San Luis, Argentina
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San Luis (Spanish pronunciation:
City information
Points of interest in the city include the Park of the Nations, the neoclassical cathedral, a number of museums, including the Dora Ochoa De Masramón Provincial Museum, and examples of colonial architecture. A number of landmarks honour the
Fishing in the nearby
Transport
History
San Luis was founded on August 25, 1594, by Luis Jufré de Loaysa y Meneses. The settlement was later abandoned, and was reestablished in 1632 by Martín García Oñez de Loyola as San Luis de Loyola Nueva Medina de Río Seco.
By the end of the 19th century, San Luis had 7,000 inhabitants, and in 1882 the
Because the city is located at the part of the Sierras Grandes known as Punta de los Venados (Deer Point), the inhabitants of the city are called puntanos.
Geography
San Luis lies at the foot of the
Climate
San Luis has a humid subtropical climate (Cwa, according to the Köppen climate classification) and it closely borders a semi-arid climate (BSk). Summers are hot and humid, and winters are cool and dry, with temperatures falling below 0 °C (32.0 °F) sometimes and snowfalls can occur occasionally. The hottest month, January, has an average temperature of 24.0 °C (75.2 °F), and the coldest month, July, has an average of 8.9 °C (48.0 °F). The annual average temperature is 17.4 °C (63.3 °F).
Climate data for San Luis (Brigadier Mayor César Raúl Ojeda Airport) 1991–2020, extremes 1901-present[a] | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 42.0 (107.6) |
39.9 (103.8) |
38.5 (101.3) |
34.7 (94.5) |
32.4 (90.3) |
30.1 (86.2) |
32.2 (90.0) |
34.6 (94.3) |
37.6 (99.7) |
40.0 (104.0) |
41.1 (106.0) |
42.3 (108.1) |
42.3 (108.1) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.6 (88.9) |
30.0 (86.0) |
27.6 (81.7) |
23.3 (73.9) |
19.6 (67.3) |
17.1 (62.8) |
16.7 (62.1) |
19.5 (67.1) |
22.4 (72.3) |
25.6 (78.1) |
28.5 (83.3) |
30.8 (87.4) |
24.4 (75.9) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 24.8 (76.6) |
23.2 (73.8) |
21.1 (70.0) |
16.9 (62.4) |
13.2 (55.8) |
10.3 (50.5) |
9.6 (49.3) |
12.2 (54.0) |
15.3 (59.5) |
18.9 (66.0) |
21.8 (71.2) |
24.0 (75.2) |
17.6 (63.7) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 18.3 (64.9) |
17.2 (63.0) |
15.5 (59.9) |
11.8 (53.2) |
8.3 (46.9) |
5.0 (41.0) |
4.0 (39.2) |
6.2 (43.2) |
9.1 (48.4) |
12.5 (54.5) |
15.1 (59.2) |
17.3 (63.1) |
11.7 (53.1) |
Record low °C (°F) | 4.1 (39.4) |
3.9 (39.0) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
0.3 (32.5) |
1.6 (34.9) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 115.3 (4.54) |
112.5 (4.43) |
92.1 (3.63) |
44.8 (1.76) |
18.6 (0.73) |
5.4 (0.21) |
5.4 (0.21) |
8.6 (0.34) |
22.0 (0.87) |
50.1 (1.97) |
87.4 (3.44) |
104.9 (4.13) |
667.1 (26.26) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 9.7 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 5.6 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 6.1 | 8.1 | 9.6 | 69.2 |
Average snowy days | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
Average relative humidity (%)
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52.9 | 58.1 | 62.7 | 64.9 | 66.2 | 62.0 | 56.1 | 47.6 | 45.5 | 47.8 | 48.5 | 49.7 | 55.2 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 331.7 | 276.9 | 257.3 | 216.0 | 195.3 | 207.0 | 213.9 | 232.5 | 243.0 | 279.0 | 312.0 | 341.0 | 3,105.6 |
Mean daily sunshine hours | 10.7 | 9.8 | 8.3 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 9.0 | 10.4 | 11.0 | 8.5 |
Percent possible sunshine | 73 | 75 | 68 | 68 | 64 | 62 | 65 | 71 | 67 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 69 |
Source 1: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional[1][2][3][4] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: |
Gallery
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City Hall
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Former railway station (1907), today a cultural centre
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San Luis National College
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Plaza Pringles
Notable people
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References
- ^ "Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales - período 1991-2020" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ "Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales – período 1991–2020" (PDF) (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. 2023. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Estadística climatológica de la República Argentina - Período 1991-2000" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Archived from the original on 9 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "Clima en la Argentina: Guía Climática por San Luis Aero". Caracterización: Estadísticas de largo plazo (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ "San Luis Aero Climate Normals (1961-1990)". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
- ^ "Provincia de San Luis - Clima y Meteorología" (in Spanish). Secretaría de Minería de la Nación (Argentina). Archived from the original on July 4, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
Notes
- ^ The record highs and lows are based on the Secretaría de Minería link for the period 1901–1960, while the Servicio Meteorológico Nacional source provides record highs from 1961-present.
External links
- San Luis Municipality Official Website (Spanish)
- Official Website of the local government (Spanish)
- Information on the website Argentina.gob (Spanish)
- City information (English)
- El Chorrillero, local digital newspaper (Spanish)