Mazocruz | |
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  Mazocruz Location of Mazocruz in Peru | |
| Coordinates: 16°44′33″S69°42′58″W / 16.74250°S 69.71611°W | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Puno |
| Province | El Collao |
| District | Santa Rosa District |
| Population (2017) [1] | |
| • Total | 1,070 |
Mazocruz, also spelled Mazo Cruz, is a town and the capital of the Santa Rosa District in the El Collao Province, department of Puno, in the Peruvian Altiplano.
| Climate data for Mazo Cruz (elevation 3,980 m (13,060 ft), 1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 16.0 (60.8) | 15.7 (60.3) | 16.0 (60.8) | 16.4 (61.5) | 16.2 (61.2) | 15.4 (59.7) | 15.1 (59.2) | 16.1 (61.0) | 17.2 (63.0) | 18.3 (64.9) | 19.0 (66.2) | 18.0 (64.4) | 16.6 (61.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 0.9 (33.6) | 0.9 (33.6) | −0.2 (31.6) | −3.9 (25.0) | −10.0 (14.0) | −13.0 (8.6) | −13.1 (8.4) | −11.9 (10.6) | −9.4 (15.1) | −7.0 (19.4) | −5.3 (22.5) | −1.6 (29.1) | −6.1 (21.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 141.3 (5.56) | 120.1 (4.73) | 69.6 (2.74) | 24.8 (0.98) | 5.0 (0.20) | 2.0 (0.08) | 3.6 (0.14) | 7.6 (0.30) | 8.5 (0.33) | 18.0 (0.71) | 25.5 (1.00) | 75.4 (2.97) | 501.4 (19.74) |
| Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru [2] | |||||||||||||
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