Francisco Pizarro, Nariño
Municipality and town in Nariño Department, Colombia
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Francisco Pizarro is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia named after the Spanish explorer Francisco Pizarro.
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Francisco Pizarro, Nariño | |
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Municipality and town | |
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Flag .svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of the municipality and town of Francisco Pizarro, Nariño in the Nariño Department of Colombia. | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department | Nariño Department |
| Area | |
• Total | 956 km2 (369 sq mi) |
| Population (Census 2018[2]) | |
• Total | 7,430 |
| • Density | 7.77/km2 (20.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Isla del Gallo, where the Famous Thirteen decided to continue the exploration of Peru, belongs to this municipality.
Climate
Francisco Pizarro has a very wet tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af).
| Climate data for Francisco Pizarro | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27.9 (82.2) |
28.6 (83.5) |
28.9 (84.0) |
29.0 (84.2) |
28.8 (83.8) |
28.8 (83.8) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.2 (82.8) |
27.8 (82.0) |
27.8 (82.0) |
27.9 (82.2) |
28.4 (83.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.4 (77.7) |
25.9 (78.6) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.2 (79.2) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.8 (78.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23.0 (73.4) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.5 (74.3) |
22.9 (73.2) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.2 (73.8) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 449.7 (17.70) |
366.5 (14.43) |
271.4 (10.69) |
395.0 (15.55) |
581.0 (22.87) |
502.9 (19.80) |
394.3 (15.52) |
336.9 (13.26) |
299.8 (11.80) |
316.9 (12.48) |
287.0 (11.30) |
364.1 (14.33) |
4,565.5 (179.73) |
| Average rainy days | 14 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 149 |
| Source 1: Instituto de Hidrología, Meteorología y Estudios Ambientales[3] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: [4] | |||||||||||||
