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Vegachí
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Location of the municipality and town of Vegachí in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
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 Vegachí
Location in Colombia
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| Country |  Colombia |
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| Department |  Antioquia Department |
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| Subregion | Northeastern | ||
| Elevation | 980 m (3,220 ft) | ||
| Population
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| • Total | 9,448 | ||
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) | ||
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Vegachí (Spanish pronunciation: [beɣaˈtʃi]) is a town and municipality in the Colombian department of Antioquia. Part of the subregion of Northeastern Antioquia, it lies at an altitude of 980 m (3,220 ft) above sea level.
Climate
Vegachí has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen: Am) with warm temperatures and frequent rainfall. Vegachí has a long wet season from March to November, and a drier period from December to February.
| Climate data for Vegachí, elevation 995 m (3,264 ft), (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 27.1 (80.8) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.8 (82.0) |
27.2 (81.0) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.6 (79.9) |
27.2 (81.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 22.1 (71.8) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.5 (72.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 17.2 (63.0) |
17.7 (63.9) |
17.9 (64.2) |
18.2 (64.8) |
18.3 (64.9) |
18.1 (64.6) |
17.8 (64.0) |
17.9 (64.2) |
18.0 (64.4) |
18.0 (64.4) |
17.9 (64.2) |
17.5 (63.5) |
17.9 (64.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 27.2 (1.07) |
70.2 (2.76) |
113.6 (4.47) |
240.2 (9.46) |
253.9 (10.00) |
204.0 (8.03) |
218.8 (8.61) |
233.9 (9.21) |
280.4 (11.04) |
244.2 (9.61) |
158.7 (6.25) |
67.1 (2.64) |
2,112.1 (83.15) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 7 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 200 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 87 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 87 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 179.8 | 146.8 | 120.9 | 126.0 | 142.6 | 168.0 | 195.3 | 195.3 | 159.0 | 148.8 | 144.0 | 161.2 | 1,887.7 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 5.8 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales | |||||||||||||
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