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.
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) |
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.