Las Flores is a city in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and the only city in Las Flores Partido. It had a population of about 26,000 at the 2022 census [INDEC]. It is located 187 km from Buenos Aires City. The main economic activities in the area are agriculture and cattle breeding.

Las Flores
Flag of Las Flores
Las Flores is located in Argentina
Las Flores
Las Flores
Location in Argentina
Coordinates: 36°0′50″S 59°06′00″W / 36.01389°S 59.10000°W / -36.01389; -59.10000
Country Argentina
Province Buenos Aires
Partido Las Flores
FoundedMay 25, 1856
Elevation
36 m (118 ft)
Population
 (2022 census [INDEC])
 • Total26,651
CPA Base
B 7200
Area code+54 2244

It is served by Las Flores Airport, a rural airport 4 kilometres (2 mi) south of the city.

Las Flores sign

Climate

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Climate data for Las Flores, Buenos Aires Province (1991–2020, extremes 1961–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 41.8
(107.2)
37.6
(99.7)
38.0
(100.4)
33.5
(92.3)
31.0
(87.8)
26.0
(78.8)
29.0
(84.2)
32.5
(90.5)
33.0
(91.4)
35.2
(95.4)
36.4
(97.5)
39.8
(103.6)
41.8
(107.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.7
(85.5)
28.4
(83.1)
26.2
(79.2)
22.1
(71.8)
18.1
(64.6)
14.7
(58.5)
13.9
(57.0)
16.5
(61.7)
18.4
(65.1)
21.4
(70.5)
25.0
(77.0)
28.4
(83.1)
21.9
(71.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 22.6
(72.7)
21.4
(70.5)
19.4
(66.9)
15.4
(59.7)
12.0
(53.6)
9.0
(48.2)
8.1
(46.6)
10.2
(50.4)
12.1
(53.8)
15.4
(59.7)
18.4
(65.1)
21.2
(70.2)
15.4
(59.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 15.2
(59.4)
14.7
(58.5)
13.0
(55.4)
9.7
(49.5)
6.8
(44.2)
4.1
(39.4)
3.2
(37.8)
4.8
(40.6)
6.4
(43.5)
9.4
(48.9)
11.9
(53.4)
14.1
(57.4)
9.4
(48.9)
Record low °C (°F) 3.2
(37.8)
1.2
(34.2)
0.5
(32.9)
−4.7
(23.5)
−7.6
(18.3)
−9.0
(15.8)
−9.3
(15.3)
−6.5
(20.3)
−6.0
(21.2)
−5.5
(22.1)
−3.9
(25.0)
0.0
(32.0)
−9.3
(15.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 98.3
(3.87)
104.5
(4.11)
118.8
(4.68)
105.9
(4.17)
61.4
(2.42)
52.5
(2.07)
49.9
(1.96)
57.1
(2.25)
65.4
(2.57)
102.6
(4.04)
92.7
(3.65)
71.6
(2.82)
980.7
(38.61)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 7.6 7.1 7.8 8.1 6.3 6.6 6.3 5.9 6.6 9.0 8.2 7.7 87.1
Average relative humidity (%) 69.3 73.7 77.4 79.4 82.1 82.2 81.8 79.3 77.5 76.2 72.1 68.5 76.6
Mean monthly sunshine hours 279.0 243.0 238.7 192.0 164.3 141.0 145.7 179.8 189.0 220.1 249.0 279.0 2,520.6
Mean daily sunshine hours 9.0 8.6 7.7 6.4 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.8 6.3 7.1 8.3 9.0 6.9
Percent possible sunshine 64.3 65.1 60.4 52.4 52.6 46.4 48.5 56.9 51.2 52.8 58.2 59.5 55.7
Source: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (percent sun 1991–2000)[1][2][3][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales - período 1991-2020" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved 20 Apr 2023.
  2. ^ "Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales – período 1991–2020" (PDF) (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. 2023. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Estadística climatológica de la República Argentina Período 1991-2000" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Archived from the original on 9 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Valores Medios de Temperature y Precipitación-Buenos Aires: Las Flores" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  5. ^ "Clima en la Argentina: Guia Climática por Las Flores Aero". Caracterización: Estadísticas de largo plazo (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 20 Apr 2021.