Cañar Canton

Canton in Cañar Province, Ecuador

2°29′01″S 78°58′42″W / 2.4837°S 78.9784°W / -2.4837; -78.9784Country

EcuadorProvinceCañar ProvinceElevation

10,370 ft (3,160 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (ECT)

Cañar Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Cañar Province. Its capital is the town of Cañar. Its population at the 2001 census was 58,185.^[1]

Climate

Climate data for Cañar, elevation 3,083 m (10,115 ft), (1997–2004)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	17.1 (62.8)	17.2 (63.0)	17.2 (63.0)	17.3 (63.1)	17.1 (62.8)	16.7 (62.1)	16.0 (60.8)	15.9 (60.6)	17.1 (62.8)	17.4 (63.3)	17.5 (63.5)	17.3 (63.1)	17.0 (62.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	11.9 (53.4)	12.2 (54.0)	12.2 (54.0)	12.4 (54.3)	12.5 (54.5)	12.0 (53.6)	11.5 (52.7)	11.6 (52.9)	12.2 (54.0)	12.4 (54.3)	12.2 (54.0)	12.0 (53.6)	12.1 (53.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	7.1 (44.8)	8.0 (46.4)	8.0 (46.4)	8.1 (46.6)	8.5 (47.3)	7.8 (46.0)	7.4 (45.3)	7.3 (45.1)	7.8 (46.0)	7.8 (46.0)	7.4 (45.3)	7.7 (45.9)	7.7 (45.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	39.1 (1.54)	46.8 (1.84)	74.6 (2.94)	56.9 (2.24)	51.2 (2.02)	27.2 (1.07)	16.7 (0.66)	14.0 (0.55)	33.5 (1.32)	38.6 (1.52)	42.7 (1.68)	45.9 (1.81)	487.2 (19.19)
Average relative humidity (%)	76.5	79.7	79.0	76.6	74.9	74.1	74.4	73.0	72.1	72.4	76.3	78.1	75.6
Source: Instituto Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología^[2]