Cutervo
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Cutervo | |
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Town | |
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  Cutervo | |
| Coordinates: 6°22′40″S 78°49′00″W / 6.37778°S 78.81667°W | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Cajamarca |
| Province | Cutervo |
| District | Cutervo |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 51,272 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
Cutervo is a town in northern Peru, capital of both Cutervo District and Cutervo Province in Cajamarca Region.[1] As of 2020, Cutervo had a population of 51,272.[2]
Climate
[edit]Chivay has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen: Cfb)[3] characterized by consistent mild temperatures.
Cutervo experiences relatively stable temperatures throughout the year, with slight fluctuations between months. The yearly average high temperature is 17.7°C (63.9°F), while the yearly average low temperature is 9.8°C (49.6°F).[4]
The total annual precipitation is around 1,000 millimetres (39 in). Cutervo has a dry season, from June to August, which sees significantly reduced precipitation.[4]
| Climate data for Cutervo (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.4 (63.3) |
17.3 (63.1) |
17.4 (63.3) |
17.9 (64.2) |
17.8 (64.0) |
17.0 (62.6) |
16.6 (61.9) |
17.4 (63.3) |
18.2 (64.8) |
18.5 (65.3) |
18.9 (66.0) |
17.9 (64.2) |
17.7 (63.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 9.6 (49.3) |
10.0 (50.0) |
10.4 (50.7) |
10.5 (50.9) |
10.2 (50.4) |
9.6 (49.3) |
9.0 (48.2) |
9.1 (48.4) |
9.7 (49.5) |
9.8 (49.6) |
9.4 (48.9) |
9.8 (49.6) |
9.8 (49.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 102.5 (4.04) |
129.6 (5.10) |
157.9 (6.22) |
107.9 (4.25) |
69.0 (2.72) |
27.0 (1.06) |
20.6 (0.81) |
16.8 (0.66) |
51.1 (2.01) |
117.0 (4.61) |
98.8 (3.89) |
121.2 (4.77) |
1,019.4 (40.13) |
| Source: NOAA[4] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Cutervo en la region de Cajamarca - Municipio y municipalidad de Perú". www.distrito.pe. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
- ^ Perú: Estimaciones y Proyecciones de Población por Departamento, Provincia, y Distrito, 2018-2020 (PDF) (in Spanish). Lima: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. 2020.
- ^ "Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria". Nature: Scientific Data. 23 October 2023.
- ^ a b c "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Cutervo". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
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