Maquinchao is a village and municipality in
Río Negro Province
Río Negro (, ''Black River'') is a province of Argentina, located in northern Patagonia. Neighboring provinces are from the south clockwise Chubut, Neuquén, Mendoza, La Pampa and Buenos Aires. To the east lies the Atlantic Ocean.
Its capi ...
in
Argentina
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.
Ministerio del Interior
Geography
Climate
This town is located in the middle of northern Patagonia
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, right in the steppe. Combined with its far distance from open ocean, Maquinchao has one of the most continental
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variations of a cold semi-arid climate
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(''BSk'', according to the Köppen climate classification
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) in the country, bordering on a cold arid climate (''BWk'') and it can be quite extreme: temperatures can range from well above on the hottest summer days (but with cold, desert nights at around ) to lows that might reach .
Usually, summer days average and nights , whereas winter days average and nights, . Snow is common, but since precipitation is generally low, quantities tend to be reduced. The weather is generally windy, especially in the spring.
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Populated places in Río Negro Province