Río Pico is a town in Tehuelches Department, province of Chubut, Argentina.
Río Pico | |
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![]() ![]() Río Pico | |
Coordinates: 44°10′47″S 71°22′09″W | |
Country | Argentina |
Province | Chubut Province |
Department | Tehuelches Department |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 1,055 |
Climate | Csb |
The town owes its name to the engineer Octavio Pico Burgess (1837–1892), in honor of his task as an expert in the border conflict between Argentina and Chile.
In 2001 the town had 1,055 inhabitants (INDEC, 2001), representing an increase of 11.3% compared to the 948 inhabitants (INDEC, 1991) in the previous census.
A weather station in the town worked briefly in 1928. Like nearby Balmaceda, Río Pico has a cold-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csc).
Climate data for Rio Pico in 1928 | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 33.6 (92.5) |
29.6 (85.3) |
21.2 (70.2) |
15.9 (60.6) |
13.1 (55.6) |
10.9 (51.6) |
13.0 (55.4) |
14.5 (58.1) |
22.5 (72.5) |
29.6 (85.3) |
21.2 (70.2) |
23.2 (73.8) |
33.6 (92.5) |
Average high °C (°F) | 19.2 (66.6) |
20.6 (69.1) |
14.0 (57.2) |
10.2 (50.4) |
8.6 (47.5) |
4.4 (39.9) |
4.9 (40.8) |
7.1 (44.8) |
12.1 (53.8) |
18.5 (65.3) |
14.0 (57.2) |
16.3 (61.3) |
12.0 (53.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 11.6 (52.9) |
12.7 (54.9) |
7.7 (45.9) |
4.8 (40.6) |
3.0 (37.4) |
0.7 (33.3) |
0.5 (32.9) |
1.8 (35.2) |
5.4 (41.7) |
10.9 (51.6) |
7.7 (45.9) |
9.5 (49.1) |
7.1 (44.8) |
Average low °C (°F) | 5.4 (41.7) |
4.9 (40.8) |
2.1 (35.8) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
4.0 (39.2) |
2.1 (35.8) |
3.8 (38.8) |
3.3 (37.9) |
Record low °C (°F) | 0.1 (32.2) |
0.1 (32.2) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 17.4 (0.69) |
21.3 (0.84) |
45.9 (1.81) |
66.0 (2.60) |
83.6 (3.29) |
94.7 (3.73) |
60.9 (2.40) |
55.2 (2.17) |
49.5 (1.95) |
21.0 (0.83) |
34.2 (1.35) |
38.2 (1.50) |
587.9 (23.15) |
Source: Secretaría de Aeronáutica (Argentina) |
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