Macusani
Town
Flag of Macusani
Official seal of Macusani
Macusani is located in Peru
Macusani
Macusani
Coordinates: 14°4′9″S 70°25′52″W / 14.06917°S 70.43111°W / -14.06917; -70.43111
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)

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

Geography

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
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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]

References

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

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