San Marcos, Cajamarca

San Marcos
Town
Nickname: 
Granero del Norte
San Marcos is located in Peru
San Marcos
San Marcos
Coordinates: 7°20′07″S 78°10′11″W / 7.33528°S 78.16972°W / -7.33528; -78.16972
Country Peru
RegionCajamarca
ProvinceSan Marcos
DistrictPedro Galvez
Government
 • MayorFlavio Carlos Machuca Romero
Elevation
2,251 m (7,385 ft)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)

San Marcos is a town in Northern Peru, capital of San Marcos province in the region of Cajamarca.[1] San Marcos has volleyball facilities located at Doña Fide's.

Climate

San Marcos has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen: Cwb)[2] with warm days and cool nights. San Marcos has a dry season from June to August.

Climate data for San Marcos, Cajamarca (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 25.7
(78.3) 		25.3
(77.5) 		24.9
(76.8) 		25.5
(77.9) 		25.7
(78.3) 		25.2
(77.4) 		24.9
(76.8) 		25.3
(77.5) 		25.8
(78.4) 		26.0
(78.8) 		26.4
(79.5) 		25.8
(78.4) 		25.5
(77.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 12.0
(53.6) 		12.5
(54.5) 		12.5
(54.5) 		11.7
(53.1) 		10.1
(50.2) 		8.3
(46.9) 		7.4
(45.3) 		8.0
(46.4) 		9.8
(49.6) 		11.3
(52.3) 		11.1
(52.0) 		11.9
(53.4) 		10.6
(51.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 98.1
(3.86) 		118.8
(4.68) 		148.4
(5.84) 		76.2
(3.00) 		30.6
(1.20) 		7.2
(0.28) 		3.9
(0.15) 		3.1
(0.12) 		27.0
(1.06) 		79.0
(3.11) 		80.6
(3.17) 		111.3
(4.38) 		784.2
(30.87)
Source: NOAA[3]

References

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved June 12, 2008
  2. ^ "Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria". Nature: Scientific Data. 23 October 2023.
  3. ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — San Marcos". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 27, 2024.

7°20′07″S 78°10′11″W / 7.33528°S 78.16972°W / -7.33528; -78.16972


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