Macusani

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|subdivision_name2 = Carabaya

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|leader_name = Augusto Ronald Gutiérrez Rodrigo (2011-2014)

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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.

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|location = Macusani, elevation {{convert|4363|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020)

|Jan high C = 11.0

|Feb high C = 11.1

|Mar high C = 11.3

|Apr high C = 11.7

|May high C = 12.3

|Jun high C = 11.9

|Jul high C = 11.6

|Aug high C = 12.2

|Sep high C = 12.3

|Oct high C = 12.4

|Nov high C = 12.7

|Dec high C = 11.6

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|Jan low C = 1.2

|Feb low C = 1.4

|Mar low C = 1.0

|Apr low C = -0.5

|May low C = -4.0

|Jun low C = -6.9

|Jul low C = -8.0

|Aug low C = -7.0

|Sep low C = -3.7

|Oct low C = -1.2

|Nov low C = -0.2

|Dec low C = 0.7

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|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 135.7

|Feb precipitation mm = 116.8

|Mar precipitation mm = 101.0

|Apr precipitation mm = 38.4

|May precipitation mm = 10.2

|Jun precipitation mm = 3.6

|Jul precipitation mm = 3.8

|Aug precipitation mm = 7.3

|Sep precipitation mm = 17.0

|Oct precipitation mm = 47.8

|Nov precipitation mm = 61.7

|Dec precipitation mm = 110.7

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|source 1 = National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru{{cite web

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230821192714/https://www.senamhi.gob.pe/?p=normales-estaciones

| archive-date = 21 August 2023

| url = https://www.senamhi.gob.pe/?p=normales-estaciones

| title = Normales Climáticas Estándares y Medias 1991-2020

| publisher=National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru

| access-date = 25 October 2023}}

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References

Category:Populated places in the Department of Puno