Iquira is a town and municipality in the Huila Department, Colombia.
Iquira | |
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Municipality and town | |
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 Location of the municipality and town of Iquira in the Huila Department of Colombia. | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department | Huila Department |
| Area | |
• Total | 521 km2 (201 sq mi) |
| Population (Census 2018[2]) | |
• Total | 9,064 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (45/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Climate
edit| Climate data for Iquira, elevation 1,095 m (3,593 ft), (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27.4 (81.3) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.5 (81.5) |
28.0 (82.4) |
28.2 (82.8) |
28.8 (83.8) |
28.1 (82.6) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.6 (81.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 23.1 (73.6) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.6 (74.5) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.5 (74.3) |
22.8 (73.0) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.2 (73.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.3 (66.7) |
19.3 (66.7) |
19.3 (66.7) |
19.3 (66.7) |
19.2 (66.6) |
19.1 (66.4) |
19.0 (66.2) |
19.0 (66.2) |
19.2 (66.6) |
19.1 (66.4) |
19.1 (66.4) |
19.1 (66.4) |
19.2 (66.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 191.2 (7.53) |
183.6 (7.23) |
203.3 (8.00) |
213.7 (8.41) |
168.3 (6.63) |
60.3 (2.37) |
43.6 (1.72) |
37.6 (1.48) |
84.0 (3.31) |
197.5 (7.78) |
278.9 (10.98) |
256.2 (10.09) |
1,918.2 (75.52) |
| Average precipitation days | 15 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 183 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 164.3 | 135.5 | 120.9 | 132.0 | 139.5 | 147.0 | 136.4 | 155.0 | 147.0 | 148.8 | 126.0 | 145.7 | 1,698.1 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 5.3 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[3] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Iquira (Terpeya Colombia), elevation 1,650 m (5,410 ft), (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 22.9 (73.2) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.2 (73.8) |
24.0 (75.2) |
24.6 (76.3) |
23.5 (74.3) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.1 (71.8) |
23.2 (73.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 18.7 (65.7) |
18.9 (66.0) |
18.9 (66.0) |
18.9 (66.0) |
19.0 (66.2) |
18.8 (65.8) |
18.6 (65.5) |
19.0 (66.2) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.1 (66.4) |
18.5 (65.3) |
18.4 (65.1) |
18.9 (66.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 15.5 (59.9) |
15.7 (60.3) |
15.9 (60.6) |
16.1 (61.0) |
16.1 (61.0) |
15.6 (60.1) |
15.3 (59.5) |
15.4 (59.7) |
15.4 (59.7) |
15.5 (59.9) |
15.7 (60.3) |
15.7 (60.3) |
15.6 (60.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 223.2 (8.79) |
211.7 (8.33) |
255.5 (10.06) |
221.2 (8.71) |
187.5 (7.38) |
89.5 (3.52) |
74.4 (2.93) |
46.1 (1.81) |
99.1 (3.90) |
176.5 (6.95) |
265.4 (10.45) |
228.0 (8.98) |
2,077.9 (81.81) |
| Average precipitation days | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 232 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 87 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 81 | 79 | 75 | 75 | 82 | 88 | 88 | 83 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[3] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Municipalities of Colombia". statoids. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010" (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
2°39′N 75°39′W / 2.650°N 75.650°W
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