Nariño, Antioquia

Nariño
Municipality and town
Flag of Nariño
Official seal of Nariño
Location of the municipality and town of Nariño in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality and town of Nariño in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
Coordinates: 5°36′33″N 75°10′35″W / 5.60917°N 75.17639°W / 5.60917; -75.17639
Country Colombia
Department Antioquia Department
SubregionEastern
Area
 • Total
313 km2 (121 sq mi)
Population
 (Census 2018[1])
 • Total
8,603
 • Density27/km2 (71/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Nariño is a town and municipality in the Colombian department of Antioquia. The population was 8,603 at the 2018 census. It is part of the subregion of Eastern Antioquia.

Climate

Nariño has a cool tropical rainforest climate (Af) due to altitude with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Nariño
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 23.2
(73.8)
23.7
(74.7)
23.9
(75.0)
23.0
(73.4)
23.2
(73.8)
23.4
(74.1)
23.9
(75.0)
23.7
(74.7)
23.4
(74.1)
22.6
(72.7)
22.3
(72.1)
22.6
(72.7)
23.2
(73.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 18.6
(65.5)
19.0
(66.2)
19.3
(66.7)
18.9
(66.0)
19.2
(66.6)
19.0
(66.2)
19.1
(66.4)
19.0
(66.2)
18.7
(65.7)
18.4
(65.1)
18.2
(64.8)
18.4
(65.1)
18.8
(65.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 14.1
(57.4)
14.4
(57.9)
14.8
(58.6)
14.8
(58.6)
15.2
(59.4)
14.7
(58.5)
14.3
(57.7)
14.3
(57.7)
14.1
(57.4)
14.2
(57.6)
14.2
(57.6)
14.2
(57.6)
14.4
(58.0)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 201
(7.9)
241
(9.5)
304
(12.0)
433
(17.0)
453
(17.8)
258
(10.2)
189
(7.4)
246
(9.7)
355
(14.0)
468
(18.4)
335
(13.2)
282
(11.1)
3,765
(148.2)
Source: Climate-Data.org[2]

References

  1. ^ "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Climate: Nariño". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved September 3, 2020.