Granada, Antioquia

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Granada, Antioquia
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Granada, Antioquia in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
Coordinates: 6°08′49″N75°11′17″W / 6.147°N 75.188°W / 6.147; -75.188
CountryFlag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Department Flag of Antioquia Department.svg Antioquia Department
Subregion Eastern
Area
[1]
 • Total195 km2 (75 sq mi)
Population
 (Census 2018 [2] )
 • Total9,204
 • Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Granada is a town and municipality in the Colombian department of Antioquia. The population was 9,204 at the 2018 census. It is part of the subregion of Eastern Antioquia. For More Info Amigranada Archived 2007-10-09 at the Wayback Machine

Climate

Granada has a subtropical highland climate (Cfb). It has very heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Granada
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)21.5
(70.7)		21.8
(71.2)		21.8
(71.2)		21.5
(70.7)		21.6
(70.9)		21.7
(71.1)		21.7
(71.1)		21.8
(71.2)		21.8
(71.2)		21.1
(70.0)		21.0
(69.8)		20.9
(69.6)		21.5
(70.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)16.9
(62.4)		17.2
(63.0)		17.3
(63.1)		17.3
(63.1)		17.4
(63.3)		17.3
(63.1)		16.9
(62.4)		17.0
(62.6)		17.0
(62.6)		16.8
(62.2)		16.8
(62.2)		16.6
(61.9)		17.0
(62.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)12.3
(54.1)		12.6
(54.7)		12.9
(55.2)		13.1
(55.6)		13.2
(55.8)		13.0
(55.4)		12.1
(53.8)		12.2
(54.0)		12.2
(54.0)		12.5
(54.5)		12.6
(54.7)		12.5
(54.5)		12.6
(54.7)
Average rainfall mm (inches)195.9
(7.71)		244.0
(9.61)		318.2
(12.53)		433.9
(17.08)		502.6
(19.79)		383.3
(15.09)		360.0
(14.17)		462.3
(18.20)		521.1
(20.52)		504.2
(19.85)		377.0
(14.84)		254.4
(10.02)		4,556.9
(179.41)
Average rainy days151619222218171923242318236
Source 1: [3]
Source 2: [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Municipalities of Colombia". statoids. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2020-03-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ↑ "Granada climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Granada weather averages - Climate-Data.org". en.climate-data.org. Retrieved 2021-12-25.


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