Putina (town)

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'''Putina''' is a town in southern Peru, capital of the province San Antonio de Putina in the region Puno.

In Quechua, the word "Putina" means ''boiling water''.

It was founded on May 24, 1595.

==Climate== Putina has a very atypical, subtropical highland climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cwb/Cwc'') bordering very closely on an alpine tundra climate (''ETH'') with constant cool to cold temperatures throughout the entire year. The average annual precipitation is 622 millimetres or 24.5 inches. "Winters" are dry with freezing nights and mornings, and pleasant afternoon temperatures. {{Weather box|width=auto |metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |location = Putina, elevation {{convert|3861|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020) |Jan high C = 16.4 |Feb high C = 16.3 |Mar high C = 16.7 |Apr high C = 17.2 |May high C = 17.5 |Jun high C = 17.3 |Jul high C = 17.1 |Aug high C = 18.0 |Sep high C = 18.3 |Oct high C = 18.4 |Nov high C = 18.7 |Dec high C = 17.3 |year high C = |Jan mean C = 10.1 |Feb mean C = 10.2 |Mar mean C = 9.9 |Apr mean C = 9.3 |May mean C = 7.7 |Jun mean C = 5.9 |Jul mean C = 5.9 |Aug mean C = 6.9 |Sep mean C = 8.7 |Oct mean C = 9.8 |Nov mean C = 10.4 |Dec mean C = 10.4 |year mean C = |Jan low C = 3.8 |Feb low C = 4.1 |Mar low C = 3.1 |Apr low C = 1.4 |May low C = -2.2 |Jun low C = -5.1 |Jul low C = -5.3 |Aug low C = -4.3 |Sep low C = -0.9 |Oct low C = 1.1 |Nov low C = 2.0 |Dec low C = 3.5 |year low C = |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 125.4 |Feb precipitation mm = 108.8 |Mar precipitation mm = 94.7 |Apr precipitation mm = 43.6 |May precipitation mm = 10.1 |Jun precipitation mm = 4.6 |Jul precipitation mm = 3.4 |Aug precipitation mm = 9.1 |Sep precipitation mm = 21.1 |Oct precipitation mm = 53.9 |Nov precipitation mm = 52.0 |Dec precipitation mm = 95.3 |year precipitation mm = |source 1 = National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru<ref name = SENAMHI>{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230821192714/https://www.senamhi.gob.pe/?p=normales-estaciones | archive-date = 21 August 2023 | url = https://www.senamhi.gob.pe/?p=normales-estaciones | title = Normales Climáticas Estándares y Medias 1991-2020 | publisher=National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru | access-date = 25 October 2023}}</ref> }}

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Category:Populated places in the Department of Puno