Río Grande District, Palpa

Río Grande
District
Map
Country Peru
RegionIca
ProvincePalpa
FoundedJanuary 16, 1953
CapitalRío Grande
Government
 • MayorMoises Aguayo Ramirez
Area
 • Total
315.52 km2 (121.82 sq mi)
Elevation
354 m (1,161 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
3,009
 • Density9.5/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO110403

Río Grande District is one of five districts of the province Palpa in Peru.[1] The archaeological site of Pernil Alto is located in the district.

Climate

Climate data for Río Grande, elevation 325 m (1,066 ft), (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 33.1
(91.6) 		33.8
(92.8) 		34.2
(93.6) 		32.9
(91.2) 		30.4
(86.7) 		27.6
(81.7) 		26.9
(80.4) 		28.0
(82.4) 		29.7
(85.5) 		30.9
(87.6) 		31.6
(88.9) 		32.5
(90.5) 		31.0
(87.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 18.9
(66.0) 		19.4
(66.9) 		18.7
(65.7) 		16.4
(61.5) 		12.8
(55.0) 		10.2
(50.4) 		9.3
(48.7) 		9.5
(49.1) 		10.9
(51.6) 		12.6
(54.7) 		13.6
(56.5) 		16.5
(61.7) 		14.1
(57.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 3.2
(0.13) 		2.6
(0.10) 		0.4
(0.02) 		0.1
(0.00) 		0.1
(0.00) 		0.1
(0.00) 		0.2
(0.01) 		0.1
(0.00) 		0.1
(0.00) 		0.1
(0.00) 		0.1
(0.00) 		0.1
(0.00) 		7.2
(0.26)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[2]

References

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ^ "Normales Climaticás Estándares y Medias 1991-2020". National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.


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