District in Puno, Peru
Santa Lucía District is one of ten districts of the province Lampa in Peru.[1]
Geography
Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[2]
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (56.93%) learnt to speak in childhood, 42.36% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
Climate
| Climate data for Santa Lucía, elevation 4,045 m (13,271 ft), (1991–2020)
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| Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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15.8
(60.4)
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15.5
(59.9)
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15.7
(60.3)
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16.0
(60.8)
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16.1
(61.0)
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15.7
(60.3)
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15.2
(59.4)
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16.4
(61.5)
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17.2
(63.0)
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18.2
(64.8)
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18.8
(65.8)
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17.3
(63.1)
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16.5
(61.7)
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| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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2.5
(36.5)
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3.0
(37.4)
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1.8
(35.2)
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−1.3
(29.7)
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−6.2
(20.8)
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−8.8
(16.2)
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−9.2
(15.4)
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−8.4
(16.9)
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−5.5
(22.1)
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−3.2
(26.2)
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−1.7
(28.9)
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1.2
(34.2)
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−3.0
(26.6)
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| Average precipitation mm (inches)
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113.6
(4.47)
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108.6
(4.28)
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73.9
(2.91)
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25.3
(1.00)
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3.5
(0.14)
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1.3
(0.05)
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5.1
(0.20)
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2.8
(0.11)
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4.4
(0.17)
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11.7
(0.46)
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37.4
(1.47)
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93.5
(3.68)
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481.1
(18.94)
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| Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[4]
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See also
References
15°41′44″S 70°36′33″W / 15.69556°S 70.60917°W / -15.69556; -70.60917
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