Huachos District

District in Huancavelica, Peru
Huachos
District
Country Peru
RegionHuancavelica
ProvinceCastrovirreyna
CapitalHuachos
Government
 • MayorSra. René Díaz Villavicencio (Movimiento Independiente Trabajando para Todos)
Area
 • Total172.01 km2 (66.41 sq mi)
Elevation
2,737 m (8,980 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total1,485
 • Density8.6/km2 (22/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Huachino (male); Huachina (female)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO090407

Huachos District is one of thirteen districts of the province Castrovirreyna in Peru.[1]

Climate

Climate data for Huachos, elevation 2,736 m (8,976 ft), (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 20.9
(69.6)
19.7
(67.5)
19.5
(67.1)
21.0
(69.8)
21.7
(71.1)
21.3
(70.3)
21.4
(70.5)
22.1
(71.8)
22.7
(72.9)
22.8
(73.0)
22.5
(72.5)
21.3
(70.3)
21.4
(70.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 9.6
(49.3)
10.0
(50.0)
9.9
(49.8)
9.4
(48.9)
8.6
(47.5)
8.5
(47.3)
8.2
(46.8)
8.7
(47.7)
9.3
(48.7)
9.3
(48.7)
9.0
(48.2)
9.5
(49.1)
9.2
(48.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 108.7
(4.28)
123.3
(4.85)
139.7
(5.50)
36.2
(1.43)
2.1
(0.08)
0.4
(0.02)
0.0
(0.0)
0.6
(0.02)
2.2
(0.09)
7.4
(0.29)
11.4
(0.45)
54.6
(2.15)
486.6
(19.16)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[2]
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13°13′12″S 75°32′01″W / 13.2199°S 75.5336°W / -13.2199; -75.5336

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.