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Huancané
Wanqani
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Town
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Church of Huancané
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 Huancané
Location in Peru
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Puno |
| Province | Huancané |
| District | Huancané |
| Elevation | 3,841 m (12,602 ft) |
Huancané (Aymara: Wanqani wanqa a big stone, -ni a suffix, "the one with a big stone (or big stones)") is the capital of the province of Huancané in Peru. The town is located about north of Lake Titicaca. The majority of the residents of Huancané's 7,000 speak Aymara.
Climate
| Climate data for Huancané, elevation 3,842 m (12,605 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) | 15.0 (59.0) |
15.0 (59.0) |
15.0 (59.0) |
15.4 (59.7) |
15.3 (59.5) |
14.7 (58.5) |
14.6 (58.3) |
15.2 (59.4) |
16.2 (61.2) |
16.5 (61.7) |
17.0 (62.6) |
16.1 (61.0) |
15.5 (59.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.3 (39.7) |
4.2 (39.6) |
3.4 (38.1) |
1.4 (34.5) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
1.6 (34.9) |
2.6 (36.7) |
3.8 (38.8) |
0.4 (32.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 126.4 (4.98) |
117.3 (4.62) |
92.8 (3.65) |
35.1 (1.38) |
10.2 (0.40) |
4.8 (0.19) |
4.4 (0.17) |
8.0 (0.31) |
23.5 (0.93) |
52.8 (2.08) |
51.3 (2.02) |
105.4 (4.15) |
632 (24.88) |
| Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru | |||||||||||||
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