El Alto District

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El Alto
El Alto District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Piura
Province Talara
FoundedMarch 17, 1955
Capital El Alto
Government
   Mayor Rosa Amelia Machuca Neyra
Area
  Total
491.33 km2 (189.70 sq mi)
Elevation
275 m (902 ft)
Population
  Total
6,536
  Density13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 200702

El Alto District is one of six districts of the province Talara in Peru. [1]

Climate

Climate data for El Alto, elevation 295 m (968 ft), (1991–2020)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)28.8
(83.8)
29.1
(84.4)
29.2
(84.6)
29.2
(84.6)
27.9
(82.2)
26.4
(79.5)
25.0
(77.0)
24.3
(75.7)
24.4
(75.9)
25.1
(77.2)
25.8
(78.4)
27.5
(81.5)
26.9
(80.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)20.7
(69.3)
21.9
(71.4)
21.8
(71.2)
21.5
(70.7)
19.7
(67.5)
17.7
(63.9)
16.5
(61.7)
15.9
(60.6)
15.7
(60.3)
16.4
(61.5)
16.9
(62.4)
18.8
(65.8)
18.6
(65.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches)4.6
(0.18)
18.1
(0.71)
28.1
(1.11)
6.2
(0.24)
1.1
(0.04)
0.2
(0.01)
0.7
(0.03)
0.0
(0.0)
0.1
(0.00)
0.1
(0.00)
0.3
(0.01)
0.4
(0.02)
59.9
(2.35)
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 17, 2008.
  2. "Normales Climáticas Estándares y Medias 1991-2020". National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2024.

4°16′04″S81°13′09″W / 4.2679°S 81.2191°W / -4.2679; -81.2191