Camarones is a small town located in

Chubut Province Chubut ( from Tehuelche language, Tehuelche 'transparent'; ) is a provinces of Argentina, province in southern Argentina, situated between the 42nd parallel south (the border with Río Negro Province), the 46th parallel south (bordering Santa ...

, Argentina. It is the head town of the Florentino Ameghino Department.

Geography

Climate

Camarones has a cold semi-arid climate (

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''BSk''). Winters are cool with a July mean of . Frosts are common during the winter months, averaging 4–7 days from June to August. Overcast days are common, averaging 8–10 days and sunshine is low, averaging only 28-40% of possible sunshine. Summers are warm with a January mean of and tend to be sunnier. Precipitation is low, averaging a year, which is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year. Camarones receives 1960 hours of sunshine a year or about 42.9% of possible sunshine, ranging from a low of 75.0 hours in May to a high of 242 hours in January.

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Populated places in Chubut Province Populated coastal places in Argentina Municipalities of Argentina {{Chubut-geo-stub