Susques is a rural municipality and village in Jujuy Province in Argentina.[1]

Susques
Rural municipality and village
Susques is located in Argentina
Susques
Susques
Location in Argentina
Coordinates: 23°24′02″S 66°22′02″W / 23.40056°S 66.36722°W / -23.40056; -66.36722
Country Argentina
ProvinceJujuy Province
Elevation
12,782 ft (3,896 m)
Time zoneUTC−3 (ART)

Geography

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Climate

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Susques has a cool arid climate (Köppen BWk) with two seasons: a mild summer with occasional thunderstorms from December to March and a cold, rainless winter covering the remaining eight months of the year.

Climate data for Susques (1972-1996)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean °C (°F) 11.3
(52.3)
11.2
(52.2)
10.5
(50.9)
8.1
(46.6)
4.9
(40.8)
3.0
(37.4)
2.5
(36.5)
4.6
(40.3)
6.6
(43.9)
8.9
(48.0)
10.4
(50.7)
11.1
(52.0)
7.8
(46.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 72
(2.8)
51
(2.0)
22
(0.9)
1
(0.0)
1
(0.0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
1
(0.0)
8
(0.3)
32
(1.3)
188
(7.4)
Source: Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria[2]

References

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  1. ^ Ministerio del Interior (in Spanish)
  2. ^ "Estadísticos de Precipitaciones y Balance Hídrico". Las Precipitaciones del Noroeste Argentino (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Retrieved 3 April 2016.

23°25′S 66°29′W / 23.417°S 66.483°W / -23.417; -66.483