Colcha K
Colcha K | |
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  Colcha K Location in Bolivia | |
| Coordinates: 20°44′26″S 67°39′38″W / 20.74056°S 67.66056°W | |
| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department | Potosí Department |
| Province | Nor Lípez Province |
| Municipality | Colcha "K" Municipality |
| Canton | Colcha "K" Canton |
| Elevation | 12,306 ft (3,751 m) |
| Population (2012)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,221 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
Colcha K is a village serving as the capital of Nor Lípez Province, in the Potosí Department of Bolivia. It is also the capital of the Colcha "K" Canton and Colcha "K" Municipality.
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Colcha K, elevation 3,780 m (12,400 ft), (1979–2012) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 31.1 (88.0) | 30.6 (87.1) | 29.6 (85.3) | 28.2 (82.8) | 25.4 (77.7) | 24.1 (75.4) | 24.1 (75.4) | 26.8 (80.2) | 26.0 (78.8) | 29.1 (84.4) | 31.2 (88.2) | 31.0 (87.8) | 31.2 (88.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 22.5 (72.5) | 21.9 (71.4) | 22.3 (72.1) | 21.2 (70.2) | 17.7 (63.9) | 15.6 (60.1) | 15.3 (59.5) | 17.4 (63.3) | 19.0 (66.2) | 21.4 (70.5) | 22.9 (73.2) | 23.7 (74.7) | 20.1 (68.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 13.9 (57.0) | 13.3 (55.9) | 13.1 (55.6) | 11.2 (52.2) | 7.6 (45.7) | 5.6 (42.1) | 5.4 (41.7) | 7.3 (45.1) | 9.0 (48.2) | 11.2 (52.2) | 12.7 (54.9) | 14.0 (57.2) | 10.4 (50.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.4 (41.7) | 4.7 (40.5) | 4.0 (39.2) | 1.3 (34.3) | −2.5 (27.5) | −4.4 (24.1) | −4.4 (24.1) | −2.9 (26.8) | −1.0 (30.2) | 0.9 (33.6) | 2.6 (36.7) | 4.3 (39.7) | 0.7 (33.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.1 (28.2) | −1.5 (29.3) | −4.0 (24.8) | −7.2 (19.0) | −14.0 (6.8) | −12.4 (9.7) | −11.2 (11.8) | −11.0 (12.2) | −9.2 (15.4) | −6.1 (21.0) | −3.9 (25.0) | −2.5 (27.5) | −14.0 (6.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 84.8 (3.34) | 49.0 (1.93) | 23.1 (0.91) | 2.8 (0.11) | 0.8 (0.03) | 0.5 (0.02) | 1.0 (0.04) | 0.8 (0.03) | 0.2 (0.01) | 1.0 (0.04) | 2.0 (0.08) | 21.5 (0.85) | 187.5 (7.39) |
| Average precipitation days | 10.3 | 6.3 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 3.5 | 28 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 44.1 | 39.4 | 37.4 | 24.9 | 24.6 | 24.5 | 25.2 | 23.5 | 20.4 | 21.2 | 25.3 | 32.2 | 28.6 |
| Source: Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia[2][3] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ INE – Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia 2012 at the Wayback Machine (archived July 22, 2011)
- ^ "Base de datos Sistema Meteorológico–SISMET" (in Spanish). Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia. Archived from the original on 7 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "índices climáticos para 149 estaciones meteorológicas en Bolivia" (in Spanish). Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
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