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Cañasgordas
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Cañasgordas in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality and town of Cañasgordas in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
Cañasgordas is located in Colombia
Cañasgordas
Cañasgordas
Location in Colombia
Country  Colombia
Department Antioquia Department
Subregion Western
Area
 • Total 391 km2 (151 sq mi)
Elevation
1,320 m (4,330 ft)
Population
 (Census 2018)
 • Total 13,595
 • Density 34.77/km2 (90.05/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Cañasgordas is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia. The population was 13,595 at the 2018 census.

Climate

Cañasgordas has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Cañasgordas, elevation 1,200 m (3,900 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 27.1
(80.8)
27.6
(81.7)
27.5
(81.5)
26.9
(80.4)
26.6
(79.9)
26.7
(80.1)
27.0
(80.6)
27.3
(81.1)
27.0
(80.6)
26.1
(79.0)
26.1
(79.0)
26.5
(79.7)
26.8
(80.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 21.6
(70.9)
21.7
(71.1)
21.8
(71.2)
21.7
(71.1)
21.6
(70.9)
21.7
(71.1)
21.7
(71.1)
21.7
(71.1)
21.5
(70.7)
21.1
(70.0)
21.2
(70.2)
21.4
(70.5)
21.5
(70.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 16.0
(60.8)
16.2
(61.2)
16.5
(61.7)
16.9
(62.4)
17.1
(62.8)
17.0
(62.6)
16.8
(62.2)
16.7
(62.1)
16.7
(62.1)
16.6
(61.9)
16.6
(61.9)
16.4
(61.5)
16.7
(62.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 90.1
(3.55)
96.3
(3.79)
140.7
(5.54)
244.9
(9.64)
273.9
(10.78)
203.6
(8.02)
158.3
(6.23)
177.3
(6.98)
262.7
(10.34)
308.5
(12.15)
289.2
(11.39)
150.7
(5.93)
2,396.2
(94.34)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 11 10 13 19 21 17 17 16 20 24 21 14 202
Average relative humidity (%) 85 84 84 86 86 86 85 85 85 86 87 86 86
Mean monthly sunshine hours 167.4 146.8 145.7 108.0 114.7 129.0 148.8 139.5 120.0 111.6 123.0 139.5 1,594
Mean daily sunshine hours 5.4 5.2 4.7 3.6 3.7 4.3 4.8 4.5 4.0 3.6 4.1 4.5 4.4
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales

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