Lancones District is one of eight districts of the province Sullana in Peru.[1]

Lancones
Country Peru
RegionPiura
ProvinceSullana
FoundedDecember 3, 1917
CapitalLancones
Area
 • Total2,189.35 km2 (845.31 sq mi)
Elevation
120 m (390 ft)
Population
 • Total13,302
 • Density6.1/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO200604

In 2016, the Lancones District recorded a temperature of 39.8 °C (103.6 °F), which is the joint highest temperature to have ever been recorded in Peru along with Chulucanas.[2]

Climate

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Climate data for Lancones, elevation 136 m (446 ft), (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 33.8
(92.8)
34.2
(93.6)
33.9
(93.0)
33.5
(92.3)
31.5
(88.7)
29.5
(85.1)
29.0
(84.2)
29.6
(85.3)
30.7
(87.3)
31.1
(88.0)
31.7
(89.1)
32.6
(90.7)
31.8
(89.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 21.4
(70.5)
22.6
(72.7)
22.3
(72.1)
21.4
(70.5)
19.8
(67.6)
17.7
(63.9)
16.8
(62.2)
16.6
(61.9)
16.8
(62.2)
17.1
(62.8)
17.9
(64.2)
19.3
(66.7)
19.1
(66.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 46.7
(1.84)
102.2
(4.02)
149.5
(5.89)
47.3
(1.86)
6.9
(0.27)
0.2
(0.01)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
1.3
(0.05)
0.4
(0.02)
21.3
(0.84)
375.8
(14.8)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[3]

References

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  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 17, 2008.
  2. ^ PERU21, NOTICIAS (2019-01-26). "Récords de calor en el norte | OPINION". Peru21 (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-01-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Normales Climáticas Estándares y Medias 1991-2020". National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2024.


4°38′27″S 80°32′55″W / 4.6408°S 80.5487°W / -4.6408; -80.5487