Ayabaca is a town in the highlands of the Piura Region in northwestern Peru, near the border with Ecuador. It is located in the Ayabaca Province and is capital of that province and Ayabaca District, to the southeast of the Ecuadorian border town of Macará.
Ayabaca | |
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 View on Ayabaca | |
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  Ayabaca Location of in Peru | |
| Coordinates: 4°38′13″S 79°43′26″W / 4.63694°S 79.72389°W | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Piura Region |
| Province | Piura Province |
| District | Ayabaca District |
The town is situated in the Andes above the Piura Desert at 2,815 meters above sea level. Its Señor Cautivo festival attracts many followers who come in pilgrimage from several northern zones of Peru and even from Ecuador.[1] It had a population of about 10,000 people in 1975.[1]
Climate
editAyabaca has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen: Cwb)[2] characterized by consistent mild temperatures and a marked contrast between dry and wet seasons.
Ayabaca experiences relatively consistent temperatures throughout the year, with minor variations between months. The yearly average high temperature is 18.2°C (64.8°F), while the yearly average low temperature is 10.1°C (50.2°F).[3]
The total annual precipitation is close to 1,300 millimetres (51 in). Ayabaca receives the majority of its precipitation during the wet season, which typically spans from December to May. March is the rainiest month, with over 300 millimetres (12 in) of precipitation on average. The dry season, from June to September, experiences little precipitation, with July and August being the driest months.[3]
| Climate data for Ayabaca, elevation 2,648 m (8,688 ft), (1991−2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.2 (63.0) |
16.9 (62.4) |
17.3 (63.1) |
17.5 (63.5) |
17.9 (64.2) |
18.2 (64.8) |
18.6 (65.5) |
19.3 (66.7) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.1 (66.4) |
18.6 (65.5) |
17.9 (64.2) |
18.2 (64.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 13.6 (56.5) |
13.7 (56.7) |
13.9 (57.0) |
14.0 (57.2) |
14.2 (57.6) |
14.1 (57.4) |
14.1 (57.4) |
14.4 (57.9) |
14.8 (58.6) |
14.5 (58.1) |
14.2 (57.6) |
13.9 (57.0) |
14.1 (57.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.1 (50.2) |
10.4 (50.7) |
10.5 (50.9) |
10.6 (51.1) |
10.5 (50.9) |
10.0 (50.0) |
9.6 (49.3) |
9.6 (49.3) |
10.0 (50.0) |
9.9 (49.8) |
9.8 (49.6) |
10.0 (50.0) |
10.1 (50.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 147.7 (5.81) |
266.0 (10.47) |
322.9 (12.71) |
207.9 (8.19) |
101.8 (4.01) |
20.6 (0.81) |
7.0 (0.28) |
5.1 (0.20) |
21.5 (0.85) |
43.1 (1.70) |
57.3 (2.26) |
96.2 (3.79) |
1,297.1 (51.08) |
| Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[3] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b Crumrine, Norman Ross; Morinis, E. Alan (1991). Pilgrimage in Latin America. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 270. ISBN 978-0-313-26110-7. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
- ^ "Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria". Nature: Scientific Data. 23 October 2023.
- ^ a b c "Normales Climáticas Estándares y Medias 1991-2020". National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
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