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Calca
Town
Main square of Calca
Main square of Calca
Calca, Peru is located in Peru
Calca, Peru
Calca, Peru
Location in Peru
Country  Peru
Region Cusco
Province Calca
District Calca
Elevation
2,926 m (9,600 ft)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total 9 732
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
Calca Peru- canal through town and statue
The town of Calca and old canal

Calca, also referred to as Villa de Zamora, is a town in southern Peru, capital of Calca Province in Cusco Region. It is at an elevation of around 2926 meters (9600 feet) above sea level.

Climate

Climate data for Calca, elevation 2,926 m (9,600 ft), (1963–1998)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 21.5
(70.7)
21.8
(71.2)
21.8
(71.2)
22.5
(72.5)
22.6
(72.7)
22.2
(72.0)
22.3
(72.1)
22.6
(72.7)
23.0
(73.4)
23.4
(74.1)
23.2
(73.8)
22.3
(72.1)
22.4
(72.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 14.6
(58.3)
14.7
(58.5)
14.7
(58.5)
14.1
(57.4)
13.1
(55.6)
11.9
(53.4)
11.6
(52.9)
12.7
(54.9)
14.1
(57.4)
15.0
(59.0)
15.5
(59.9)
15.0
(59.0)
13.9
(57.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 7.8
(46.0)
7.6
(45.7)
7.4
(45.3)
5.7
(42.3)
3.4
(38.1)
1.3
(34.3)
0.9
(33.6)
2.7
(36.9)
5.0
(41.0)
6.6
(43.9)
7.7
(45.9)
7.7
(45.9)
5.3
(41.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 112.0
(4.41)
93.4
(3.68)
82.2
(3.24)
35.0
(1.38)
5.1
(0.20)
5.2
(0.20)
3.1
(0.12)
7.7
(0.30)
13.2
(0.52)
33.4
(1.31)
60.0
(2.36)
83.7
(3.30)
534
(21.02)
Average relative humidity (%) 72.4 72.8 72.1 69.9 65.8 63.2 61.7 61.7 61.9 62.4 64.1 68.5 66.4
Source: Repositorio Institucional Continental
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