Urubamba District
Urubamba District is one of seven districts of the Urubamba province in Peru.
Geography
The Urupampa mountain range traverses the district. One of highest peaks of the district is Ch'iqun at 5,530 m (18,143 ft). Other mountains are listed below:
- Aqu Q'asa
- Puka Q'asa
- Pumawank'a
- Qhapaq Saya
- Sut'uq
- Taruka Kancha
- T'uruhana
- Uman Urqu
Climate
Climate data for Urubamba, elevation 2,850 m (9,350 ft), (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 22.2 (72.0) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.3 (72.1) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.4 (74.1) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.4 (72.3) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.8 (74.8) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.9 (73.3) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 9.5 (49.1) |
9.6 (49.3) |
9.2 (48.6) |
7.7 (45.9) |
5.0 (41.0) |
3.1 (37.6) |
2.1 (35.8) |
3.6 (38.5) |
6.0 (42.8) |
8.1 (46.6) |
8.9 (48.0) |
9.3 (48.7) |
6.8 (44.3) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 105.4 (4.15) |
101.3 (3.99) |
72.0 (2.83) |
22.5 (0.89) |
4.1 (0.16) |
5.4 (0.21) |
5.4 (0.21) |
6.7 (0.26) |
7.8 (0.31) |
38.1 (1.50) |
56.4 (2.22) |
92.6 (3.65) |
517.7 (20.38) |
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru |
See also
References
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Urubamba Province (Cusco Region)
- ^ "Normales Climaticás Estándares y Medias 1991-2020". National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.