in the country, and the most important at the regional level. Traditional universities Universidad de Concepción Universidad del Bío-Bío Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María Private universities Universidad del Desarrollo Universidad Andrés Bello Universidad Arcis Universidad San Sebastián Universidad Santo Tomás University of the Pacific (Chile) Universidad de Las Américas Universidad Bolivariana Universidad Pedro de Valdivia Universidad La República Universidad de Aconcagua Universidad Tecnológica de Chile INACAP Professional institutes Instituto Profesional DuocUC, of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Instituto Profesional Virginio Gómez, of the Universidad de Concepción Instituto Tecnológico, of the Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción Instituto Profesional Santo Tomás, of the Universidad Santo Tomás Instituto Profesional AIEP, of the Universidad Andrés Bello Instituto Profesional La Araucana Instituto Profesional Providencia Instituto de Estudios Bancarios Guillermo Subercaseaux Instituto Profesional Diego Portales Instituto Profesional Crecic Instituto Profesional Placex Instituto Profesional INACAP Primary and secondary schools The city has a French international school, the Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle and a German school, the Colegio Alemán de Concepción and a British school, Saint John's School, the former located in the city downtown and the latter examples in San Pedro de la Paz. The defunct Concepción College was a parochial girls' day school and boarding school, established in 1878 by the Methodist Episcopal Church. Liceo Comercial Femenino Concepción Transportation The city is served by Carriel Sur International Airport in Talcahuano. The metro area's public transportation comprises a number of bus lines that run through several avenues and streets of the communes belonging to the agglomeration, as well as the commuter rail system known as Biotrén. Climate The climate of Concepción is classified as Köppen: Csb, warm summer mediterranean , with a dry warm summer in February. The cool waters of the Pacific Ocean help to maintain mild temperatures throughout the year. Temperatures rarely exceed or fall below . In the six-month period between May and October, the city receives approximately 83% of its total annual precipitation, which totals . The wettest month since records began in 1912 was June 2000 with , whilst all months from November to April have been rainless on occasions. The maritime cooling brings much cooler temperatures than nearby inland areas on the same parallel in Argentina, where average summer highs match Concepción's all-time records. Summer temperatures for the 36 degrees latitude are rarely as cool as they are in Concepción, and on