La Rioja, Argentina
La Rioja (Spanish pronunciation: [la ˈrjoxa]) is the capital and largest city of La Rioja Province, Argentina, located in the east of the province.
La Rioja | |
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  La Rioja Location of La Rioja in Argentina | |
| Coordinates: 29°24′45″S 66°51′15″W | |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Province | La Rioja |
| Department | Capital |
| Founded | 1591 |
| Elevation | 515 m (1,690 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 180,995 |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
| CPA base | F5300 |
| Dialing code | +54 3822 |
| Website | Official website |
La Rioja is located on the foot of the Velasco Sierras, 1,167 km (725 mi) from Buenos Aires, and 430 km (267 mi) from Córdoba.
History
It was founded in 1591 by the governor of Tucumán Province.[1]
Geography
Climate
La Rioja has a semi-arid climate (BSh, according to the Köppen climate classification), with average temperatures of 5 °C (41 °F) to 19 °C (66 °F) in winter and 21 °C (70 °F) to 35 °C (95 °F) in summer, but with maximum temperatures of more than 45 °C (113 °F). The average annual rainfall is 411.4 mm (16 in), falling almost exclusively during the summer when moist tropical air from the northeast enters the region. The highest recorded temperature was 46.4 °C (115.5 °F) on 28 December 1971[2] while the lowest recorded temperature was −7.2 °C (19.0 °F) on 5 August 1966.[3]
| Climate data for La Rioja, Argentina (Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport) 1991–2020, extremes 1931–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 45.5 (113.9) |
43.6 (110.5) |
42.0 (107.6) |
40.0 (104.0) |
37.3 (99.1) |
30.5 (86.9) |
37.3 (99.1) |
41.4 (106.5) |
42.6 (108.7) |
45.2 (113.4) |
44.7 (112.5) |
46.4 (115.5) |
46.4 (115.5) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 35.2 (95.4) |
33.2 (91.8) |
30.8 (87.4) |
26.8 (80.2) |
22.6 (72.7) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.5 (67.1) |
23.3 (73.9) |
26.9 (80.4) |
30.8 (87.4) |
33.6 (92.5) |
35.4 (95.7) |
28.2 (82.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.6 (81.7) |
26.0 (78.8) |
23.9 (75.0) |
19.8 (67.6) |
15.3 (59.5) |
11.4 (52.5) |
10.6 (51.1) |
14.2 (57.6) |
18.4 (65.1) |
22.8 (73.0) |
25.6 (78.1) |
27.6 (81.7) |
20.3 (68.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 21.5 (70.7) |
20.1 (68.2) |
18.6 (65.5) |
14.6 (58.3) |
9.9 (49.8) |
5.6 (42.1) |
4.2 (39.6) |
6.9 (44.4) |
11.3 (52.3) |
15.9 (60.6) |
18.9 (66.0) |
20.8 (69.4) |
14.0 (57.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 8.4 (47.1) |
9.5 (49.1) |
5.2 (41.4) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
3.5 (38.3) |
3.3 (37.9) |
7.7 (45.9) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 90.3 (3.56) |
78.8 (3.10) |
63.4 (2.50) |
30.8 (1.21) |
8.2 (0.32) |
4.0 (0.16) |
4.2 (0.17) |
3.3 (0.13) |
5.5 (0.22) |
19.5 (0.77) |
32.0 (1.26) |
66.9 (2.63) |
406.9 (16.02) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.3 | 7.6 | 6.2 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 6.4 | 46.1 |
| Average snowy days | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 59.9 | 63.9 | 67.9 | 70.0 | 71.1 | 70.3 | 63.2 | 52.2 | 47.6 | 49.3 | 51.5 | 54.4 | 60.1 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 232.5 | 206.2 | 204.6 | 189.0 | 179.8 | 174.0 | 213.9 | 235.6 | 219.0 | 244.9 | 237.0 | 235.6 | 2,572.1 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 7.5 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.0 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 62 | 64 | 57 | 60 | 62 | 60 | 65 | 73 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 62 | 63 |
| Source 1: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional[4][5][6] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Meteo Climat (record highs and lows),[3] UNLP (percent sun only 1971–1980)[7] | |||||||||||||
Sights
The Museo Folklórico is set in a 17th-century building, and its displays include local chaya music and the Tinkunaco festival.[8] The 35,000-capacity Estadio Carlos Augusto Mercado Luna is located in La Rioja.
Transportation
The city is served by Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport, with flights on Aerolíneas Argentinas.
References
- "La Rioja". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
- "La Rioja, La Rioja". Estadísticas meteorológicas decadiales (in Spanish). Oficina de Riesgo Agropecuario. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- "Station La Rioja" (in French). Météo Climat. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- "Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales - período 1991-2020" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- "Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales – período 1991–2020" (PDF) (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. 2023. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- "Clima en la Argentina: Guia Climática por La Rioja Aero". Caracterización: Estadísticas de largo plazo (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- "Datos bioclimáticos de 173 localidades argentinas". Atlas Bioclimáticos (in Spanish). Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- "Museo Folklórico". La Rioja, Argentina. Lonely Planet. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
External links
- Official page (Spanish)
- Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)
- City Information (English)
- Universidad Nacional de La Rioja (Spanish)