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Santa Barbara, Nariño
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Santa Barbara, Nariño in the Nariño Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Santa Barbara, Nariño in the Nariño Department of Colombia.
Country  Colombia
Department Nariño Department
Area
 • Total 1,300 km2 (500 sq mi)
Population
 (Census 2018)
 • Total 8,989
 • Density 6.91/km2 (17.9/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Santa Bárbara is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia. Its municipal seat is known as Iscuandé.

Climate

Santa Bárbara has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af) with very heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Iscuandé
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.4
(84.9)
30.4
(86.7)
30.7
(87.3)
30.5
(86.9)
30.3
(86.5)
30.2
(86.4)
30.2
(86.4)
30.1
(86.2)
29.8
(85.6)
28.9
(84.0)
29.1
(84.4)
29.6
(85.3)
29.9
(85.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.8
(78.4)
26.1
(79.0)
26.4
(79.5)
26.5
(79.7)
26.4
(79.5)
26.0
(78.8)
26.0
(78.8)
26.1
(79.0)
26.0
(78.8)
25.7
(78.3)
25.8
(78.4)
25.8
(78.4)
26.1
(78.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.2
(72.0)
21.9
(71.4)
22.1
(71.8)
22.5
(72.5)
22.6
(72.7)
21.9
(71.4)
21.9
(71.4)
22.1
(71.8)
22.2
(72.0)
22.6
(72.7)
22.6
(72.7)
22.0
(71.6)
22.2
(72.0)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 337
(13.3)
313
(12.3)
270
(10.6)
346
(13.6)
536
(21.1)
482
(19.0)
355
(14.0)
333
(13.1)
401
(15.8)
392
(15.4)
309
(12.2)
285
(11.2)
4,359
(171.6)
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