Olavarría, Argentina
City in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
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Olavarría is a city in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is the administrative seat of the Olavarría Partido and has over 111,320 inhabitants, per the 2010 census [INDEC].
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 Interactive map of Olavarría | |
| Coordinates: 36°54′S 60°20′W | |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Province | Buenos Aires |
| Partido | Olavarría |
| Founded | 25 November 1867 |
| Area | |
• Total | 7,715 km2 (2,979 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 162 m (531 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 111,320 |
| • Density | 14.43/km2 (37.37/sq mi) |
| CPA Base | B 7400 |
| Area code | +54 2284 |
| Website | Official website |
The settlement was officially founded on 25 November 1867, and named in honour of Colonel José Valentín de Olavarría (1801–1845), an early Argentine military leader.
Climate
| Climate data for Olavarría (1991–2020, extremes 1988–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 39.7 (103.5) |
37.2 (99.0) |
34.2 (93.6) |
33.0 (91.4) |
29.2 (84.6) |
22.1 (71.8) |
24.9 (76.8) |
32.5 (90.5) |
30.2 (86.4) |
33.8 (92.8) |
35.2 (95.4) |
37.6 (99.7) |
39.7 (103.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.0 (84.2) |
27.5 (81.5) |
25.0 (77.0) |
20.9 (69.6) |
16.8 (62.2) |
13.5 (56.3) |
12.8 (55.0) |
15.5 (59.9) |
17.5 (63.5) |
20.4 (68.7) |
24.0 (75.2) |
27.7 (81.9) |
20.9 (69.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 21.7 (71.1) |
20.3 (68.5) |
18.1 (64.6) |
13.9 (57.0) |
10.5 (50.9) |
7.5 (45.5) |
6.5 (43.7) |
8.4 (47.1) |
10.7 (51.3) |
13.9 (57.0) |
17.1 (62.8) |
20.3 (68.5) |
14.1 (57.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14.1 (57.4) |
13.5 (56.3) |
11.8 (53.2) |
8.3 (46.9) |
5.5 (41.9) |
2.4 (36.3) |
1.6 (34.9) |
3.1 (37.6) |
4.7 (40.5) |
7.6 (45.7) |
10.1 (50.2) |
12.5 (54.5) |
7.9 (46.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 2.4 (36.3) |
2.1 (35.8) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 111.8 (4.40) |
98.2 (3.87) |
108.1 (4.26) |
92.1 (3.63) |
56.7 (2.23) |
38.5 (1.52) |
37.5 (1.48) |
50.0 (1.97) |
56.1 (2.21) |
91.4 (3.60) |
88.9 (3.50) |
84.0 (3.31) |
913.2 (35.95) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.5 | 7.1 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 6.3 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.1 | 85.6 |
| Average snowy days | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 65.9 | 71.3 | 77.2 | 78.7 | 81.9 | 82.0 | 81.3 | 77.6 | 76.6 | 76.3 | 71.5 | 64.9 | 75.4 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 285.2 | 251.4 | 244.9 | 198.0 | 164.3 | 138.0 | 145.7 | 182.9 | 192.0 | 223.2 | 264.0 | 288.3 | 2,577.9 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 9.2 | 8.9 | 7.9 | 6.6 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 7.2 | 8.8 | 9.3 | 7.1 |
| Source: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional[1][2] | |||||||||||||
Notable people
- Guillermo Avalos (1923–1978), athlete
- Pedro de la Vega (born 2001), footballer
- Dante Emiliozzi (1916–1989), racing driver
- Juan José Longhini (born 1984), footballer
- José Zampicchiatti (1900–1984), cyclist
