Vegachí
Municipality and town in Antioquia Department, Colombia
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Location of the municipality and town of Vegachí in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
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Vegachí (Spanish pronunciation: [beɣaˈtʃi]) is a town and municipality in the Colombian department of Antioquia. Part of the subregion of Northeastern Antioquia, it lies at an altitude of 980 m (3,220 ft) above sea level.
Climate
Vegachí has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen: Am)[1] with warm temperatures and frequent rainfall. Vegachí has a long wet season from March to November, and a drier period from December to February.
Climate data for Vegachí, elevation 995 m (3,264 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) | 27.1 (80.8) | 27.6 (81.7) | 27.5 (81.5) | 27.3 (81.1) | 27.2 (81.0) | 27.2 (81.0) | 27.6 (81.7) | 27.8 (82.0) | 27.2 (81.0) | 26.6 (79.9) | 26.4 (79.5) | 26.6 (79.9) | 27.2 (81.0) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 22.1 (71.8) | 22.5 (72.5) | 22.7 (72.9) | 22.7 (72.9) | 22.7 (72.9) | 22.8 (73.0) | 22.8 (73.0) | 22.9 (73.2) | 22.5 (72.5) | 22.2 (72.0) | 22.0 (71.6) | 22.0 (71.6) | 22.5 (72.5) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 17.2 (63.0) | 17.7 (63.9) | 17.9 (64.2) | 18.2 (64.8) | 18.3 (64.9) | 18.1 (64.6) | 17.8 (64.0) | 17.9 (64.2) | 18.0 (64.4) | 18.0 (64.4) | 17.9 (64.2) | 17.5 (63.5) | 17.9 (64.2) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 27.2 (1.07) | 70.2 (2.76) | 113.6 (4.47) | 240.2 (9.46) | 253.9 (10.00) | 204.0 (8.03) | 218.8 (8.61) | 233.9 (9.21) | 280.4 (11.04) | 244.2 (9.61) | 158.7 (6.25) | 67.1 (2.64) | 2,112.1 (83.15) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 7 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 200 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 87 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 87 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 179.8 | 146.8 | 120.9 | 126.0 | 142.6 | 168.0 | 195.3 | 195.3 | 159.0 | 148.8 | 144.0 | 161.2 | 1,887.7 |
Mean daily sunshine hours | 5.8 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[2] |
References
- ^ "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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