Olavarría, Argentina

Olavarría is a city in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is the administrative seat of the Olavarría Partido and has over 111,320 inhabitants, per the 2010 census [INDEC].

Olavarría
City
Coordinates: 36°54′S 60°20′W
Country	Argentina
Province	Buenos Aires
Partido	Olavarría
Founded	25 November 1867
Area
• Total	7,715 km2 (2,979 sq mi)
Elevation	162 m (531 ft)
Population  (2010 census [INDEC])
• Total	111,320
• Density	14/km2 (37/sq mi)
CPA Base	B 7400
Area code	+54 2284
Website	Official website

The settlement was officially founded on 25 November 1867, and named in honour of Colonel José Valentín de Olavarría (1801–1845), an early Argentine military leader.

Climate

Climate data for Olavarría (1991–2020, extremes 1988–present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	39.7 (103.5)	37.2 (99.0)	34.2 (93.6)	33.0 (91.4)	29.2 (84.6)	22.1 (71.8)	24.9 (76.8)	32.5 (90.5)	30.2 (86.4)	33.8 (92.8)	35.2 (95.4)	37.6 (99.7)	39.7 (103.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	29.0 (84.2)	27.5 (81.5)	25.0 (77.0)	20.9 (69.6)	16.8 (62.2)	13.5 (56.3)	12.8 (55.0)	15.5 (59.9)	17.5 (63.5)	20.4 (68.7)	24.0 (75.2)	27.7 (81.9)	20.9 (69.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	21.7 (71.1)	20.3 (68.5)	18.1 (64.6)	13.9 (57.0)	10.5 (50.9)	7.5 (45.5)	6.5 (43.7)	8.4 (47.1)	10.7 (51.3)	13.9 (57.0)	17.1 (62.8)	20.3 (68.5)	14.1 (57.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	14.1 (57.4)	13.5 (56.3)	11.8 (53.2)	8.3 (46.9)	5.5 (41.9)	2.4 (36.3)	1.6 (34.9)	3.1 (37.6)	4.7 (40.5)	7.6 (45.7)	10.1 (50.2)	12.5 (54.5)	7.9 (46.2)
Record low °C (°F)	2.4 (36.3)	2.1 (35.8)	0.6 (33.1)	−3.4 (25.9)	−5.5 (22.1)	−8.5 (16.7)	−8.4 (16.9)	−7.4 (18.7)	−6.5 (20.3)	−4.7 (23.5)	−0.6 (30.9)	2.0 (35.6)	−8.5 (16.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	111.8 (4.40)	98.2 (3.87)	108.1 (4.26)	92.1 (3.63)	56.7 (2.23)	38.5 (1.52)	37.5 (1.48)	50.0 (1.97)	56.1 (2.21)	91.4 (3.60)	88.9 (3.50)	84.0 (3.31)	913.2 (35.95)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	8.5	7.1	8.1	7.7	5.7	5.2	5.6	5.1	6.3	9.0	9.0	8.1	85.6
Average snowy days	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1
Average relative humidity (%)	65.9	71.3	77.2	78.7	81.9	82.0	81.3	77.6	76.6	76.3	71.5	64.9	75.4
Mean monthly sunshine hours	285.2	251.4	244.9	198.0	164.3	138.0	145.7	182.9	192.0	223.2	264.0	288.3	2,577.9
Mean daily sunshine hours	9.2	8.9	7.9	6.6	5.3	4.6	4.7	5.9	6.4	7.2	8.8	9.3	7.1
Source: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional[1][2]

Notable people

• Guillermo Avalos (1923–1978), athlete
• Pedro de la Vega (born 2001), footballer
• Dante Emiliozzi (1916–1989), racing driver
• Juan José Longhini (born 1984), footballer
• José Zampicchiatti (1900–1984), cyclist