El Colegio
Municipality and town in Cundinamarca, Colombia
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El Colegio (Spanish pronunciation: [el koˈlexjo]) is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca.
El Colegio | |
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Municipality and town | |
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.svg) Flag  Seal | |
 Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia | |
  El Colegio Location in Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 4°34′51″N 74°26′33″W | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department |  Cundinamarca |
| Area | |
| 118.3 km2 (45.7 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 1.7 km2 (0.66 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 990 m (3,250 ft) |
| Population (2018 census)[1] | |
| 23,886 | |
| • Density | 201.9/km2 (522.9/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 10,251 |
| • Urban density | 6,000/km2 (16,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Climate
| Climate data for El Colegio/Anapoima (Mercedes Las), elevation 810 m (2,660 ft), (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.7 (87.3) |
30.8 (87.4) |
30.5 (86.9) |
29.8 (85.6) |
29.6 (85.3) |
29.9 (85.8) |
30.5 (86.9) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.3 (88.3) |
29.9 (85.8) |
29.4 (84.9) |
29.6 (85.3) |
30.3 (86.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.3 (77.5) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.2 (77.4) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.8 (76.6) |
25.1 (77.2) |
25.8 (78.4) |
25.6 (78.1) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.7 (76.5) |
25.1 (77.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 18.9 (66.0) |
19.6 (67.3) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.6 (67.3) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.0 (66.2) |
19.0 (66.2) |
18.9 (66.0) |
18.7 (65.7) |
18.7 (65.7) |
18.7 (65.7) |
19.2 (66.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 70.4 (2.77) |
97.8 (3.85) |
128.1 (5.04) |
127.9 (5.04) |
138.6 (5.46) |
45.7 (1.80) |
36.9 (1.45) |
46.2 (1.82) |
96.5 (3.80) |
141.6 (5.57) |
147.8 (5.82) |
90.8 (3.57) |
1,168.3 (46.00) |
| Average precipitation days | 9 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 154 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 72 | 73 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 78 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 182.9 | 146.8 | 133.3 | 126.0 | 133.3 | 138.0 | 158.1 | 155.0 | 141.0 | 145.7 | 147.0 | 167.4 | 1,774.5 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 5.9 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 4.9 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[2] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for El Colegio (Misione), elevation 1,540 m (5,050 ft), (1971–2000) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 24.5 (76.1) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.4 (75.9) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.8 (74.8) |
24.2 (75.6) |
24.3 (75.7) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.9 (75.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 19.9 (67.8) |
19.9 (67.8) |
20.1 (68.2) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.9 (67.8) |
20.1 (68.2) |
20.1 (68.2) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.8 (67.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 16.3 (61.3) |
16.3 (61.3) |
16.5 (61.7) |
16.5 (61.7) |
16.6 (61.9) |
16.4 (61.5) |
16.1 (61.0) |
16.0 (60.8) |
16.2 (61.2) |
16.0 (60.8) |
16.2 (61.2) |
16.2 (61.2) |
16.3 (61.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 105.1 (4.14) |
109.8 (4.32) |
152.0 (5.98) |
190.6 (7.50) |
135.0 (5.31) |
67.0 (2.64) |
48.8 (1.92) |
59.1 (2.33) |
109.0 (4.29) |
181.1 (7.13) |
199.8 (7.87) |
120.2 (4.73) |
1,477.5 (58.17) |
| Average precipitation days | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 204 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 81 | 79 | 75 | 74 | 75 | 82 | 84 | 81 | 79 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 139.5 | 107.4 | 102.3 | 87.0 | 83.7 | 93.0 | 114.7 | 108.5 | 108.0 | 99.2 | 93.0 | 120.9 | 1,257.2 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[3] | |||||||||||||
