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El Colegio
Municipality and town
Iglesia en Mesitas del Colegio.JPG
Flag of El Colegio
Flag
Official seal of El Colegio
Seal
Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia
El Colegio is located in Colombia
El Colegio
El Colegio
Location in Colombia
Country  Colombia
Department Cundinamarca
Area
 • Municipality and town 118.3 km2 (45.7 sq mi)
 • Urban
1.7 km2 (0.7 sq mi)
Elevation
990 m (3,250 ft)
Population
 (2018 census)
 • Municipality and town 23,886
 • Density 201.91/km2 (522.95/sq mi)
 • Urban
10,251
 • Urban density 6,030/km2 (15,600/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

El Colegio (Spanish pronunciation: [el koˈlexjo]) is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca.

Climate

Climate data for El Colegio/Anapoima (Mercedes Las), elevation 810 m (2,660 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.7
(87.3)
30.8
(87.4)
30.5
(86.9)
29.8
(85.6)
29.6
(85.3)
29.9
(85.8)
30.5
(86.9)
31.3
(88.3)
31.3
(88.3)
29.9
(85.8)
29.4
(84.9)
29.6
(85.3)
30.3
(86.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.3
(77.5)
25.4
(77.7)
25.2
(77.4)
24.7
(76.5)
24.7
(76.5)
24.8
(76.6)
25.1
(77.2)
25.8
(78.4)
25.6
(78.1)
24.9
(76.8)
24.5
(76.1)
24.7
(76.5)
25.1
(77.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 18.9
(66.0)
19.6
(67.3)
19.5
(67.1)
19.6
(67.3)
19.7
(67.5)
19.5
(67.1)
19.0
(66.2)
19.0
(66.2)
18.9
(66.0)
18.7
(65.7)
18.7
(65.7)
18.7
(65.7)
19.2
(66.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 70.4
(2.77)
97.8
(3.85)
128.1
(5.04)
127.9
(5.04)
138.6
(5.46)
45.7
(1.80)
36.9
(1.45)
46.2
(1.82)
96.5
(3.80)
141.6
(5.57)
147.8
(5.82)
90.8
(3.57)
1,168.3
(46.00)
Average precipitation days 9 11 14 17 17 12 12 10 12 17 15 12 154
Average relative humidity (%) 77 78 79 80 81 78 75 72 73 78 82 80 78
Mean monthly sunshine hours 182.9 146.8 133.3 126.0 133.3 138.0 158.1 155.0 141.0 145.7 147.0 167.4 1,774.5
Mean daily sunshine hours 5.9 5.2 4.3 4.2 4.3 4.6 5.1 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.9 5.4 4.9
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales
Climate data for El Colegio (Misione), elevation 1,540 m (5,050 ft), (1971–2000)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 24.5
(76.1)
24.3
(75.7)
24.4
(75.9)
23.7
(74.7)
23.4
(74.1)
23.5
(74.3)
23.8
(74.8)
24.2
(75.6)
24.3
(75.7)
23.4
(74.1)
23.3
(73.9)
23.8
(74.8)
23.9
(75.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 19.9
(67.8)
19.9
(67.8)
20.1
(68.2)
19.7
(67.5)
19.7
(67.5)
19.7
(67.5)
19.9
(67.8)
20.1
(68.2)
20.1
(68.2)
19.4
(66.9)
19.4
(66.9)
19.5
(67.1)
19.8
(67.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 16.3
(61.3)
16.3
(61.3)
16.5
(61.7)
16.5
(61.7)
16.6
(61.9)
16.4
(61.5)
16.1
(61.0)
16.0
(60.8)
16.2
(61.2)
16.0
(60.8)
16.2
(61.2)
16.2
(61.2)
16.3
(61.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 105.1
(4.14)
109.8
(4.32)
152.0
(5.98)
190.6
(7.50)
135.0
(5.31)
67.0
(2.64)
48.8
(1.92)
59.1
(2.33)
109.0
(4.29)
181.1
(7.13)
199.8
(7.87)
120.2
(4.73)
1,477.5
(58.17)
Average precipitation days 13 14 17 20 21 18 15 16 17 21 19 14 204
Average relative humidity (%) 79 80 80 82 81 79 75 74 75 82 84 81 79
Mean monthly sunshine hours 139.5 107.4 102.3 87.0 83.7 93.0 114.7 108.5 108.0 99.2 93.0 120.9 1,257.2
Mean daily sunshine hours 4.5 3.8 3.3 2.9 2.7 3.1 3.7 3.5 3.6 3.2 3.1 3.9 3.4
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales
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