Candarave

Candarave
Town
Nighttime at the Main Square
Candarave Location within Peru
Coordinates: 17°16′15″S 70°15′06″W
Country	Peru
Region	Tacna
Province	Candarave
District	Candarave
Government
• Mayor	Mario Genaro Copa Conde
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)

Candarave is a town in southern Peru. It is the capital of the province of the same name in the department of Tacna.

Etymology

Peruvian linguist Rodolfo Cerrón-Palomino speculates that the name comes from kanta-ra-wi, an Aymara word meaning "place of many lodgings".

Geography

Climate

Climate data for Candarave, elevation 3,415 m (11,204 ft), (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	16.6 (61.9)	16.2 (61.2)	16.8 (62.2)	17.1 (62.8)	16.6 (61.9)	15.8 (60.4)	15.7 (60.3)	16.6 (61.9)	17.2 (63.0)	17.6 (63.7)	17.7 (63.9)	17.5 (63.5)	16.8 (62.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	4.9 (40.8)	5.1 (41.2)	4.8 (40.6)	3.7 (38.7)	2.2 (36.0)	1.1 (34.0)	1.0 (33.8)	2.0 (35.6)	2.9 (37.2)	3.2 (37.8)	3.3 (37.9)	4.1 (39.4)	3.2 (37.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	60.0 (2.36)	72.3 (2.85)	33.4 (1.31)	3.3 (0.13)	0.5 (0.02)	0.2 (0.01)	1.7 (0.07)	0.7 (0.03)	1.2 (0.05)	0.9 (0.04)	1.1 (0.04)	18.7 (0.74)	194 (7.65)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru