Chachagüí

Chachagüí
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Chachagüí in the Nariño Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Chachagüí in the Nariño Department of Colombia.
Country Colombia
DepartmentNariño Department
Area
[1]
 • Total
148 km2 (57 sq mi)
Population
 (Census 2018[2])
 • Total
12,419
 • Density84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Chachagüí (Spanish pronunciation: [tʃatʃaˈɣwi]) is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia.

Climate

Chachagüí experiences a consistently warm and mild subtropical highland climate (Köppen: Cfb).[3] July and August are fairly dry, while the rest of the year experiences significant rainfall.

Climate data for Chachagüí (Antonio Nariño Airport), elevation 1,816 m (5,958 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 22.9
(73.2) 		23.3
(73.9) 		23.4
(74.1) 		23.4
(74.1) 		23.7
(74.7) 		24.3
(75.7) 		24.9
(76.8) 		25.6
(78.1) 		25.3
(77.5) 		23.6
(74.5) 		22.5
(72.5) 		22.4
(72.3) 		23.8
(74.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 18.7
(65.7) 		19.0
(66.2) 		19.1
(66.4) 		19.1
(66.4) 		19.3
(66.7) 		19.6
(67.3) 		19.8
(67.6) 		20.2
(68.4) 		19.8
(67.6) 		18.9
(66.0) 		18.4
(65.1) 		18.4
(65.1) 		19.2
(66.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 14.6
(58.3) 		14.8
(58.6) 		15.0
(59.0) 		15.1
(59.2) 		15.2
(59.4) 		14.8
(58.6) 		14.5
(58.1) 		14.7
(58.5) 		14.5
(58.1) 		14.6
(58.3) 		14.7
(58.5) 		14.8
(58.6) 		14.8
(58.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 99.4
(3.91) 		89.9
(3.54) 		128.0
(5.04) 		153.9
(6.06) 		122.1
(4.81) 		53.9
(2.12) 		33.7
(1.33) 		20.1
(0.79) 		63.4
(2.50) 		146.9
(5.78) 		161.4
(6.35) 		127.7
(5.03) 		1,200.4
(47.26)
Average precipitation days 15 14 18 19 18 12 8 8 11 18 20 18 178
Average relative humidity (%) 81 80 80 82 81 74 66 63 69 80 84 84 77
Mean monthly sunshine hours 167.4 141.2 139.5 141.0 161.2 183.0 207.7 207.7 171.0 161.2 153.0 161.2 1,995.1
Mean daily sunshine hours 5.4 5.0 4.5 4.7 5.2 6.1 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.2 5.1 5.2 5.5
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[4]

References

  1. ^ "Municipalities of Colombia". statoids. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria". Nature: Scientific Data. 23 October 2023.
  4. ^ "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.

1°21.63′N 77°17.01′W / 1.36050°N 77.28350°W / 1.36050; -77.28350


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