Vegachí
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Vegachí | |
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 Location of the municipality and town of Vegachí in the Antioquia Department of Colombia | |
  Vegachí Location in Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 6°46′23″N 74°47′58″W / 6.77306°N 74.79944°W / 6.77306; -74.79944 | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department |  Antioquia Department |
| Subregion | Northeastern |
| Elevation | 980 m (3,220 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 9,448 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
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 (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) | 27.29 (81.12) |
27.8 (82.0) |
27.63 (81.73) |
27.35 (81.23) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.41 (81.34) |
27.69 (81.84) |
27.88 (82.18) |
27.43 (81.37) |
26.81 (80.26) |
26.54 (79.77) |
26.71 (80.08) |
27.31 (81.16) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 17.52 (63.54) |
18.16 (64.69) |
18.56 (65.41) |
18.84 (65.91) |
18.91 (66.04) |
18.63 (65.53) |
18.29 (64.92) |
18.43 (65.17) |
18.39 (65.10) |
18.53 (65.35) |
18.34 (65.01) |
17.97 (64.35) |
18.38 (65.08) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 30.02 (1.18) |
60.44 (2.38) |
146.38 (5.76) |
249.86 (9.84) |
280.78 (11.05) |
209.74 (8.26) |
219.51 (8.64) |
226.86 (8.93) |
261.72 (10.30) |
250.46 (9.86) |
169.78 (6.68) |
69.29 (2.73) |
2,174.83 (85.62) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 3.93 | 5.41 | 10.46 | 17.12 | 18.77 | 15.27 | 16.04 | 16.92 | 18.12 | 17.71 | 14.29 | 7.72 | 161.76 |
| Source: NOAA[2] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "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 — Vegachí". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
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