Argelia is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia. Part of the subregion of Eastern Antioquia. The population was 8,911 in 2005.

Argelia
Municipality
Flag of Argelia
Official seal of Argelia
Location of the municipality of Argelia in the Antioquia Department
Location of the municipality of Argelia in the Antioquia Department
Argelia is located in Colombia
Argelia
Argelia
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 5°44′33″N 75°8′47″W / 5.74250°N 75.14639°W / 5.74250; -75.14639
Country Colombia
RegionAndean Region
Department Antioquia Department
SubregionEastern
Area
 • Total
254 km2 (98 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total
8,911
 • Density35/km2 (91/sq mi)

Climate

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Argelia has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) which closely borders a subtropical highland climate. It has very heavy rainfall year round.

Climate data for Argelia
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 22.8
(73.0)
23.3
(73.9)
23.6
(74.5)
22.8
(73.0)
22.9
(73.2)
23.2
(73.8)
23.5
(74.3)
23.3
(73.9)
23.1
(73.6)
22.2
(72.0)
22.1
(71.8)
22.2
(72.0)
22.9
(73.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 18.3
(64.9)
18.7
(65.7)
19.1
(66.4)
18.9
(66.0)
18.7
(65.7)
18.7
(65.7)
18.8
(65.8)
18.7
(65.7)
18.5
(65.3)
18.0
(64.4)
18.0
(64.4)
18.1
(64.6)
18.5
(65.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 13.9
(57.0)
14.2
(57.6)
14.6
(58.3)
14.6
(58.3)
14.9
(58.8)
14.6
(58.3)
14.1
(57.4)
14.1
(57.4)
13.9
(57.0)
13.9
(57.0)
14.0
(57.2)
14.0
(57.2)
14.2
(57.6)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 365.9
(14.41)
400.0
(15.75)
512.6
(20.18)
484.8
(19.09)
477.7
(18.81)
330.0
(12.99)
332.5
(13.09)
324.1
(12.76)
461.4
(18.17)
555.4
(21.87)
564.9
(22.24)
494.4
(19.46)
5,303.7
(208.82)
Average rainy days 24 22 27 26 25 21 19 19 24 27 27 27 288
Source 1: [1]
Source 2: [2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2020-03-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Argelia climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Argelia weather averages - Climate-Data.org". en.climate-data.org. Retrieved 2021-12-25.