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

El Charco
Municipality and town
Flag of El Charco
Official seal of El Charco
Location of the municipality and town of El Charco in the Nariño Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of El Charco in the Nariño Department of Colombia.
Country Colombia
DepartmentNariño Department
FoundedOctober 16, 1886
Government
 • MayorMilton Cuero Tejada
Area
 • Municipality and town2,485 km2 (959.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Municipality and town38,207
 • Density15.38/km2 (39.82/sq mi)
 • Urban
10,461
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Climate edit

El Charco has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for El Charco
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.1
(84.4)
30.1
(86.2)
30.4
(86.7)
30.1
(86.2)
30.0
(86.0)
30.0
(86.0)
29.8
(85.6)
29.7
(85.5)
29.4
(84.9)
28.6
(83.5)
28.8
(83.8)
29.2
(84.6)
29.6
(85.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.7
(78.3)
26.1
(79.0)
26.3
(79.3)
26.3
(79.3)
26.4
(79.5)
26.1
(79.0)
25.9
(78.6)
26.0
(78.8)
25.8
(78.4)
25.7
(78.3)
25.7
(78.3)
25.6
(78.1)
26.0
(78.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.3
(72.1)
22.1
(71.8)
22.3
(72.1)
22.6
(72.7)
22.8
(73.0)
22.2
(72.0)
22.1
(71.8)
22.3
(72.1)
22.3
(72.1)
22.8
(73.0)
22.7
(72.9)
22.1
(71.8)
22.4
(72.3)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 322
(12.7)
294
(11.6)
254
(10.0)
333
(13.1)
524
(20.6)
491
(19.3)
343
(13.5)
314
(12.4)
395
(15.6)
377
(14.8)
292
(11.5)
260
(10.2)
4,199
(165.3)
Source: [1]

References edit

  1. ^ "El Charco climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, El Charco water temperature - Climate-Data.org". en.climate-data.org. Retrieved 2021-12-25.

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