2.3 (0.09) |
5.5 (0.22) |
13.2 (0.52) |
118.5 (4.67) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 40.4 | 46.6 | 49.2 | 57.7 | 67.5 | 70.5 | 70.0 | 64.4 | 55.5 | 47.1 | 46.5 | 43.4 | 55.4 |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria[1] | |||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Información de estaciones agrometeorológicas–Cushamen" (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
External links edit
Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)
- (in Spanish) El Maiten
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