Humahuaca

Humahuaca
City
Humahuaca

Location of Humahuaca in Argentina

Coordinates: 23°12′S 65°21′W / 23.200°S 65.350°W / -23.200; -65.350Coordinates: 23°12′S 65°21′W / 23.200°S 65.350°W / -23.200; -65.350
Country Argentina
Province Jujuy
Department Humahuaca
Elevation 3,012 m (9,882 ft)
Population
  Total 11,369
Time zone ART (UTC-3)
CPA base Y4630
Dialing code +54 3887

Humahuaca (Spanish pronunciation: [umaˈwaka]) is a city in the province of Jujuy, Argentina. It has 11,369 inhabitants as per the 2001 census [INDEC], and is the principal town (seat) of the Department of Humahuaca. The city is widely known for its location at the Quebrada de Humahuaca, a long valley east of the central Andean Altiplano.

Humahuaca is located north of Tilcara and Purmamarca, in the colourful valley of Quebrada de Humahuaca. In the centre of the village there is a church tower which can be seen from the main square with a clock that chimes at 12 pm, after which a small door opens and a figure of Saint Francisco Solano comes out and makes the sign of the cross.

Climate

Climate data for Humahuaca (1961–1970)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 31.9
(89.4)
30.1
(86.2)
29.5
(85.1)
29.5
(85.1)
27.7
(81.9)
25.9
(78.6)
27.3
(81.1)
27.1
(80.8)
28.3
(82.9)
31.3
(88.3)
31.1
(88)
30.5
(86.9)
31.9
(89.4)
Average high °C (°F) 23.6
(74.5)
23.4
(74.1)
22.7
(72.9)
23.2
(73.8)
21.5
(70.7)
20.2
(68.4)
19.5
(67.1)
20.8
(69.4)
22.6
(72.7)
24.0
(75.2)
23.9
(75)
23.8
(74.8)
22.5
(72.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 15.1
(59.2)
14.7
(58.5)
14.1
(57.4)
12.1
(53.8)
10.2
(50.4)
8.4
(47.1)
7.5
(45.5)
9.4
(48.9)
11.7
(53.1)
13.0
(55.4)
13.7
(56.7)
14.6
(58.3)
12.0
(53.6)
Average low °C (°F) 8.3
(46.9)
8.5
(47.3)
6.6
(43.9)
2.9
(37.2)
−0.8
(30.6)
−2.7
(27.1)
−3.4
(25.9)
−1.7
(28.9)
0.7
(33.3)
2.9
(37.2)
5.6
(42.1)
7.7
(45.9)
2.9
(37.2)
Record low °C (°F) 3.2
(37.8)
1.4
(34.5)
−1.6
(29.1)
−4.6
(23.7)
−9.2
(15.4)
−12.8
(9)
−13.9
(7)
−13.3
(8.1)
−9.8
(14.4)
−5.5
(22.1)
−4.3
(24.3)
1.0
(33.8)
−13.9
(7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 40
(1.57)
48
(1.89)
26
(1.02)
4
(0.16)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
1
(0.04)
1
(0.04)
1
(0.04)
18
(0.71)
34
(1.34)
173
(6.81)
Average precipitation days 6 6 4 0.9 0.1 0 0 0.2 0.1 0.3 3 5 25.6
Average relative humidity (%) 62 65 63 55 47 46 45 42 42 46 56 62 53
Source: Secretaria de Mineria[1]

Personalities

References

  1. "Datos Meteorológicos Registrados en las Distintas Estación de la Provincia de Jujuy" (in Spanish). Secretaria de Mineria de la Nacion (Argentina). Archived from the original on June 30, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.

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