Cajabamba is a town in Northern Peru and is the capital of the province of Cajabamba, in the region of Cajamarca.[1]
Cajabamba, Peru
Kashapampa | |
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Town | |
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  Cajabamba, Peru | |
| Coordinates: 7°37′25.40″S 78°02′45.71″W / 7.6237222°S 78.0460306°W | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Cajamarca |
| Province | Cajabamba |
| District | Cajabamba |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Carlos Alberto Urbina Burgos |
| Elevation | 2,654 m (8,707 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
Climate
editCajabamba has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen: Cwb)[2] with consistently mild temperatures. Cajabamba has a dry season from June to August.
| Climate data for Cajabamba (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 22.7 (72.9) |
22.1 (71.8) |
21.6 (70.9) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.9 (73.2) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.9 (75.0) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.3 (73.9) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.9 (73.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 11.2 (52.2) |
11.4 (52.5) |
11.4 (52.5) |
11.0 (51.8) |
10.3 (50.5) |
9.1 (48.4) |
8.4 (47.1) |
8.8 (47.8) |
10.1 (50.2) |
10.8 (51.4) |
10.5 (50.9) |
11.1 (52.0) |
10.3 (50.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 121.4 (4.78) |
148.9 (5.86) |
176.1 (6.93) |
103.8 (4.09) |
43.4 (1.71) |
9.2 (0.36) |
8.3 (0.33) |
7.7 (0.30) |
37.8 (1.49) |
96.0 (3.78) |
96.8 (3.81) |
142.4 (5.61) |
991.8 (39.05) |
| Source: NOAA[3] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved June 12, 2008
- ^ "Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria". Nature: Scientific Data. 23 October 2023.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Cajabamba". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
7°37′25.40″S 78°02′45.71″W / 7.6237222°S 78.0460306°W
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