Camarones is a small town located in Chubut Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Florentino Ameghino Department.

Geography

Climate

Camarones has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Winters are cool with a July mean of 6.8 C. Frosts are common during the winter months, averaging 4–7 days from June to August. Overcast days are common, averaging 8–10 days and sunshine is low, averaging only 28-40% of possible sunshine. Summers are warm with a January mean of 18.1 C and tend to be sunnier. Precipitation is low, averaging 237.3 mm a year, which is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year. Camarones receives 1960 hours of sunshine a year or about 42.9% of possible sunshine, ranging from a low of 75.0 hours in May to a high of 242 hours in January.