Curahuara de Carangas

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Town in Oruro Department, Bolivia
17°52′S 68°26′W / 17.867°S 68.433°W / -17.867; -68.433Country BoliviaDepartmentOruro DepartmentProvinceSajama ProvinceMunicipalityCurahuara de Carangas MunicipalityCantonCurahuara de Carangas CantonElevation
12,841 ft (3,914 m)Population
 (2012)
 • Total4,184Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)

Curahuara de Carangas is a small town in the Bolivian Oruro Department. It is the seat of the Sajama Province.[1] In 2009 it had an estimated population of 1,581.[2]

Climate

Climate data for Cosapa, elevation 3,922 m (12,867 ft), (1977–2013)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 26.0
(78.8) 		24.5
(76.1) 		28.3
(82.9) 		25.5
(77.9) 		25.0
(77.0) 		21.5
(70.7) 		22.8
(73.0) 		24.6
(76.3) 		23.2
(73.8) 		23.8
(74.8) 		26.6
(79.9) 		25.5
(77.9) 		28.3
(82.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 17.6
(63.7) 		17.3
(63.1) 		17.7
(63.9) 		17.9
(64.2) 		17.4
(63.3) 		16.3
(61.3) 		16.3
(61.3) 		16.6
(61.9) 		18.0
(64.4) 		18.2
(64.8) 		19.2
(66.6) 		18.7
(65.7) 		17.6
(63.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 10.1
(50.2) 		9.5
(49.1) 		8.3
(46.9) 		6.9
(44.4) 		5.8
(42.4) 		4.4
(39.9) 		3.6
(38.5) 		4.1
(39.4) 		5.2
(41.4) 		6.9
(44.4) 		8.3
(46.9) 		8.8
(47.8) 		6.8
(44.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.7
(36.9) 		2.2
(36.0) 		−1.1
(30.0) 		−3.9
(25.0) 		−5.7
(21.7) 		−7.5
(18.5) 		−9.1
(15.6) 		−8.4
(16.9) 		−7.7
(18.1) 		−4.4
(24.1) 		−2.6
(27.3) 		−1.2
(29.8) 		−3.9
(25.0)
Record low °C (°F) −8.5
(16.7) 		−9.2
(15.4) 		−14.1
(6.6) 		−10.1
(13.8) 		−15.4
(4.3) 		−18.9
(−2.0) 		−16.7
(1.9) 		−16.3
(2.7) 		−16.3
(2.7) 		−16.3
(2.7) 		−11.0
(12.2) 		−9.8
(14.4) 		−18.9
(−2.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 120.3
(4.74) 		94.7
(3.73) 		61.6
(2.43) 		5.4
(0.21) 		2.7
(0.11) 		1.5
(0.06) 		1.5
(0.06) 		2.3
(0.09) 		8.0
(0.31) 		6.0
(0.24) 		14.9
(0.59) 		55.6
(2.19) 		374.5
(14.76)
Average precipitation days 16.2 12.9 10.6 2.1 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.8 1.2 2.0 4.0 8.6 59.6
Source: Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Population data of Curahuara de Carangas Municipality and map Archived 2014-11-11 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ World Gazetteer [dead link]
  3. ^ "Base de datos Sistema Meteorológico–SISMET" (in Spanish). Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia. Archived from the original on 7 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  4. ^ "índices climáticos para 149 estaciones meteorológicas en Bolivia" (in Spanish). Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia. Retrieved 12 June 2024.

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