Sechura | |
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  Sechura | |
| Coordinates:5°33′27.30″S80°49′20.28″W / 5.5575833°S 80.8223000°W /-5.5575833; -80.8223000 | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Piura |
| Province | Sechura |
| District | Sechura |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Justo Eche Morales |
| Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Population | |
• Estimate (2015)[1] | 44,103 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| Website | www.munisechura.gob.pe |
Sechura is a town in northwesternPeru, 50 km (31 mi) south ofPiura. It is the capital ofSechura Province in thePiura Region. The city gives its name to theSechura Desert, which extends south along most of coastal Peru.Crescent dunes lie south of the city, between the sea and the highway.
The city has a main square with theCatédral de Sechura, built in the 18th century in the Spanish colonial style. Because of the desert surrounding the city, the church has sometimes been called theCatédral de Arena (Sand Cathedral).[citation needed]
Sechura has ahot desert climate (Köppen:BWh)[2] characterized by high temperatures throughout the year and extremely low precipitation.
December through May marks the hotter part of the year. February, the hottest month, averages daily highs of 33 °C (91 °F) and daily lows of 23 °C (73 °F). In addition, the majority of Sechura's 80 millimetres (3.1 in) of yearly precipitation falls in between January and March.[3]
June to November marks the cooler half of the year, with warm temperatures and negligible rainfall. August, the coolest month, averages daily highs of 26 °C (79 °F) and daily lows of 17 °C (63 °F).[3]
| Climate data for Sechura (Chusis), elevation 8 m (26 ft), (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.9 (89.4) | 32.8 (91.0) | 32.7 (90.9) | 31.7 (89.1) | 29.5 (85.1) | 27.2 (81.0) | 26.1 (79.0) | 26.0 (78.8) | 26.7 (80.1) | 27.3 (81.1) | 28.2 (82.8) | 30.1 (86.2) | 29.2 (84.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.7 (71.1) | 22.9 (73.2) | 22.6 (72.7) | 21.2 (70.2) | 19.7 (67.5) | 18.4 (65.1) | 17.4 (63.3) | 17.1 (62.8) | 17.1 (62.8) | 17.4 (63.3) | 17.9 (64.2) | 19.6 (67.3) | 19.4 (66.9) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 18.0 (0.71) | 15.8 (0.62) | 36.2 (1.43) | 5.8 (0.23) | 0.6 (0.02) | 0.1 (0.00) | 0.2 (0.01) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.2 (0.01) | 0.6 (0.02) | 3.1 (0.12) | 80.6 (3.17) |
| Source:NOAA[3] | |||||||||||||
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