Macusani

Macusani is a town in Southern Peru, capital of the province Carabaya in the region Puno.

Macusani
Town
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Macusani
Coordinates: 14°4′9″S 70°25′52″W
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceCarabaya
DistrictMacusani
Government
  MayorAugusto Ronald Gutiérrez Rodrigo (2011-2014)
Elevation
4,315 m (14,157 ft)
Population
11,707
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)

Climate


Due to the extreme altitude, Macusani is a tundra climate and has very low temperatures, even during the warmest month of the year. According to Köppen and Geiger, this climate is classified as ET. The temperature here averages 5.0 °C. The rainfall averages 726 mm.

Climate data for Macusani
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 13.7
(56.7)
13.1
(55.6)
13.4
(56.1)
13.7
(56.7)
13.6
(56.5)
13.4
(56.1)
13.3
(55.9)
14.4
(57.9)
14.7
(58.5)
15.8
(60.4)
15.5
(59.9)
13.8
(56.8)
14.0
(57.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.8
(44.2)
6.7
(44.1)
6.7
(44.1)
5.7
(42.3)
3.9
(39.0)
1.5
(34.7)
1.5
(34.7)
2.8
(37.0)
5.2
(41.4)
6.3
(43.3)
6.4
(43.5)
6.4
(43.5)
5.0
(41.0)
Average low °C (°F) 0.0
(32.0)
−0.4
(31.3)
-0.0
(32.0)
−2.3
(27.9)
−5.8
(21.6)
−10.4
(13.3)
−10.2
(13.6)
−8.8
(16.2)
−4.3
(24.3)
−3.1
(26.4)
−2.7
(27.1)
-0.0
(32.0)
−4.0
(24.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 129
(5.1)
119
(4.7)
119
(4.7)
45
(1.8)
18
(0.7)
5
(0.2)
7
(0.3)
14
(0.6)
38
(1.5)
54
(2.1)
70
(2.8)
108
(4.3)
726
(28.8)
Source: Climate-data.org[1]


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References

  1. "Climate: Macusani". Retrieved 2 November 2014.

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