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Mazocruz
Municipalidad de Santa Rosa - Mazocruz.jpg
Mazocruz is located in Peru
Mazocruz
Mazocruz
Location in Peru
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province El Collao
District Santa Rosa District
Population
 (2017)
 • 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

Climate data for Mazo Cruz, elevation 3,980 m (13,060 ft), (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °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)
Daily mean °C (°F) 8.4
(47.1)
8.3
(46.9)
7.9
(46.2)
6.2
(43.2)
3.1
(37.6)
1.2
(34.2)
1.0
(33.8)
2.1
(35.8)
3.9
(39.0)
5.6
(42.1)
6.8
(44.2)
8.2
(46.8)
5.2
(41.4)
Mean daily minimum °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
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