Río Grande District, Palpa

Río Grande District is one of five districts of the province Palpa in Peru.^[1] The archaeological site of Pernil Alto is located in the district.

Río Grande
District
Country	Peru
Region	Ica
Province	Palpa
Founded	January 16, 1953
Capital	Río Grande
Government
• Mayor	Moises Aguayo Ramirez
Area
• Total	315.52 km2 (121.82 sq mi)
Elevation	354 m (1,161 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	3,009
• Density	9.5/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	110403

Climate

Climate data for Río Grande, elevation 325 m (1,066 ft), (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	33.1 (91.6)	33.8 (92.8)	34.2 (93.6)	32.9 (91.2)	30.4 (86.7)	27.6 (81.7)	26.9 (80.4)	28.0 (82.4)	29.7 (85.5)	30.9 (87.6)	31.6 (88.9)	32.5 (90.5)	31.0 (87.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	18.9 (66.0)	19.4 (66.9)	18.7 (65.7)	16.4 (61.5)	12.8 (55.0)	10.2 (50.4)	9.3 (48.7)	9.5 (49.1)	10.9 (51.6)	12.6 (54.7)	13.6 (56.5)	16.5 (61.7)	14.1 (57.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	3.2 (0.13)	2.6 (0.10)	0.4 (0.02)	0.1 (0.00)	0.1 (0.00)	0.1 (0.00)	0.2 (0.01)	0.1 (0.00)	0.1 (0.00)	0.1 (0.00)	0.1 (0.00)	0.1 (0.00)	7.2 (0.26)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[2]