Paso de los Libres is a city in the east of the province of Corrientes in the Argentine Mesopotamia. It had about 44,000 inhabitants at the 2010 census [INDEC], and is the head town of the department of the same name. The city is on the right-hand (western) shore of the Uruguay River, opposite the city of Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, to which it is joined by a road and railway bridge (Paso de los Libres-Uruguaiana International Bridge). The area is served by Paso de los Libres Airport.

Climate

Climate data for Paso de los Libres (1991–2020, extremes 1961–present)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)42.5 (108.5)41.8 (107.2)39.6 (103.3)36.7 (98.1)34.4 (93.9)31.5 (88.7)31.4 (88.5)35.9 (96.6)36.4 (97.5)38.3 (100.9)41.6 (106.9)42.0 (107.6)42.5 (108.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)32.2 (90.0)31.1 (88.0)29.5 (85.1)26.0 (78.8)21.8 (71.2)19.6 (67.3)19.0 (66.2)21.8 (71.2)23.2 (73.8)25.8 (78.4)28.6 (83.5)31.0 (87.8)25.8 (78.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)26.0 (78.8)25.1 (77.2)23.4 (74.1)20.1 (68.2)16.4 (61.5)14.2 (57.6)13.4 (56.1)15.4 (59.7)17.2 (63.0)20.2 (68.4)22.6 (72.7)24.9 (76.8)19.9 (67.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)20.6 (69.1)20.0 (68.0)18.4 (65.1)15.4 (59.7)12.1 (53.8)10.1 (50.2)9.0 (48.2)10.3 (50.5)12.2 (54.0)15.2 (59.4)16.9 (62.4)19.2 (66.6)14.9 (58.8)
Record low °C (°F)10.2 (50.4)8.7 (47.7)5.5 (41.9)3.2 (37.8)−0.3 (31.5)−4.0 (24.8)−3.5 (25.7)−3.0 (26.6)0.2 (32.4)2.8 (37.0)6.0 (42.8)8.1 (46.6)−4.0 (24.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)143.9 (5.67)144.4 (5.69)148.9 (5.86)180.4 (7.10)125.4 (4.94)88.9 (3.50)68.2 (2.69)57.0 (2.24)91.7 (3.61)173.0 (6.81)134.2 (5.28)161.7 (6.37)1,517.7 (59.75)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)7.67.97.48.38.17.66.75.77.69.77.58.092.1
Average relative humidity (%)69.772.574.677.581.582.679.774.973.273.568.468.174.7
Mean monthly sunshine hours248.0209.1189.1174.0151.9120.0155.0170.5144.0182.9243.0244.92,232.4
Mean daily sunshine hours8.07.46.15.84.94.05.05.54.85.98.17.96.1
Percentage possible sunshine56564751544340453448525048
Source 1: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional
Source 2: UNLP (percent sun only 1971–1980)

Consular representation

Monument to General Joaquín Madariaga and the 108 Valiants

Brazil has a Consulate in Paso de los Libres.

See also

External links

  • : Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)