# Maquinchao

Maquinchao is a village and municipality in Río Negro Province in Argentina.

## Geography
### Climate

This town is located in the middle of northern Patagonia, right in the steppe. Combined with its far distance from open ocean, Maquinchao has one of the most continental variations of a cold semi-arid climate (BSk, according to the Köppen climate classification) in the country, bordering on a cold arid climate (BWk) and it can be quite extreme: temperatures can range from well above 35 °C or 95 °F on the hottest summer days (but with cold, desert nights at around 10 °C or 50 °F) to lows that might reach −25 °C or −13 °F. Usually, summer days average 26 °C or 78.8 °F and nights 9 °C or 48.2 °F, whereas winter days average 6 °C or 42.8 °F and nights, −5 °C or 23 °F. Snow is common, but since precipitation is generally low, quantities tend to be reduced. The weather is generally windy, especially in the spring.
Climate data for Maquinchao (1991–2020, extremes 1941–present) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 39.0 (102.2) | 38.0 (100.4) | 36.0 (96.8) | 30.0 (86.0) | 24.0 (75.2) | 21.0 (69.8) | 18.0 (64.4) | 21.8 (71.2) | 28.0 (82.4) | 32.0 (89.6) | 35.6 (96.1) | 37.0 (98.6) | 39.0 (102.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26.7 (80.1) | 25.7 (78.3) | 22.3 (72.1) | 16.6 (61.9) | 11.3 (52.3) | 7.1 (44.8) | 6.2 (43.2) | 9.6 (49.3) | 13.1 (55.6) | 16.9 (62.4) | 20.8 (69.4) | 24.4 (75.9) | 16.7 (62.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 18.6 (65.5) | 17.5 (63.5) | 14.2 (57.6) | 8.9 (48.0) | 4.8 (40.6) | 1.8 (35.2) | 0.6 (33.1) | 2.8 (37.0) | 5.7 (42.3) | 9.6 (49.3) | 13.3 (55.9) | 16.6 (61.9) | 9.5 (49.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 9.6 (49.3) | 9.1 (48.4) | 6.5 (43.7) | 2.4 (36.3) | −0.6 (30.9) | −2.8 (27.0) | −4.4 (24.1) | −2.8 (27.0) | −1.0 (30.2) | 2.3 (36.1) | 5.5 (41.9) | 7.9 (46.2) | 2.6 (36.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.4 (25.9) | −3.7 (25.3) | −6.2 (20.8) | −12.2 (10.0) | −18.3 (−0.9) | −25.6 (−14.1) | −35.3 (−31.5) | −18.7 (−1.7) | −13.8 (7.2) | −10.8 (12.6) | −6.2 (20.8) | −4.3 (24.3) | −35.3 (−31.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 12.4 (0.49) | 14.7 (0.58) | 20.1 (0.79) | 14.8 (0.58) | 26.2 (1.03) | 16.3 (0.64) | 20.1 (0.79) | 12.8 (0.50) | 11.6 (0.46) | 12.8 (0.50) | 12.8 (0.50) | 13.8 (0.54) | 188.2 (7.41) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 12.4 (0.49) | 14.7 (0.58) | 20.1 (0.79) | 14.5 (0.57) | 25.2 (0.99) | 15.3 (0.60) | 17.1 (0.67) | 10.8 (0.43) | 10.6 (0.42) | 12.1 (0.48) | 12.8 (0.50) | 13.8 (0.54) | 179.4 (7.06) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.1 (0.0) | 1.0 (0.4) | 1.0 (0.4) | 3.0 (1.2) | 2.0 (0.8) | 1.0 (0.4) | 0.7 (0.3) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 8.8 (3.5) |
| Average rainy days | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 46.2 |
| Average snowy days | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 44.1 | 47.9 | 53.4 | 60.9 | 68.8 | 72.4 | 71.0 | 66.4 | 59.0 | 54.1 | 48.9 | 46.5 | 57.8 |
| Source 1: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional ||||||||||||||
| Source 2: Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (precipitation, rainfall, snow, and extremes 1941–1990), ||||||||||||||