Macusani

Macusani
Town
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Macusani
Coordinates: 14°4′9″S 70°25′52″W
Country	Peru
Region	Puno
Province	Carabaya
District	Macusani
Government
• Mayor	Augusto Ronald Gutiérrez Rodrigo (2011-2014)
Elevation	4,315 m (14,157 ft)
Population
• Total	11,707
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)

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.

Climate data for Macusani, elevation 4,363 m (14,314 ft), (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	11.0 (51.8)	11.1 (52.0)	11.3 (52.3)	11.7 (53.1)	12.3 (54.1)	11.9 (53.4)	11.6 (52.9)	12.2 (54.0)	12.3 (54.1)	12.4 (54.3)	12.7 (54.9)	11.6 (52.9)	11.8 (53.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	1.2 (34.2)	1.4 (34.5)	1.0 (33.8)	−0.5 (31.1)	−4.0 (24.8)	−6.9 (19.6)	−8.0 (17.6)	−7.0 (19.4)	−3.7 (25.3)	−1.2 (29.8)	−0.2 (31.6)	0.7 (33.3)	−2.3 (27.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	135.7 (5.34)	116.8 (4.60)	101.0 (3.98)	38.4 (1.51)	10.2 (0.40)	3.6 (0.14)	3.8 (0.15)	7.3 (0.29)	17.0 (0.67)	47.8 (1.88)	61.7 (2.43)	110.7 (4.36)	654 (25.75)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru