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Cáchira
Cáchira
Municipality and town
	View of Cáchira and surrounding mountains
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	Location of Cáchira in Norte de Santander
	Cáchira Location of Cáchira in Colombia
	Coordinates: 7°45′N 73°10′W / 7.750°N 73.167°W
Country	Colombia
Department	Norte de Santander Department
Subregion	Western
Founded	7 March 1811
Government
• Mayor	Henry Augusto Reyes Acevedo; (2016-2019)
Area
• Municipality and town	605.94 km2 (233.95 sq mi)
Elevation	2,025 m (6,644 ft)
Population (2015)
• Municipality and town	10,970
• Density	18/km2 (47/sq mi)
• Urban	1,700
Time zone	UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Climate	Cfb
Website	Official website

Cáchira is a Colombian municipality located in the department of Norte de Santander. The urban centre is situated at an altitude of 2,025 metres (6,644 ft) in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes.^[1]

Climate

Climate data for Cáchira (Esc Agr Cachira), elevation 1,882 m (6,175 ft), (1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	22.4 (72.3)	22.8 (73.0)	22.6 (72.7)	22.3 (72.1)	22.3 (72.1)	22.3 (72.1)	22.3 (72.1)	22.5 (72.5)	22.0 (71.6)	21.5 (70.7)	21.4 (70.5)	22.0 (71.6)	22.2 (72.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)	16.3 (61.3)	16.8 (62.2)	17.1 (62.8)	17.3 (63.1)	17.5 (63.5)	17.5 (63.5)	17.2 (63.0)	17.2 (63.0)	16.9 (62.4)	16.8 (62.2)	16.7 (62.1)	16.5 (61.7)	17.0 (62.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	10.5 (50.9)	11.1 (52.0)	11.7 (53.1)	13.0 (55.4)	13.4 (56.1)	13.2 (55.8)	12.7 (54.9)	12.6 (54.7)	12.6 (54.7)	12.9 (55.2)	12.5 (54.5)	11.3 (52.3)	12.3 (54.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	26.1 (1.03)	32.4 (1.28)	58.1 (2.29)	105.6 (4.16)	123.1 (4.85)	60.0 (2.36)	53.5 (2.11)	73.6 (2.90)	140.9 (5.55)	167.0 (6.57)	109.2 (4.30)	39.7 (1.56)	989.2 (38.94)
Average precipitation days	7	8	11	17	18	14	14	16	19	21	17	10	172
Average relative humidity (%)	83	82	84	87	87	86	84	85	87	89	89	86	86
Mean monthly sunshine hours	213.9	177.8	158.1	117.0	111.6	117.0	130.2	130.2	111.0	120.9	144.0	195.3	1,727
Mean daily sunshine hours	6.9	6.3	5.1	3.9	3.6	3.9	4.2	4.2	3.7	3.9	4.8	6.3	4.7
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales^[2]

^ (in Spanish) Official website Cáchira
^ "Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010" (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2024.