Calana District

District in Tacna, Peru
17°56′20″S 70°11′10″W / 17.9389°S 70.1862°W / -17.9389; -70.1862CountryPeruRegionTacnaProvinceTacnaFoundedAugust 20, 1872CapitalCalanaGovernment
 • MayorJuan Ramos ArocutipaArea
 • Total108.38 km2 (41.85 sq mi)Elevation
875 m (2,871 ft)Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total2,394 • Density22/km2 (57/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)UBIGEO230103

Calana District is one of ten districts of Tacna Province in Peru.[1]

Climate

Climate data for Calana, elevation 785 m (2,575 ft), (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 26.4
(79.5) 		27.1
(80.8) 		26.4
(79.5) 		24.4
(75.9) 		22.3
(72.1) 		20.5
(68.9) 		19.9
(67.8) 		20.4
(68.7) 		21.5
(70.7) 		22.8
(73.0) 		24.0
(75.2) 		25.3
(77.5) 		23.4
(74.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 15.1
(59.2) 		15.6
(60.1) 		14.6
(58.3) 		12.6
(54.7) 		10.2
(50.4) 		8.2
(46.8) 		7.5
(45.5) 		8.0
(46.4) 		9.2
(48.6) 		10.6
(51.1) 		12.0
(53.6) 		13.4
(56.1) 		11.4
(52.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 4.1
(0.16) 		2.5
(0.10) 		0.9
(0.04) 		0.4
(0.02) 		1.6
(0.06) 		1.9
(0.07) 		2.9
(0.11) 		2.9
(0.11) 		2.6
(0.10) 		1.1
(0.04) 		1.1
(0.04) 		1.3
(0.05) 		23.3
(0.9)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[2]

References

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, 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.


Stub icon

This Tacna Region geography article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e