Medina, Cundinamarca

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Medina
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Medina in the Cundinamarca Department of Colombia
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Medina
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 4°30′33″N73°20′58″W / 4.50917°N 73.34944°W / 4.50917; -73.34944 Coordinates: 4°30′33″N73°20′58″W / 4.50917°N 73.34944°W / 4.50917; -73.34944
CountryFlag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Department Flag of Cundinamarca.svg Cundinamarca
Population
 (Census 2018 [1] )
  Total7,281
Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Medina is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca.

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Climate

Medina has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am) with heavy to very heavy rainfall in all months except January.

Climate data for Medina
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Average high °C (°F)31.1
(88.0)
31.5
(88.7)
31.1
(88.0)
29.8
(85.6)
29.1
(84.4)
28.3
(82.9)
28.3
(82.9)
28.9
(84.0)
29.5
(85.1)
29.7
(85.5)
29.8
(85.6)
30.1
(86.2)
29.8
(85.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)25.5
(77.9)
26.0
(78.8)
25.9
(78.6)
25.0
(77.0)
24.5
(76.1)
23.8
(74.8)
23.7
(74.7)
24.1
(75.4)
24.4
(75.9)
24.7
(76.5)
24.8
(76.6)
24.8
(76.6)
24.8
(76.6)
Average low °C (°F)19.9
(67.8)
20.6
(69.1)
20.7
(69.3)
20.3
(68.5)
19.9
(67.8)
19.4
(66.9)
19.1
(66.4)
19.3
(66.7)
19.4
(66.9)
19.7
(67.5)
19.8
(67.6)
19.6
(67.3)
19.8
(67.6)
Average rainfall mm (inches)54.1
(2.13)
114.0
(4.49)
181.9
(7.16)
430.9
(16.96)
517.3
(20.37)
492.7
(19.40)
447.0
(17.60)
362.7
(14.28)
335.3
(13.20)
350.9
(13.81)
312.2
(12.29)
106.5
(4.19)
3,705.5
(145.88)
Average rainy days461018202019161414137161
Source 1: [2]
Source 2: [3]

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References

  1. "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE . Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  2. "Promedios Climatológicos 1981-2010". Instituto de Hidrología, Meteorología y Estudios Ambientales.
  3. "Climate Medina". Climate.data.org.