Yunguyo | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Street in Yunguyo leading to the border crossing to Bolivia | |
  Yunguyo | |
| Coordinates: 16°14′39.06″S 69°05′33.95″W / 16.2441833°S 69.0927639°W | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Puno |
| Province | Yunguyo |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 12,625 |
| Time zone | UTC-5:00 (EST) |
Yunguyo is a town in the Puno Region in southeastern Peru. It is the capital of Yunguyo Province and Yunguyo District. It has a population of 12,625 (2008 estimate).
Yunguyo is located on a peninsula on the shores of Lake Titicaca. The border with Bolivia runs next to the town and a road connects it with the town of Copacabana located a few kilometers away on the Bolivian side of the peninsula.
Climate
| Climate data for Tahuaco-Yunguyo (elevation 3,888 m (12,756 ft), 1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 14.7 (58.5) |
14.9 (58.8) |
15.0 (59.0) |
15.1 (59.2) |
14.5 (58.1) |
13.4 (56.1) |
13.2 (55.8) |
14.1 (57.4) |
14.9 (58.8) |
15.8 (60.4) |
16.5 (61.7) |
15.8 (60.4) |
14.8 (58.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.0 (39.2) |
3.9 (39.0) |
3.7 (38.7) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
1.0 (33.8) |
2.2 (36.0) |
3.2 (37.8) |
3.9 (39.0) |
1.6 (34.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 174.3 (6.86) |
145.0 (5.71) |
120.3 (4.74) |
41.0 (1.61) |
11.4 (0.45) |
10.4 (0.41) |
9.7 (0.38) |
18.5 (0.73) |
27.0 (1.06) |
47.3 (1.86) |
54.6 (2.15) |
98.7 (3.89) |
758.2 (29.85) |
| Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[1] | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "Normales Climáticas Estándares y Medias 1991-2020". National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
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