Junín, Peru

City in Junín, Peru
Official seal of Junín
Seal
Nickname: 
Heroica Ciudad de Junín (Heroic City of Junín)
Country PeruRegionJunínProvinceJunínDistrictJunínGovernment
 • MayorJorge Luis Tejeda PucuhuarangaElevation
4,107 m (13,474 ft)Population
 (2017)
 • Total10,976Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)

Junín is a city in Central Peru, capital of the Junín Province in the Department of Junín. It is located on the southern shore of Lake Junín, at an elevation of 4,107 m (13,474 ft). It was founded as Town of Kings in 1539 and elevated to city level by the Law No. 9834, on October 27, 1943, during the presidency of Manuel Prado Ugarteche.

Raúl Pacheco and Gladys Tejeda, both Olympic marathon runners, were born here.

Climate

Climate data for Junin, elevation 4,101 m (13,455 ft), (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 12.6
(54.7) 		12.3
(54.1) 		12.2
(54.0) 		12.6
(54.7) 		13.0
(55.4) 		12.9
(55.2) 		12.9
(55.2) 		13.5
(56.3) 		13.1
(55.6) 		13.1
(55.6) 		13.6
(56.5) 		12.7
(54.9) 		12.9
(55.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.5
(36.5) 		2.7
(36.9) 		2.8
(37.0) 		1.3
(34.3) 		−0.3
(31.5) 		−2.6
(27.3) 		−3.9
(25.0) 		−3.3
(26.1) 		−1.1
(30.0) 		0.4
(32.7) 		0.6
(33.1) 		1.8
(35.2) 		0.1
(32.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 138.7
(5.46) 		147.7
(5.81) 		121.2
(4.77) 		64.9
(2.56) 		39.4
(1.55) 		14.8
(0.58) 		14.2
(0.56) 		14.1
(0.56) 		40.1
(1.58) 		82.4
(3.24) 		75.3
(2.96) 		136.6
(5.38) 		889.4
(35.01)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[1]

References

  1. ^ "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.

11°09′S 75°59′W / 11.150°S 75.983°W / -11.150; -75.983


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