Mosquera, Nariño

Municipality and town in Nariño Department, Colombia
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Location of the municipality and town of Mosquera, Nariño in the Nariño Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Mosquera, Nariño in the Nariño Department of Colombia.
Country ColombiaDepartmentNariño DepartmentArea
 • Total1,770 km2 (680 sq mi)Population
 (Census 2018[1])
 • Total10,203 • Density5.8/km2 (15/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Mosquera is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia.

Climate

Mosquera has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Mosquera
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 28.4
(83.1)
29.3
(84.7)
29.6
(85.3)
29.6
(85.3)
29.3
(84.7)
29.3
(84.7)
29.0
(84.2)
28.8
(83.8)
28.6
(83.5)
28.6
(83.5)
28.1
(82.6)
28.4
(83.1)
28.9
(84.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.5
(77.9)
25.9
(78.6)
26.1
(79.0)
26.3
(79.3)
26.1
(79.0)
25.9
(78.6)
25.8
(78.4)
25.7
(78.3)
25.5
(77.9)
25.4
(77.7)
25.4
(77.7)
25.4
(77.7)
25.7
(78.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.6
(72.7)
22.5
(72.5)
22.7
(72.9)
23.0
(73.4)
23.0
(73.4)
22.5
(72.5)
22.7
(72.9)
22.7
(72.9)
22.5
(72.5)
22.8
(73.0)
22.7
(72.9)
22.5
(72.5)
22.7
(72.8)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 305
(12.0)
264
(10.4)
228
(9.0)
309
(12.2)
475
(18.7)
477
(18.8)
308
(12.1)
256
(10.1)
346
(13.6)
325
(12.8)
248
(9.8)
215
(8.5)
3,756
(148)
Source: [2]

External links

  • (in Spanish) Mosquera official website

References

  1. ^ "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Mosquera climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Mosquera water temperature - Climate-Data.org". en.climate-data.org. Retrieved 2021-12-25.

2°29′25″N 78°29′43″W / 2.49028°N 78.4953°W / 2.49028; -78.4953


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