Huancané

Huancané Wanqani
Town
Church of Huancané
Huancané
Coordinates: 15°12′8″S 69°45′41″W
Country	Peru
Region	Puno
Province	Huancané
District	Huancané
Elevation	3,841 m (12,602 ft)

Huancané (Aymara: Wanqani listen^ⓘ wanqa a big stone,[1] -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.^[citation needed]

Climate

Climate data for Huancané, elevation 3,842 m (12,605 ft), (1991–2020)
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[2]

References

1. Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
2. "Normales Climáticas Estándares y Medias 1991-2020". National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.

15°12′8″S 69°45′41″W