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Chita
Municipality and town
Lugares de Chita.jpg
Flag of Chita
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Official seal of Chita
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Location of the municipality and town of Chita in the Boyacá Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Chita in the Boyacá Department of Colombia.
Country  Colombia
Department Boyacá Department
Province Valderrama Province
Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Chita is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá, part of the Valderrama Province a subregion of Boyaca in Colombia.

Climate

Chita has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen: Cfb) with frequent rain and cool mild temperatures.

Climate data for Chita, elevation 2,888 m (9,475 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 18.4
(65.1)
18.6
(65.5)
18.7
(65.7)
17.8
(64.0)
17.1
(62.8)
16.1
(61.0)
15.4
(59.7)
15.7
(60.3)
16.4
(61.5)
17.0
(62.6)
17.2
(63.0)
17.9
(64.2)
17.2
(63.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 11.6
(52.9)
12.0
(53.6)
12.4
(54.3)
12.5
(54.5)
12.2
(54.0)
11.6
(52.9)
11.1
(52.0)
11.3
(52.3)
11.5
(52.7)
11.8
(53.2)
11.9
(53.4)
11.7
(53.1)
11.8
(53.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 5.2
(41.4)
5.8
(42.4)
6.7
(44.1)
7.5
(45.5)
7.8
(46.0)
7.5
(45.5)
7.1
(44.8)
7.0
(44.6)
6.7
(44.1)
6.8
(44.2)
6.7
(44.1)
5.7
(42.3)
6.7
(44.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 15.0
(0.59)
25.1
(0.99)
48.5
(1.91)
109.3
(4.30)
119.6
(4.71)
114.6
(4.51)
160.0
(6.30)
123.8
(4.87)
93.0
(3.66)
107.5
(4.23)
97.8
(3.85)
34.6
(1.36)
1,048.7
(41.29)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 5 7 11 17 20 23 25 24 21 20 16 9 196
Average relative humidity (%) 72 71 73 77 79 79 80 79 78 79 81 77 77
Mean monthly sunshine hours 244.9 200.4 179.8 126.0 114.7 105.0 105.4 114.7 126.0 136.4 153.0 217.0 1,823.3
Mean daily sunshine hours 7.9 7.1 5.8 4.2 3.7 3.5 3.4 3.7 4.2 4.4 5.1 7.0 5.0
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales
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