Francisco Pizarro, Nariño

Francisco Pizarro is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia named after the Spanish explorer Francisco Pizarro.

Francisco Pizarro, Nariño
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Francisco Pizarro, Nariño in the Nariño Department of Colombia.
Country Colombia
DepartmentNariño Department
Area
  Total956 km2 (369 sq mi)
Population
 (Census 2018[2])
  Total7,430
  Density7.8/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Isla del Gallo, where the Famous Thirteen decided to continue the exploration of Peru, belongs to this municipality.

Climate

Francisco Pizarro has a very wet tropical rainforest climate (Af).

Climate data for Francisco Pizarro
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 27.9
(82.2)
28.6
(83.5)
28.9
(84.0)
29.0
(84.2)
28.8
(83.8)
28.8
(83.8)
28.4
(83.1)
28.3
(82.9)
28.2
(82.8)
27.8
(82.0)
27.8
(82.0)
27.9
(82.2)
28.4
(83.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.4
(77.7)
25.9
(78.6)
26.2
(79.2)
26.3
(79.3)
26.2
(79.2)
25.9
(78.6)
25.9
(78.6)
25.9
(78.6)
25.5
(77.9)
25.4
(77.7)
25.4
(77.7)
25.4
(77.7)
25.8
(78.4)
Average low °C (°F) 23.0
(73.4)
23.2
(73.8)
23.5
(74.3)
23.6
(74.5)
23.6
(74.5)
23.1
(73.6)
23.4
(74.1)
23.5
(74.3)
22.9
(73.2)
23.1
(73.6)
23.0
(73.4)
23.0
(73.4)
23.2
(73.8)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 449.7
(17.70)
366.5
(14.43)
271.4
(10.69)
395.0
(15.55)
581.0
(22.87)
502.9
(19.80)
394.3
(15.52)
336.9
(13.26)
299.8
(11.80)
316.9
(12.48)
287.0
(11.30)
364.1
(14.33)
4,565.5
(179.73)
Average rainy days 14 11 8 13 17 17 14 13 11 10 9 12 149
Source 1: [3]
Source 2: [4]

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