Chepes

Chepes is a municipality and village in La Rioja Province in northwestern Argentina.^[1]

Bicentennial monument at the entrance to the town

Chepes
Municipality and village
Country	Argentina
Province	La Rioja Province
Time zone	UTC−3 (ART)
Climate	BSh

Geography

Climate

Climate data for Chepes (1961–1990, extremes 1961–present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	43.2 (109.8)	41.5 (106.7)	40.5 (104.9)	35.8 (96.4)	34.0 (93.2)	34.0 (93.2)	31.4 (88.5)	37.0 (98.6)	38.0 (100.4)	42.9 (109.2)	41.8 (107.2)	45.7 (114.3)	45.7 (114.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	33.9 (93.0)	32.3 (90.1)	29.1 (84.4)	25.3 (77.5)	21.0 (69.8)	16.7 (62.1)	17.0 (62.6)	20.1 (68.2)	23.5 (74.3)	28.3 (82.9)	31.6 (88.9)	33.4 (92.1)	26.0 (78.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)	26.2 (79.2)	25.0 (77.0)	22.2 (72.0)	18.7 (65.7)	14.8 (58.6)	10.7 (51.3)	10.5 (50.9)	13.1 (55.6)	16.2 (61.2)	20.6 (69.1)	23.7 (74.7)	25.6 (78.1)	18.9 (66.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	19.9 (67.8)	19.0 (66.2)	16.9 (62.4)	13.3 (55.9)	9.4 (48.9)	4.9 (40.8)	4.6 (40.3)	6.2 (43.2)	9.6 (49.3)	13.8 (56.8)	16.9 (62.4)	19.1 (66.4)	12.8 (55.0)
Record low °C (°F)	4.0 (39.2)	6.5 (43.7)	4.0 (39.2)	−1.0 (30.2)	−3.5 (25.7)	−6.5 (20.3)	−8.2 (17.2)	−6.5 (20.3)	−4.2 (24.4)	1.8 (35.2)	3.0 (37.4)	7.0 (44.6)	−8.2 (17.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	87.9 (3.46)	75.9 (2.99)	46.1 (1.81)	12.1 (0.48)	5.6 (0.22)	4.5 (0.18)	6.5 (0.26)	6.1 (0.24)	14.5 (0.57)	20.4 (0.80)	40.0 (1.57)	69.3 (2.73)	388.9 (15.31)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	6	5	4	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	6	34
Average relative humidity (%)	59	62	65	66	66	67	64	57	54	53	54	57	60
Source 1: NOAA,[2]
Source 2: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (precipitation days 1961–1990 and extremes)[3][4][5]