Rivadavia is a town in eastern
Salta Province
Salta () is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the east clockwise Formosa, Chaco, Santiago del Estero, Tucumán and Catamarca. It also surrounds Jujuy. To the north it borders Boliv ...
, Argentina in the Department of Rivadavia, from the city of
Salta. It is in a low-lying region of the province.
Climate
Rivadavia has a
hot semi-arid climate
A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate. There are different kinds of semi-ar ...
(''BSh'') according to the
Köppen climate classification, having too little rainfall for a
tropical savanna climate. Using the
Trewartha climate classification the climate is
semi-arid with very hot summers and mild winters, being classified as 'BShl'.
Temperature extremes can be very high in the summer especially in early summer before the heaviest and most persistent rain. The highest temperature ever recorded in South America was held by Rivadavia, when it peaked at on December 11, 1905.
References
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External links
National Institute of Statistics and Censuses
Populated places in Salta Province