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Briceño
Municipality and town
Flag of Briceño
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Official seal of Briceño
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Location of the municipality and town of Briceño in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality and town of Briceño in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
Briceño is located in Colombia
Briceño
Briceño
Location in Colombia
Country  Colombia
Department Antioquia Department
Subregion Northern
Area
 • Total 401 km2 (155 sq mi)
Elevation
1,200 m (3,900 ft)
Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Briceño is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia. Part of the subregion of Northern Antioquia, it lies at an altitude of 1,200 m (3,900 ft) above sea level.

Climate

Briceño has a relatively cool tropical rainforest climate (Af) due to altitude. It has very heavy rainfall year round.

Climate data for Briceño
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 26.6
(79.9)
27.2
(81.0)
27.6
(81.7)
27.4
(81.3)
26.7
(80.1)
26.6
(79.9)
27.0
(80.6)
26.7
(80.1)
26.2
(79.2)
25.8
(78.4)
25.5
(77.9)
26.7
(80.1)
26.7
(80.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 21.2
(70.2)
21.7
(71.1)
22.2
(72.0)
22.2
(72.0)
21.8
(71.2)
21.6
(70.9)
21.8
(71.2)
21.5
(70.7)
21.2
(70.2)
21.1
(70.0)
20.9
(69.6)
21.0
(69.8)
21.5
(70.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 15.9
(60.6)
16.2
(61.2)
16.8
(62.2)
17.0
(62.6)
17.0
(62.6)
16.7
(62.1)
16.6
(61.9)
16.4
(61.5)
16.3
(61.3)
16.4
(61.5)
16.4
(61.5)
15.3
(59.5)
16.4
(61.5)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 162.3
(6.39)
245.4
(9.66)
297.1
(11.70)
576.5
(22.70)
776.8
(30.58)
732.9
(28.85)
791.8
(31.17)
752.7
(29.63)
684.4
(26.94)
723.4
(28.48)
511.5
(20.14)
273.9
(10.78)
6,528.7
(257.02)
Average rainy days 12 14 16 23 26 24 25 24 24 25 22 16 251

See also

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