District in Cusco, Peru
Pisac District is one of eight districts of the province Calca in Peru.[1]
Geography
Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[2]
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (72.23%) learnt to speak in childhood, 27.15% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
Climate
| Climate data for Pisac, elevation 2,990 m (9,810 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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21.8
(71.2)
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21.5
(70.7)
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22.0
(71.6)
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22.7
(72.9)
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23.4
(74.1)
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23.2
(73.8)
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23.0
(73.4)
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23.4
(74.1)
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23.6
(74.5)
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23.7
(74.7)
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24.3
(75.7)
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22.7
(72.9)
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22.9
(73.3)
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| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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10.1
(50.2)
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10.0
(50.0)
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9.7
(49.5)
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8.2
(46.8)
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6.1
(43.0)
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4.6
(40.3)
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4.2
(39.6)
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5.3
(41.5)
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7.5
(45.5)
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9.2
(48.6)
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9.8
(49.6)
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10.0
(50.0)
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7.9
(46.2)
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| Average precipitation mm (inches)
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119.1
(4.69)
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99.8
(3.93)
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83.2
(3.28)
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26.4
(1.04)
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7.0
(0.28)
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4.6
(0.18)
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5.6
(0.22)
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6.3
(0.25)
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11.2
(0.44)
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39.7
(1.56)
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56.7
(2.23)
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99.3
(3.91)
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558.9
(22.01)
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| Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[4]
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See also
References
13°25′18″S 71°51′05″W / 13.4217°S 71.8514°W / -13.4217; -71.8514
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