Otanche
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Otanche | |
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Municipality and town | |
Country | Colombia |
Department | Boyacá Department |
Province | Western Boyacá Province |
Government | |
• Mayor | Evelio Puentes Rocha (2020-2023) |
Population (Census 2018[1]) | |
• Total | 6,997 |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Otanche is a town and municipality in Boyacá Department, Colombia, part of the subregion of the Western Boyacá Province.
Climate[edit]
Otanche has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen: Aw)[2] with mild temperatures and high amounts of rainfall throughout the year.
Climate data for Otanche (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26.17 (79.11) | 26.35 (79.43) | 26.25 (79.25) | 26.53 (79.75) | 26.67 (80.01) | 26.83 (80.29) | 27.0 (80.6) | 27.29 (81.12) | 27.08 (80.74) | 26.34 (79.41) | 25.92 (78.66) | 25.96 (78.73) | 26.53 (79.75) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 18.7 (65.7) | 18.89 (66.00) | 18.91 (66.04) | 18.89 (66.00) | 19.03 (66.25) | 18.79 (65.82) | 18.62 (65.52) | 18.78 (65.80) | 18.54 (65.37) | 18.62 (65.52) | 18.57 (65.43) | 18.72 (65.70) | 18.76 (65.77) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 190.12 (7.49) | 206.87 (8.14) | 315.36 (12.42) | 385.79 (15.19) | 359.61 (14.16) | 208.83 (8.22) | 180.54 (7.11) | 194.06 (7.64) | 252.19 (9.93) | 448.11 (17.64) | 383.45 (15.10) | 235.56 (9.27) | 3,360.48 (132.30) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 13.12 | 13.47 | 18.84 | 19.68 | 20.5 | 14.7 | 14.36 | 13.62 | 15.91 | 20.43 | 20.9 | 15.56 | 201.09 |
Source: NOAA[3] |
References[edit]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Otanche". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
5°45′N 74°15′W / 5.750°N 74.250°W