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Cutervo

Coordinates: 6°22′40″S 78°49′00″W / 6.37778°S 78.81667°W / -6.37778; -78.81667
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Cutervo
Town
Cutervo is located in Peru
Cutervo
Cutervo
Coordinates: 6°22′40″S 78°49′00″W / 6.37778°S 78.81667°W / -6.37778; -78.81667
Country Peru
RegionCajamarca
ProvinceCutervo
DistrictCutervo
Population
 (2020)
 • Total51,272
Time zoneUTC-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

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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)
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

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  1. ^ "Cutervo en la region de Cajamarca - Municipio y municipalidad de Perú". www.distrito.pe. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
  2. ^ Perú: Estimaciones y Proyecciones de Población por Departamento, Provincia, y Distrito, 2018-2020 (PDF) (in Spanish). Lima: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. 2020.
  3. ^ "Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria". Nature: Scientific Data. 23 October 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Cutervo". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 27, 2024.