Puerto Aysén
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Puerto Aysén is a city of Chile located in the Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region, 4 kilometres (2 mi) above the head of Aisén Fjord in the country's extreme south. Puerto Aisén, which is the capital city of both the Aysén Province and the commune of Aisén is located 65 kilometres (40 mi) from the Regional Capital of Coyhaique, and 15 kilometres (9 mi) from the port of Puerto Chacabuco, main entry point to Puerto Aisén by sea. The main tourist attraction is Lagoon San Rafael.
Puerto Aysén | |
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Puerto Aysén in 2008 | |
Puerto Aysén Location in Chile Puerto Aysén Puerto Aysén (Chile) | |
| Coordinates: 45°24′S 72°41′W / 45.400°S 72.683°W | |
| Region | Aysén |
| Province | Aysén |
| Municipalidad | Aysén |
| Comuna | Aysén |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipalidad |
| • Alcalde | Óscar Catalán Sánchez |
| Population (2017 census [1]) | |
| • Total | 27,644 |
| Time zone | UTC−04:00 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−03:00 (CLST) |
| Area code | Country + town = 56 + 67 |
| Climate | Cfb |
Originally settled around 1914, it was officially recognized as a city on January 28, 1928. It numbers around 17,000 inhabitants.
Economy Edit
Fisheries and tourism are the main economic activities. The port of Chacabuco serves passenger ferries but also cargo traffic: fuel and other necessities are imported while live cattle and other agricultural produce are exported. The city is surrounded by several power plants, both hydro- and thermal powered.
Climate Edit
Puerto Aysén has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfb) with high rainfall throughout the year (and one of Chile's wettest places). Typical of oceanic climates, precipitation peaks in late fall and early winter. The highest temperature recorded is 35.3 °C (95.5 °F) in February 2019 [1] while the lowest is −8.9 °C (16.0 °F) in June 1965.[2]
| Climate data for Puerto Aisén (1991–2020, extremes 1955–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 34.9 (94.8) | 35.3 (95.5) | 31.5 (88.7) | 23.6 (74.5) | 18.5 (65.3) | 15.3 (59.5) | 16.6 (61.9) | 17.0 (62.6) | 23.7 (74.7) | 26.0 (78.8) | 29.0 (84.2) | 31.0 (87.8) | 35.3 (95.5) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 21.3 (70.3) | 19.7 (67.5) | 18.5 (65.3) | 15.4 (59.7) | 12.1 (53.8) | 8.4 (47.1) | 8.4 (47.1) | 10.0 (50.0) | 13.6 (56.5) | 15.6 (60.1) | 17.1 (62.8) | 18.8 (65.8) | 14.9 (58.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 14.2 (57.6) | 13.9 (57.0) | 12.3 (54.1) | 9.7 (49.5) | 7.2 (45.0) | 4.9 (40.8) | 4.3 (39.7) | 5.8 (42.4) | 7.5 (45.5) | 9.5 (49.1) | 11.3 (52.3) | 13.0 (55.4) | 9.5 (49.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 8.1 (46.6) | 8.8 (47.8) | 6.8 (44.2) | 5.0 (41.0) | 3.1 (37.6) | 1.2 (34.2) | 0.4 (32.7) | 2.0 (35.6) | 2.2 (36.0) | 4.7 (40.5) | 5.9 (42.6) | 7.7 (45.9) | 4.7 (40.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 1.0 (33.8) | 0.6 (33.1) | −2.9 (26.8) | −3.4 (25.9) | −5.8 (21.6) | −8.6 (16.5) | −8.9 (16.0) | −5.4 (22.3) | −7.4 (18.7) | −3.2 (26.2) | −4.0 (24.8) | 0.9 (33.6) | −8.9 (16.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 160.2 (6.31) | 127.7 (5.03) | 157.4 (6.20) | 178.4 (7.02) | 255.5 (10.06) | 253.0 (9.96) | 224.2 (8.83) | 219.2 (8.63) | 145.5 (5.73) | 173.4 (6.83) | 186.8 (7.35) | 174.3 (6.86) | 2,255.6 (88.80) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 14.0 | 12.2 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 15.8 | 16.7 | 15.6 | 16.3 | 14.2 | 15.0 | 15.6 | 15.4 | 178.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 73 | 75 | 77 | 83 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 84 | 80 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 80 |
| Source 1: Dirección Meteorológica de Chile (humidity 1970–2000)[3][4][2][5] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: NOAA (precipitation days 1991–2020)[6] | |||||||||||||
References Edit
- ^ Campos, Diego (February 8, 2019). "Un activo verano en el Cono Sur". Meteochile Blog. Dirección Meteorológica de Chile. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
- ^ a b "Temperatura Histórica de la Estación Puerto Aysén Ad. (450001)" (in Spanish). Dirección Meteorológica de Chile. from the original on 7 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ (in Spanish). Dirección Meteorológica de Chile. Archived from the original on 7 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ (in Spanish). Dirección Meteorológica de Chile. Archived from the original on 7 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ (PDF) (in Spanish). Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil. March 2001. pp. 161–175. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
- ^ . World Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1991–2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on 7 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
External links Edit
- Aysen Municipal Government