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Caquena | |
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Village | |
| Country |  Chile |
| Region | Arica and Parinacota Region |
Caquena is a village in the Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile.
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Caquena | |
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Village | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Arica and Parinacota Region |
Caquena is a village in the Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile.
According to the Köppen climate classification, Caquena has a cold tundra climate (ET) with wet summers and dry winters. The diurnal range is high year-round.
| Climate data for Caquena | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 12.4 (54.3) | 11.6 (52.9) | 12.9 (55.2) | 12.7 (54.9) | 11.2 (52.2) | 10.6 (51.1) | 10.4 (50.7) | 11.6 (52.9) | 12.5 (54.5) | 14.0 (57.2) | 14.7 (58.5) | 13.8 (56.8) | 12.4 (54.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.6 (40.3) | 4.2 (39.6) | 4.8 (40.6) | 4.1 (39.4) | 1.4 (34.5) | −0.1 (31.8) | −0.6 (30.9) | 0.6 (33.1) | 1.9 (35.4) | 3.0 (37.4) | 4.0 (39.2) | 4.2 (39.6) | 2.7 (36.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −3.2 (26.2) | −3.1 (26.4) | −3.2 (26.2) | −4.5 (23.9) | −8.4 (16.9) | −10.9 (12.4) | −11.6 (11.1) | −10.4 (13.3) | −8.7 (16.3) | −8.0 (17.6) | −6.7 (19.9) | −5.3 (22.5) | −7.0 (19.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 123 (4.8) | 108 (4.3) | 75 (3.0) | 13 (0.5) | 1 (0.0) | 3 (0.1) | 8 (0.3) | 8 (0.3) | 1 (0.0) | 5 (0.2) | 10 (0.4) | 59 (2.3) | 414 (16.2) |
| Source: Atlas Agroclimatico de Chile [1] | |||||||||||||
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Coordinates: 18°03′S69°12′W / 18.050°S 69.200°W
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