Taraco District
Taraco District is one of eight districts of the province Huancané in Peru.
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (85.59%) learnt to speak in childhood, 13.75% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).
Climate
| Climate data for Taraco, elevation 3,828 m (12,559 ft), (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 15.5 (59.9) |
15.4 (59.7) |
15.6 (60.1) |
15.9 (60.6) |
16.2 (61.2) |
15.6 (60.1) |
15.5 (59.9) |
16.1 (61.0) |
16.9 (62.4) |
17.3 (63.1) |
17.8 (64.0) |
16.9 (62.4) |
16.2 (61.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.1 (41.2) |
5.1 (41.2) |
3.9 (39.0) |
0.7 (33.3) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
1.8 (35.2) |
3.0 (37.4) |
4.4 (39.9) |
0.0 (31.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 117.7 (4.63) |
110.5 (4.35) |
86.6 (3.41) |
33.8 (1.33) |
8.2 (0.32) |
4.1 (0.16) |
3.8 (0.15) |
6.3 (0.25) |
19.8 (0.78) |
46.6 (1.83) |
35.4 (1.39) |
86.5 (3.41) |
559.3 (22.01) |
| Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru | |||||||||||||