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Catamayo
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 Catamayo
Location in Ecuador
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| Country | Ecuador |
| Province | Loja Province |
| Canton | Catamayo Canton |
| Area | |
| • City | 14.71 km2 (5.68 sq mi) |
| Population
(2022 census)
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| • City | 27,026 |
| • Density | 1,837.3/km2 (4,758.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | ECT |
| Climate | BSh |
| Website | www.hcpl.gov.ec |
Catamayo is a city in the Loja Province, Ecuador. It is the seat of the Catamayo Canton, and is located 18 kilometres (11 mi) west of the province capital, Loja.
It is served by Ciudad de Catamayo Airport.
Climate
| Climate data for Catamayo (La Toma), elevation 1,238 m (4,062 ft), (1961–1990) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.2 (88.2) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.0 (87.8) |
30.7 (87.3) |
31.1 (88.0) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.7 (87.3) |
31.5 (88.7) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.2 (90.0) |
31.2 (88.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 23.7 (74.7) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.3 (73.9) |
24.2 (75.6) |
24.2 (75.6) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.8 (74.8) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.8 (74.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 16.7 (62.1) |
16.8 (62.2) |
16.8 (62.2) |
16.6 (61.9) |
16.2 (61.2) |
16.3 (61.3) |
16.7 (62.1) |
17.2 (63.0) |
17.0 (62.6) |
16.7 (62.1) |
16.2 (61.2) |
16.8 (62.2) |
16.7 (62.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 36.0 (1.42) |
78.0 (3.07) |
79.0 (3.11) |
58.0 (2.28) |
22.0 (0.87) |
11.0 (0.43) |
2.0 (0.08) |
7.0 (0.28) |
16.0 (0.63) |
45.0 (1.77) |
25.0 (0.98) |
29.0 (1.14) |
408 (16.06) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 59 | 63 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 70 |
| Source: FAO | |||||||||||||
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