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Chao, Virú

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Chao
Town
Chao is located in Peru
Chao
Chao
Coordinates: 8°32′25.07″S 78°40′38.96″W / 8.5402972°S 78.6774889°W / -8.5402972; -78.6774889
Country Peru
RegionLa Libertad
ProvinceVirú
DistrictChao
Government
 • MayorNey Heli Gamez Espinoza
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)

Chao is a town in Northern Peru,[1] capital of the district of Chao in the region La Libertad. This town is located about 65 km south of Trujillo. Chao is primarily an agricultural center in the Chao Valley.

Climate[edit]

Climate data for Chao (San Carlos), elevation 141 m (463 ft), (1991–2009)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 28.2
(82.8)
29.1
(84.4)
29.2
(84.6)
27.7
(81.9)
25.0
(77.0)
23.5
(74.3)
22.2
(72.0)
21.8
(71.2)
22.5
(72.5)
23.4
(74.1)
24.0
(75.2)
25.4
(77.7)
25.2
(77.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 20.9
(69.6)
21.8
(71.2)
21.5
(70.7)
19.6
(67.3)
17.3
(63.1)
16.3
(61.3)
16.2
(61.2)
16.1
(61.0)
16.4
(61.5)
16.5
(61.7)
17.7
(63.9)
18.9
(66.0)
18.3
(64.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 0.6
(0.02)
1.6
(0.06)
1.2
(0.05)
0.7
(0.03)
0.4
(0.02)
0.3
(0.01)
0.1
(0.00)
0.0
(0.0)
0.1
(0.00)
1.6
(0.06)
0.9
(0.04)
1.3
(0.05)
8.8
(0.34)
Average relative humidity (%) 75.5 74.5 75.7 77.5 83.6 85.3 82.9 82.8 80.2 71.8 76.8 79.7 78.9
Source: Sistema Nacional de Información Ambiental (precipitation 2001–2009, humidity 2000–2009)[2]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Benchetrit, Jenna (18 December 2022). "Canadians in Peru growing anxious about how to get home as civil unrest deepens". CBC. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  2. ^ ""La Libertad: Clima y Ríos en Cifras Estadísticas de Seis Décadas"" (PDF). Sistema Nacional de Información Ambiental. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.