Calca, Peru

Calca
Town
Main square of Calca
Main square of Calca
Calca is located in Peru
Calca
Calca
Coordinates: 13°19′23″S 71°57′22″W / 13.323°S 71.956°W / -13.323; -71.956
Country Peru
RegionCusco
ProvinceCalca
DistrictCalca
Elevation
2,926 m (9,600 ft)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total
9 732 [1]
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
The town of Calca and old canal

Calca, also referred to as Villa de Zamora, is a town in southern Peru, capital of Calca Province in Cusco Region. It is at an elevation of around 2926 meters (9600 feet) above sea level.[2]

Climate

Climate data for Calca, elevation 2,926 m (9,600 ft), (1963–1998)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 21.5
(70.7) 		21.8
(71.2) 		21.8
(71.2) 		22.5
(72.5) 		22.6
(72.7) 		22.2
(72.0) 		22.3
(72.1) 		22.6
(72.7) 		23.0
(73.4) 		23.4
(74.1) 		23.2
(73.8) 		22.3
(72.1) 		22.4
(72.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 14.6
(58.3) 		14.7
(58.5) 		14.7
(58.5) 		14.1
(57.4) 		13.1
(55.6) 		11.9
(53.4) 		11.6
(52.9) 		12.7
(54.9) 		14.1
(57.4) 		15.0
(59.0) 		15.5
(59.9) 		15.0
(59.0) 		13.9
(57.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 7.8
(46.0) 		7.6
(45.7) 		7.4
(45.3) 		5.7
(42.3) 		3.4
(38.1) 		1.3
(34.3) 		0.9
(33.6) 		2.7
(36.9) 		5.0
(41.0) 		6.6
(43.9) 		7.7
(45.9) 		7.7
(45.9) 		5.3
(41.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 112.0
(4.41) 		93.4
(3.68) 		82.2
(3.24) 		35.0
(1.38) 		5.1
(0.20) 		5.2
(0.20) 		3.1
(0.12) 		7.7
(0.30) 		13.2
(0.52) 		33.4
(1.31) 		60.0
(2.36) 		83.7
(3.30) 		534
(21.02)
Average relative humidity (%) 72.4 72.8 72.1 69.9 65.8 63.2 61.7 61.7 61.9 62.4 64.1 68.5 66.4
Source: Repositorio Institucional Continental[3]

References

  1. ^ "World Gazetteer: Calca - profile of geographical entity including name variants". Archived from the original on 2013-04-28. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
  2. ^ "Provincias y Distritos | en Peru". Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  3. ^ "Impacto del incremento de temperatura por el cambio climático en el balance hídrico de microcuenca de laguna de Piuray, 2000 - 2020" (PDF). Universidad Continental. Retrieved 27 June 2024.


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