District in Puno, Peru
Umachiri District is one of nine districts of the province Melgar in Peru.[1]
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language that the majority of the population (67.01%) learned to speak in childhood, while 32.55% of the residents started speaking Spanish (2007 Peru Census).[2]
Climate
| Climate data for Chuquibambilla, elevation 3,918 m (12,854 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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15.3
(59.5)
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15.5
(59.9)
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15.5
(59.9)
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16.1
(61.0)
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16.1
(61.0)
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15.5
(59.9)
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15.3
(59.5)
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16.4
(61.5)
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17.3
(63.1)
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17.6
(63.7)
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17.8
(64.0)
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16.6
(61.9)
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16.3
(61.2)
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| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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2.8
(37.0)
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3.2
(37.8)
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2.6
(36.7)
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0.3
(32.5)
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−5.4
(22.3)
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−8.9
(16.0)
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−9.3
(15.3)
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−7.4
(18.7)
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−3.8
(25.2)
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−1.3
(29.7)
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−0.2
(31.6)
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1.7
(35.1)
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−2.1
(28.2)
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| Average precipitation mm (inches)
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157.3
(6.19)
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137.4
(5.41)
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121.9
(4.80)
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51.8
(2.04)
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7.1
(0.28)
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4.9
(0.19)
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3.2
(0.13)
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9.5
(0.37)
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16.1
(0.63)
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48.3
(1.90)
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62.6
(2.46)
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121.5
(4.78)
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741.6
(29.18)
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| Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[3]
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See also
References
14°51′12″S 70°45′17″W / 14.8532°S 70.7548°W / -14.8532; -70.7548
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