Mosquera, Nariño
Municipality and town in Nariño Department, Colombia
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Mosquera is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia.
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Mosquera, Nariño | |
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Municipality and town | |
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 Location of the municipality and town of Mosquera, Nariño in the Nariño Department of Colombia. | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department | Nariño Department |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,770 km2 (680 sq mi) |
| Population (Census 2018[1]) | |
• Total | 10,203 |
| • Density | 5.76/km2 (14.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Climate
Mosquera has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.
| Climate data for Mosquera | |||||||||||||
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| 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[link removed]
