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Pehuajó () is a
city A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settlements, there is no universally agree ...
in the
Pehuajó Partido Pehuajó Partido () is a partido in the northeast of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina. The provincial subdivision has a population of about 40,000 inhabitants in an area of , and its capital city is Pehuajó, which is around from Buenos Aire ...
(Pehuajó district) in the
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of
Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− glob ...
,
Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...
. The partido has about 38,400 inhabitants as per the . The name of this relatively small city is well known in Argentina because of
María Elena Walsh María Elena Walsh (1 February 1930 – 10 January 2011) was an Argentine poet, novelist, musician, playwright, writer and composer, mainly known for her songs and books for children. Her work includes many of the most popular children's books ...
's song ''Manuelita'', about an adventurous turtle (tortoise); a dilapidated concrete statue of María Elena Walsh's ''Manuelita'' lies just outside the city, beside Ruta Nacional ("National Route") 5.


Climate

Pehuajó has a
humid subtropical climate A humid subtropical climate is a subtropical -temperate climate type, characterized by long and hot summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between ...
(
Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...
''Cfa''). Winters are characterized with moderate temperatures during the day and cold nights with a July mean of . During this time of the year, overcast days are more common, averaging 8–10 days per month. Spring and fall are transition seasons featuring warm daytime temperatures and cool nighttime temperatures and are highly variable with some days reaching and below . Summers are hot with a January high of followed by mild nights, averaging . The average relative humidity is 75%, with the summer months being drier than the winter months. The average first date of frost is on May 22 while the last date of frost is on September 11. The city is moderately windy throughout the entire year with windspeeds ranging from a low of in June to in October and November. On average, Pehuajó receives of precipitation per year with 83 days with measureable precipitation with summer months being more wetter than the winter months, where most of the precipitation falls in the form of thunderstorms. Pehuajó receives approximately 2,720.1 hours of sunshine per year or 60% of possible sunshine per year, ranging from a low of 41% in June (only 120.0 hours of sunshine per month) to a high of 74% in March (279.7 hours of sunshine per month). The highest recorded temperature was on December 29, 1971 while the lowest recorded temperature was on June 13, 1967.


Notes and references


External links

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Municipal website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pehuajo Populated places in Buenos Aires Province Populated places established in 1881 1881 establishments in Argentina Cities in Argentina