Villa de María del Río Seco

Villa de María del Río Seco (usually shortened to Villa de María, not to be confused with Villa María) is a town in the province of Córdoba, Argentina. It has 3,819 inhabitants per the 2001 census [INDEC], and is the head town of the Río Seco Department. It lies in the north of the province, by National Route 9, about 27 km (17 mi) south of the provincial border with Santiago del Estero and 170 km (106 mi) north-northeast of the provincial capital Córdoba.

Villa de María del Río Seco
Town
Villa de María del Río Seco
Location of Villa de María del Río Seco in Argentina
Coordinates: 29°53′S 63°43′W
Country Argentina
ProvinceCórdoba
DepartmentRío Seco
Population
 • Total3,819
Time zoneUTC-3 (ART)
CPA base
X5248
Dialing code+54 3522

Villa de María was founded in 1796 or 1797 by the Marquis Rafael de Sobremonte (then to be Viceroy of the Río de la Plata), with the name of Río Seco. Its name was changed to the current one by provincial governor Roque Ferreira on 26 May 1858.

The town was the birthplace of the poet Leopoldo Lugones (1874–1938), whose childhood house is today a museum and a National Historic Monument. The area was also the stage of the assassination of the caudillo of Entre Ríos Province Francisco Ramírez, in 1821.

Climate
Climate data for Villa de María del Río Seco (1981–2010, extremes 1961–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 44.6
(112.3)		 43.0
(109.4)		 40.6
(105.1)		 37.8
(100.0)		 35.0
(95.0)		 32.6
(90.7)		 35.2
(95.4)		 38.4
(101.1)		 40.0
(104.0)		 42.8
(109.0)		 42.8
(109.0)		 43.0
(109.4)		 44.6
(112.3)
Average high °C (°F) 31.4
(88.5)		 29.8
(85.6)		 28.1
(82.6)		 24.3
(75.7)		 21.3
(70.3)		 18.7
(65.7)		 18.7
(65.7)		 21.6
(70.9)		 23.6
(74.5)		 27.1
(80.8)		 29.1
(84.4)		 30.9
(87.6)		 25.4
(77.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 24.0
(75.2)		 22.4
(72.3)		 21.0
(69.8)		 17.3
(63.1)		 14.0
(57.2)		 11.2
(52.2)		 10.5
(50.9)		 12.9
(55.2)		 15.3
(59.5)		 19.2
(66.6)		 21.4
(70.5)		 23.4
(74.1)		 17.7
(63.9)
Average low °C (°F) 17.4
(63.3)		 16.5
(61.7)		 15.5
(59.9)		 12.0
(53.6)		 8.5
(47.3)		 5.5
(41.9)		 3.5
(38.3)		 5.5
(41.9)		 7.9
(46.2)		 11.7
(53.1)		 14.2
(57.6)		 16.8
(62.2)		 11.3
(52.3)
Record low °C (°F) 6.7
(44.1)		 4.4
(39.9)		 0.3
(32.5)		 −1.1
(30.0)		 −6.9
(19.6)		 −8.4
(16.9)		 −10.5
(13.1)		 −9.2
(15.4)		 −6.2
(20.8)		 −2.2
(28.0)		 0.6
(33.1)		 3.6
(38.5)		 −10.5
(13.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 130.6
(5.14)		 119.7
(4.71)		 134.5
(5.30)		 70.4
(2.77)		 21.3
(0.84)		 8.4
(0.33)		 12.5
(0.49)		 6.7
(0.26)		 27.1
(1.07)		 62.6
(2.46)		 89.0
(3.50)		 130.2
(5.13)		 813.0
(32.01)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 9.9 9.1 9.4 7.6 4.4 3.3 2.7 1.6 3.6 6.6 8.7 9.6 76.5
Average relative humidity (%) 74.7 79.7 81.8 82.1 79.0 76.7 71.8 66.3 64.7 67.5 70.4 72.5 73.9
Source: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional[1][2][3]

References
  1. "Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales - período 1981-2010" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  2. "Pronóstico Extendido por Villa de María del Río Seco" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Archived from the original on 11 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  3. "Clima en la Argentina: Guia Climática por Villa María del Río Seco". Caracterización: Estadísticas de largo plazo (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
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