Balcarce, Buenos Aires
San José de Balcarce (shortened to Balcarce) is a city in Buenos Aires Province (Argentina) about 51 km (32 mi) west of Mar del Plata with a population of approx 44,064 (2010 census).[1] It is the head town of the Balcarce Partido (District of Balcarce). The UN/LOCODE is ARBCA.
San José de Balcarce | |
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City | |
San José de Balcarce | |
| Coordinates: 37°49′S 58°15′W / 37.817°S 58.250°W | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Province | Buenos Aires |
| Partido | Balcarce |
| Founded | 22 June 1876 |
| Elevation | 112 m (367 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 44,064 |
| CPA Base | B 7600 |
| Area code | +54 2266 |
| Climate | Cfb |
| Website | Official website |
The city is famous as the birthplace of Formula One legend Juan Manuel Fangio and today houses the Museo Juan Manuel Fangio ("Juan Manuel Fangio" Museum) and the Autódromo Juan Manuel Fangio, a motorsports circuit.
The town hall, cemetery portal and slaughterhouse were all designed by the architect, Francisco Salamone, and contain elements of Art Deco style. Built in the late 1930s, these buildings were some of the first examples of modern architecture in rural Argentina.
Museo del Automovilismo "Juan Manuel Fangio" Edit
Located just a few blocks from where Fangio was born, the museum houses a collection of cars, trophies, photographs and other memorabilia.
Climate Edit
| Climate data for Balcarce (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 40.2 (104.4) | 37.2 (99.0) | 35.4 (95.7) | 32.1 (89.8) | 29.2 (84.6) | 22.7 (72.9) | 23.5 (74.3) | 30.1 (86.2) | 29.7 (85.5) | 31.6 (88.9) | 33.6 (92.5) | 40.7 (105.3) | 40.7 (105.3) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 28.3 (82.9) | 26.6 (79.9) | 24.8 (76.6) | 20.7 (69.3) | 16.9 (62.4) | 13.4 (56.1) | 12.5 (54.5) | 14.9 (58.8) | 16.5 (61.7) | 19.5 (67.1) | 23.0 (73.4) | 26.6 (79.9) | 20.3 (68.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 20.6 (69.1) | 19.5 (67.1) | 17.8 (64.0) | 14.3 (57.7) | 11.2 (52.2) | 8.1 (46.6) | 7.3 (45.1) | 9.0 (48.2) | 10.4 (50.7) | 13.2 (55.8) | 16.2 (61.2) | 19.1 (66.4) | 13.9 (57.0) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 14.3 (57.7) | 14.0 (57.2) | 12.6 (54.7) | 9.7 (49.5) | 7.0 (44.6) | 4.4 (39.9) | 3.4 (38.1) | 4.4 (39.9) | 5.3 (41.5) | 7.9 (46.2) | 10.4 (50.7) | 12.7 (54.9) | 8.8 (47.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 5.6 (42.1) | 5.3 (41.5) | 2.7 (36.9) | 0.5 (32.9) | −2.4 (27.7) | −3.9 (25.0) | −5.7 (21.7) | −3.9 (25.0) | −3.5 (25.7) | −1.8 (28.8) | 0.8 (33.4) | 2.4 (36.3) | −5.7 (21.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 99.5 (3.92) | 84.8 (3.34) | 84.4 (3.32) | 85.3 (3.36) | 53.2 (2.09) | 58.4 (2.30) | 52.1 (2.05) | 59.8 (2.35) | 59.7 (2.35) | 87.3 (3.44) | 97.0 (3.82) | 79.3 (3.12) | 900.7 (35.46) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.3 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 6.4 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 6.4 | 7.3 | 9.9 | 9.2 | 7.9 | 94.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 74.2 | 78.5 | 81.0 | 83.0 | 85.3 | 86.0 | 86.5 | 82.2 | 81.2 | 81.0 | 77.7 | 73.0 | 80.8 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 266.6 | 228.8 | 217.0 | 162.0 | 136.4 | 114.0 | 120.9 | 145.7 | 168.0 | 195.3 | 231.0 | 269.7 | 2,255.4 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 8.6 | 8.1 | 7.0 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 6.2 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 60.5 | 61.7 | 55.4 | 51.2 | 44.0 | 40.5 | 40.5 | 44.3 | 48.0 | 50.6 | 55.0 | 60.3 | 51.0 |
| Source 1: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional[2] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria[3] | |||||||||||||
References Edit
- ^ . INDEC. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- ^ (PDF) (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. 2023. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ "Valores promedio (1981–2010) de Estación INTA–Balcarce (EMC)" (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
External links Edit
- (in Spanish)
- (in Spanish) Museo del Automovilismo "Juan Manuel Fangio" Official site
37°50′44″S 58°15′28″W / 37.84556°S 58.25778°W