Cucumber

Located between 32° and 37.5° South. It concentrates the highest percentage of the country's economic productivity, due to its favorable Mediterranean and continental climate in the interior. The Regions of Valparaiso, Metropolitana, O’Higgins, Maule, Ñuble and Bío-Bío are the administrative units. The termal regime during the month of January goes from 22°C in the coastal zone and increases up to 28°C-30°C to the East, then decreases rapidly up to 10C° as height increases. From West to East the minimum temperature in the month of July ranges from 6°C-8°C up to 4°C in much of this área. The annual precipitation from ranges from 400 mm to 700 mm in much part of this zone.