San Marcos, Cajamarca

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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.

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)

Climate edit

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)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
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 edit

  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