Municipality and town in Boyacá Department, Colombia
Chita is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá, part of the Valderrama Province a subregion of Boyaca in Colombia.
Climate
Chita has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen: Cfb)[1] with frequent rain and cool mild temperatures.
Climate data for Chita, elevation 2,888 m (9,475 ft), (1981–2010)
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Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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18.4 (65.1)
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18.6 (65.5)
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18.7 (65.7)
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17.8 (64.0)
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17.1 (62.8)
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16.1 (61.0)
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15.4 (59.7)
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15.7 (60.3)
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16.4 (61.5)
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17.0 (62.6)
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17.2 (63.0)
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17.9 (64.2)
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17.2 (63.0)
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Daily mean °C (°F)
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11.6 (52.9)
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12.0 (53.6)
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12.4 (54.3)
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12.5 (54.5)
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12.2 (54.0)
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11.6 (52.9)
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11.1 (52.0)
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11.3 (52.3)
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11.5 (52.7)
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11.8 (53.2)
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11.9 (53.4)
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11.7 (53.1)
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11.8 (53.2)
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Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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5.2 (41.4)
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5.8 (42.4)
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6.7 (44.1)
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7.5 (45.5)
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7.8 (46.0)
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7.5 (45.5)
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7.1 (44.8)
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7.0 (44.6)
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6.7 (44.1)
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6.8 (44.2)
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6.7 (44.1)
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5.7 (42.3)
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6.7 (44.1)
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Average precipitation mm (inches)
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15.0 (0.59)
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25.1 (0.99)
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48.5 (1.91)
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109.3 (4.30)
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119.6 (4.71)
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114.6 (4.51)
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160.0 (6.30)
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123.8 (4.87)
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93.0 (3.66)
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107.5 (4.23)
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97.8 (3.85)
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34.6 (1.36)
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1,048.7 (41.29)
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Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)
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5
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7
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11
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17
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20
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23
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25
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24
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21
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20
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16
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9
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196
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Average relative humidity (%)
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72
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71
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73
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77
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79
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79
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80
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79
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78
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79
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81
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77
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77
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Mean monthly sunshine hours
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244.9
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200.4
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179.8
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126.0
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114.7
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105.0
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105.4
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114.7
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126.0
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136.4
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153.0
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217.0
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1,823.3
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Mean daily sunshine hours
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7.9
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7.1
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5.8
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4.2
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3.7
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3.5
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3.4
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3.7
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4.2
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4.4
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5.1
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7.0
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5.0
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Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[2]
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References
6°10′N 72°25′W / 6.167°N 72.417°W / 6.167; -72.417