Putina (town)
Putina is a town in southern Peru, capital of the province San Antonio de Putina in the region Puno.
Putina | |
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Town | |
Putina | |
| Coordinates: 14°54′50″S 69°52′25″W | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Puno |
| Province | San Antonio de Putina |
| District | Putina |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (Alcalde) | Alex Max Sullca Cáceres (2007-2010) |
| Elevation | 3,878 m (12,723 ft) |
| Website | http://usuarios.lycos.es/putinaalmundo/ |
In Quechua, the word "Putina" means boiling water.
It was founded on May 24, 1595.
Climate
| Climate data for Putina, elevation 3,861 m (12,667 ft), (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) | 16.4 (61.5) |
16.3 (61.3) |
16.7 (62.1) |
17.2 (63.0) |
17.5 (63.5) |
17.3 (63.1) |
17.1 (62.8) |
18.0 (64.4) |
18.3 (64.9) |
18.4 (65.1) |
18.7 (65.7) |
17.3 (63.1) |
17.4 (63.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.8 (38.8) |
4.1 (39.4) |
3.1 (37.6) |
1.4 (34.5) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
1.1 (34.0) |
2.0 (35.6) |
3.5 (38.3) |
0.1 (32.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 125.4 (4.94) |
108.8 (4.28) |
94.7 (3.73) |
43.6 (1.72) |
10.1 (0.40) |
4.6 (0.18) |
3.4 (0.13) |
9.1 (0.36) |
21.1 (0.83) |
53.9 (2.12) |
52.0 (2.05) |
95.3 (3.75) |
622 (24.49) |
| Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[1] | |||||||||||||
References
- "Normales Climáticas Estándares y Medias 1991-2020". National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
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