This town is located in the middle of northern Patagonia, right in the steppe. Consequently, the climate is cold semi-arid (BSk, according to the Köppen climate classification) and it can be quite extreme: temperatures can range from well above 35 °C (95 °F) on the hottest summer days (but with cold, desert nights at around 10 °C or 50 °F) to lows that might reach −35 °C (−31 °F).
Usually, summer days average 24 °C (75 °F) and nights 10 °C (50 °F), whereas winter days average 4 °C (40 °F) and nights, −3 °C (27 °F). Snow is relatively common and the weather is generally windy.
| Climate data for Gan Gan (modelled data) |
| Month |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) |
24.2
(75.6) |
23.3
(73.9) |
19.4
(66.9) |
14.2
(57.6) |
9.4
(48.9) |
5.4
(41.7) |
4.5
(40.1) |
7.0
(44.6) |
10.5
(50.9) |
14.7
(58.5) |
18.7
(65.7) |
22.2
(72.0) |
14.5
(58.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) |
17.3
(63.1) |
16.5
(61.7) |
13.1
(55.6) |
8.3
(46.9) |
4.6
(40.3) |
1.4
(34.5) |
0.4
(32.7) |
2.3
(36.1) |
4.9
(40.8) |
8.6
(47.5) |
12.2
(54.0) |
15.4
(59.7) |
8.8
(47.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) |
10.4
(50.7) |
10.0
(50.0) |
7.3
(45.1) |
3.7
(38.7) |
1.0
(33.8) |
−1.5
(29.3) |
−2.7
(27.1) |
−1.2
(29.8) |
0.4
(32.7) |
2.9
(37.2) |
5.8
(42.4) |
8.6
(47.5) |
3.7
(38.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) |
15
(0.6) |
22
(0.9) |
19
(0.7) |
27
(1.1) |
24
(0.9) |
32
(1.3) |
25
(1.0) |
23
(0.9) |
23
(0.9) |
26
(1.0) |
17
(0.7) |
16
(0.6) |
269
(10.6) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[2] |
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