Otanche
Municipality and town in Boyacá Department, Colombia
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Location of the municipality and town of Otanche in the Boyacá Department of Colombia.
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(2020-2023)
(Census 2018[1])
Otanche is a town and municipality in Boyacá Department, Colombia, part of the subregion of the Western Boyacá Province.
Climate
Otanche has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen: Aw)[2] with mild temperatures and high amounts of rainfall throughout the year.
Climate data for Otanche, elevation 1,070 m (3,510 ft), (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26.1 (79.0) | 26.4 (79.5) | 26.3 (79.3) | 26.5 (79.7) | 26.8 (80.2) | 26.9 (80.4) | 27.0 (80.6) | 27.3 (81.1) | 26.9 (80.4) | 26.4 (79.5) | 26.0 (78.8) | 26.0 (78.8) | 26.5 (79.7) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 22.2 (72.0) | 22.3 (72.1) | 22.5 (72.5) | 22.6 (72.7) | 22.8 (73.0) | 22.9 (73.2) | 22.7 (72.9) | 22.9 (73.2) | 22.7 (72.9) | 22.3 (72.1) | 22.2 (72.0) | 22.2 (72.0) | 22.5 (72.5) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 18.7 (65.7) | 18.8 (65.8) | 18.8 (65.8) | 18.7 (65.7) | 18.8 (65.8) | 18.7 (65.7) | 18.5 (65.3) | 18.8 (65.8) | 18.4 (65.1) | 18.5 (65.3) | 18.5 (65.3) | 18.7 (65.7) | 18.6 (65.5) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 192.8 (7.59) | 214.6 (8.45) | 258.7 (10.19) | 398.6 (15.69) | 382.0 (15.04) | 209.0 (8.23) | 177.3 (6.98) | 203.1 (8.00) | 280.0 (11.02) | 485.8 (19.13) | 364.5 (14.35) | 240.7 (9.48) | 3,401.2 (133.91) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 16 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 236 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 88 | 87 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 89 | 90 | 88 |
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[3] |
References
- ^ "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ "Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria". Nature: Scientific Data. 23 October 2023.
- ^ "Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010" (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
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5°45′N 74°15′W / 5.750°N 74.250°W / 5.750; -74.250
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See also: List of municipalities in Boyacá
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