Briceño, Antioquia

Briceño is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia. Part of the subregion of Northern Antioquia.

Briceño
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Briceño in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
Briceño
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 7°6′38″N 75°33′4″W
Country Colombia
Department Antioquia Department
SubregionNorthern
Area
 • Total401 km2 (155 sq mi)
Elevation
1,200 m (3,900 ft)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Climate

Briceño has a relatively cool tropical rainforest climate (Af) due to altitude. It has very heavy rainfall year round.

Climate data for Briceño
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 26.6
(79.9)		 27.2
(81.0)		 27.6
(81.7)		 27.4
(81.3)		 26.7
(80.1)		 26.6
(79.9)		 27.0
(80.6)		 26.7
(80.1)		 26.2
(79.2)		 25.8
(78.4)		 25.5
(77.9)		 26.7
(80.1)		 26.7
(80.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 21.2
(70.2)		 21.7
(71.1)		 22.2
(72.0)		 22.2
(72.0)		 21.8
(71.2)		 21.6
(70.9)		 21.8
(71.2)		 21.5
(70.7)		 21.2
(70.2)		 21.1
(70.0)		 20.9
(69.6)		 21.0
(69.8)		 21.5
(70.7)
Average low °C (°F) 15.9
(60.6)		 16.2
(61.2)		 16.8
(62.2)		 17.0
(62.6)		 17.0
(62.6)		 16.7
(62.1)		 16.6
(61.9)		 16.4
(61.5)		 16.3
(61.3)		 16.4
(61.5)		 16.4
(61.5)		 15.3
(59.5)		 16.4
(61.5)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 162.3
(6.39)		 245.4
(9.66)		 297.1
(11.70)		 576.5
(22.70)		 776.8
(30.58)		 732.9
(28.85)		 791.8
(31.17)		 752.7
(29.63)		 684.4
(26.94)		 723.4
(28.48)		 511.5
(20.14)		 273.9
(10.78)		 6,528.7
(257.02)
Average rainy days 12 14 16 23 26 24 25 24 24 25 22 16 251
Source 1: [1]
Source 2: [2]

References
  1. http://www.ideam.gov.co/documents/21021/553571/Promedios+Climatol%C3%B3gicos++1981+-+2010.xlsx/f28d0b07-1208-4a46-8ccf-bddd70fb4128
  2. https://en.climate-data.org/south-america/colombia/antioquia/briceno-50335/?amp=true

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