Las Flores is a city in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and the only city in Las Flores Partido. It had a population of about 26,000 at the 2022 census [INDEC]. It is located 187 km from Buenos Aires City. The main economic activities in the area are agriculture and cattle breeding.
Las Flores | |
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 Flag | |
  Las Flores Location in Argentina | |
| Coordinates: 36°0′50″S 59°06′00″W / 36.01389°S 59.10000°W | |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Province |  Buenos Aires |
| Partido |  Las Flores |
| Founded | May 25, 1856 |
| Elevation | 36 m (118 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 26,651 |
| CPA Base | B 7200 |
| Area code | +54 2244 |
It is served by Las Flores Airport, a rural airport 4 kilometres (2 mi) south of the city.
Climate
edit| Climate data for Las Flores, Buenos Aires Province (1991–2020, extremes 1961–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 41.8 (107.2) |
37.6 (99.7) |
38.0 (100.4) |
33.5 (92.3) |
31.0 (87.8) |
26.0 (78.8) |
29.0 (84.2) |
32.5 (90.5) |
33.0 (91.4) |
35.2 (95.4) |
36.4 (97.5) |
39.8 (103.6) |
41.8 (107.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.7 (85.5) |
28.4 (83.1) |
26.2 (79.2) |
22.1 (71.8) |
18.1 (64.6) |
14.7 (58.5) |
13.9 (57.0) |
16.5 (61.7) |
18.4 (65.1) |
21.4 (70.5) |
25.0 (77.0) |
28.4 (83.1) |
21.9 (71.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 22.6 (72.7) |
21.4 (70.5) |
19.4 (66.9) |
15.4 (59.7) |
12.0 (53.6) |
9.0 (48.2) |
8.1 (46.6) |
10.2 (50.4) |
12.1 (53.8) |
15.4 (59.7) |
18.4 (65.1) |
21.2 (70.2) |
15.4 (59.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 15.2 (59.4) |
14.7 (58.5) |
13.0 (55.4) |
9.7 (49.5) |
6.8 (44.2) |
4.1 (39.4) |
3.2 (37.8) |
4.8 (40.6) |
6.4 (43.5) |
9.4 (48.9) |
11.9 (53.4) |
14.1 (57.4) |
9.4 (48.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 3.2 (37.8) |
1.2 (34.2) |
0.5 (32.9) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 98.3 (3.87) |
104.5 (4.11) |
118.8 (4.68) |
105.9 (4.17) |
61.4 (2.42) |
52.5 (2.07) |
49.9 (1.96) |
57.1 (2.25) |
65.4 (2.57) |
102.6 (4.04) |
92.7 (3.65) |
71.6 (2.82) |
980.7 (38.61) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.6 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 9.0 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 87.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 69.3 | 73.7 | 77.4 | 79.4 | 82.1 | 82.2 | 81.8 | 79.3 | 77.5 | 76.2 | 72.1 | 68.5 | 76.6 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 279.0 | 243.0 | 238.7 | 192.0 | 164.3 | 141.0 | 145.7 | 179.8 | 189.0 | 220.1 | 249.0 | 279.0 | 2,520.6 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 9.0 | 8.6 | 7.7 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 7.1 | 8.3 | 9.0 | 6.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 64.3 | 65.1 | 60.4 | 52.4 | 52.6 | 46.4 | 48.5 | 56.9 | 51.2 | 52.8 | 58.2 | 59.5 | 55.7 |
| Source: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (percent sun 1991–2000)[1][2][3][4][5] | |||||||||||||
References
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- ^ "Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales - período 1991-2020" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved 20 Apr 2023.
- ^ "Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales – período 1991–2020" (PDF) (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. 2023. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ "Estadística climatológica de la República Argentina Período 1991-2000" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Archived from the original on 9 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ "Valores Medios de Temperature y Precipitación-Buenos Aires: Las Flores" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
- ^ "Clima en la Argentina: Guia Climática por Las Flores Aero". Caracterización: Estadísticas de largo plazo (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 20 Apr 2021.
- Municipality of Las Flores - Official website.
- Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)
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