Mina La Casualidad has a Tundra climate (Köppen ET). It is possibly the Argentine settlement with the lowest annual precipitation.
| Climate data for Mina La Casualidad (1956–1976) |
| Month |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Year |
| Record high °C (°F) |
25.0
(77.0) |
23.0
(73.4) |
21.5
(70.7) |
20.5
(68.9) |
16.0
(60.8) |
13.0
(55.4) |
13.5
(56.3) |
17.0
(62.6) |
19.0
(66.2) |
19.9
(67.8) |
20.5
(68.9) |
25.0
(77.0) |
25.0
(77.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) |
18.3
(64.9) |
18.6
(65.5) |
16.4
(61.5) |
12.9
(55.2) |
9.5
(49.1) |
6.3
(43.3) |
5.7
(42.3) |
8.7
(47.7) |
12.8
(55.0) |
14.3
(57.7) |
15.9
(60.6) |
18.1
(64.6) |
13.1
(55.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) |
9.7
(49.5) |
9.5
(49.1) |
7.4
(45.3) |
4.1
(39.4) |
1.3
(34.3) |
−1.5
(29.3) |
−2.1
(28.2) |
0.2
(32.4) |
3.7
(38.7) |
5.6
(42.1) |
7.5
(45.5) |
9.1
(48.4) |
4.5
(40.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) |
1.0
(33.8) |
0.4
(32.7) |
−1.6
(29.1) |
−4.8
(23.4) |
−6.9
(19.6) |
−9.3
(15.3) |
−9.9
(14.2) |
−8.3
(17.1) |
−5.4
(22.3) |
−3.0
(26.6) |
−0.9
(30.4) |
0.2
(32.4) |
−4.0
(24.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) |
−4.8
(23.4) |
−4.0
(24.8) |
−10.0
(14.0) |
−19.0
(−2.2) |
−22.0
(−7.6) |
−20.0
(−4.0) |
−21.0
(−5.8) |
−24.0
(−11.2) |
−18.3
(−0.9) |
−12.0
(10.4) |
−8.0
(17.6) |
−6.0
(21.2) |
−24.0
(−11.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) |
8.4
(0.33) |
4.7
(0.19) |
1.3
(0.05) |
0.6
(0.02) |
2.8
(0.11) |
3.3
(0.13) |
3.9
(0.15) |
3.0
(0.12) |
4.3
(0.17) |
0.1
(0.00) |
0.6
(0.02) |
4.8
(0.19) |
37.9
(1.49) |
| Average relative humidity (%) |
28 |
27 |
29 |
33 |
36 |
41 |
45 |
39 |
36 |
31 |
27 |
27 |
33 |
| Source 1: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional[2] |
| Source 2: Secretaria de Mineria (humidity)[3] |
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