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Puna, Potosí

Coordinates: 19°47′41″S 65°30′21″W / 19.79472°S 65.50583°W / -19.79472; -65.50583
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Puna
Puna is located in Bolivia
Puna
Puna
Location in Bolivia
Coordinates: 19°47′41″S 65°30′21″W / 19.79472°S 65.50583°W / -19.79472; -65.50583
Country Bolivia
DepartmentPotosí Department
ProvinceJosé María Linares Province
MunicipalityPuna Municipality
CantonPuna Canton
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
1,525
Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)

Puna is a village and the capital of the José María Linares Province in the Potosí Department of Bolivia.

Climate

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Climate data for Puna, elevation 3,420 m (11,220 ft), (1973–2013)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 20.3
(68.5)
19.8
(67.6)
20.2
(68.4)
20.9
(69.6)
21.1
(70.0)
20.3
(68.5)
19.7
(67.5)
20.7
(69.3)
21.3
(70.3)
21.7
(71.1)
21.7
(71.1)
21.4
(70.5)
20.8
(69.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 14.2
(57.6)
13.9
(57.0)
13.4
(56.1)
12.6
(54.7)
10.6
(51.1)
9.2
(48.6)
8.8
(47.8)
10.2
(50.4)
11.9
(53.4)
13.3
(55.9)
14.1
(57.4)
14.6
(58.3)
12.2
(54.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 8.2
(46.8)
8.0
(46.4)
8.0
(46.4)
6.5
(43.7)
4.4
(39.9)
0.1
(32.2)
−1.8
(28.8)
−2.1
(28.2)
−0.2
(31.6)
2.4
(36.3)
4.9
(40.8)
6.5
(43.7)
7.8
(46.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 94.7
(3.73)
83.9
(3.30)
73.1
(2.88)
24.9
(0.98)
2.9
(0.11)
0.6
(0.02)
1.1
(0.04)
4.3
(0.17)
10.5
(0.41)
27.9
(1.10)
35.2
(1.39)
76.8
(3.02)
435.9
(17.15)
Average precipitation days 13.1 11.4 10.4 4.4 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.9 2.3 5.0 6.3 10.9 66
Average relative humidity (%) 68.7 69.1 66.6 60.5 49.4 44.7 43.1 47.2 53.6 60.1 62.0 64.5 57.5
Source: Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ INE – Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia 2012 at the Wayback Machine (archived July 22, 2011)
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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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