Las Breñas is a city in
Chaco Province
Chaco (; Wichi languages, Wichi: ''To-kós-wet''), officially the Province of Chaco ( ) is one of the 23 provinces of Argentina, provinces of Argentina. Its capital and largest city is Resistencia, Chaco, Resistencia. It is located in the north- ...
, Argentina. It is the head town of the
Nueve de Julio Department.
The economy of Las Breñas is centrad around agriculture and farming. It is home to an
Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria facility.
Climate
The climate of Las Breñas is classified as
subtropical
The subtropical zones or subtropics are geographical zone, geographical and Köppen climate classification, climate zones immediately to the Northern Hemisphere, north and Southern Hemisphere, south of the tropics. Geographically part of the Ge ...
with dry winters,
[ which under the ]Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...
would be classified as a humid subtropical climate
A humid subtropical climate is a subtropical -temperate climate type, characterized by long and hot summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between ...
(''Cwa'').[ Summers are characterized by very high temperatures; the highest temperature recorded was on December 10, 1970. In contrast winters are mild with cool nights and temperatures can be very low with the lowest temperature recorded being on July 20, 1957.][ With the average first and last dates of frost being May 31 and September 3 respectively, Las Breñas has a frost free period of 256 days although frosts as early as April 15 and as late as October 6 has occurred.][
The average annual precipitation is with most of the precipitation occurring during the warmer months.][ From May to September, which are the cooler months, they are dry, with these 5 months only registering 14% of the total annual precipitation.][ However, annual precipitation from year to year is highly variable, ranging from a low of in 2008 to a high of in 1986.][
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References
External links
Municipal website
Populated places in Chaco Province
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