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Chalpi | |
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  Chalpi Location in Ecuador | |
| Coordinates: 0°22′31.27″S78°4′39.58″W / 0.3753528°S 78.0776611°W | |
| Country |  Ecuador |
| Province | Napo |
| Canton | Quijos |
| Elevation | 3,052 m (10,013 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Ecuador Time) |
Chalpi is a village in Quijos canton, Napo Province in Ecuador.
Chalpi has a Subtropical highland climate (Cfb) with cool weather year-round and moderately heavy rainfall.
| Climate data for Chalpi | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 16.4 (61.5) | 16.2 (61.2) | 15.8 (60.4) | 16.0 (60.8) | 15.7 (60.3) | 14.7 (58.5) | 14.4 (57.9) | 14.8 (58.6) | 15.5 (59.9) | 16.5 (61.7) | 17.0 (62.6) | 16.6 (61.9) | 15.8 (60.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 11.1 (52.0) | 11.1 (52.0) | 11.1 (52.0) | 11.3 (52.3) | 11.1 (52.0) | 10.4 (50.7) | 10.1 (50.2) | 10.3 (50.5) | 10.7 (51.3) | 11.2 (52.2) | 11.6 (52.9) | 11.2 (52.2) | 10.9 (51.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 5.9 (42.6) | 6.1 (43.0) | 6.5 (43.7) | 6.7 (44.1) | 6.6 (43.9) | 6.1 (43.0) | 5.9 (42.6) | 5.8 (42.4) | 5.9 (42.6) | 6.0 (42.8) | 6.2 (43.2) | 5.9 (42.6) | 6.1 (43.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 103 (4.1) | 86 (3.4) | 106 (4.2) | 119 (4.7) | 131 (5.2) | 123 (4.8) | 126 (5.0) | 107 (4.2) | 107 (4.2) | 104 (4.1) | 94 (3.7) | 81 (3.2) | 1,287 (50.8) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org [1] | |||||||||||||
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