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Puerres
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Location of the municipality and town of Puerres in the Nariño Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Puerres in the Nariño Department of Colombia.
Country  Colombia
Department Nariño Department
Population
 • Total 8,979
Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Puerres is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia.

Climate

Puerres has a comfortable subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cfb) with moderate rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Monopamba, Puerres, elevation 1,776 m (5,827 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 20.9
(69.6)
20.9
(69.6)
21.3
(70.3)
21.1
(70.0)
20.7
(69.3)
19.3
(66.7)
18.8
(65.8)
19.7
(67.5)
21.1
(70.0)
21.8
(71.2)
21.9
(71.4)
21.6
(70.9)
20.8
(69.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 16.9
(62.4)
17
(63)
17.1
(62.8)
17.1
(62.8)
16.8
(62.2)
16.1
(61.0)
15.6
(60.1)
15.9
(60.6)
16.5
(61.7)
17.1
(62.8)
17.3
(63.1)
17.2
(63.0)
16.7
(62.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 13.5
(56.3)
13.7
(56.7)
13.7
(56.7)
13.9
(57.0)
14.1
(57.4)
13.7
(56.7)
12.9
(55.2)
12.9
(55.2)
13.0
(55.4)
13.3
(55.9)
13.6
(56.5)
13.7
(56.7)
13.5
(56.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 200.9
(7.91)
189.0
(7.44)
199.6
(7.86)
269.5
(10.61)
342.6
(13.49)
417.6
(16.44)
428.0
(16.85)
363.1
(14.30)
245.5
(9.67)
179.1
(7.05)
153.9
(6.06)
192.6
(7.58)
3,168
(124.72)
Average precipitation days 24 22 25 27 28 27 28 27 25 25 23 24 305
Average relative humidity (%) 90 89 89 90 90 91 91 91 89 88 88 89 90
Mean monthly sunshine hours 83.7 59.3 49.6 51.0 52.7 39.0 40.3 46.5 60.0 80.6 96.0 89.9 748.6
Mean daily sunshine hours 2.7 2.1 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.3 1.3 1.5 2.0 2.6 3.2 2.9 2.1
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales

See also

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