Briceño, Antioquia

Municipality and town in Antioquia Department, Colombia
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Location of the municipality and town of Briceño in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality and town of Briceño in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
7°6′38″N 75°33′4″W / 7.11056°N 75.55111°W / 7.11056; -75.55111Country ColombiaDepartment Antioquia DepartmentSubregionNorthernArea
 • Total401 km2 (155 sq mi)Elevation
1,200 m (3,900 ft)Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Briceño is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia. Part of the subregion of Northern Antioquia, it lies at an altitude of 1,200 m (3,900 ft) above sea level.

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
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2020-03-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Briceño climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Briceño weather averages - Climate-Data.org". en.climate-data.org. Retrieved 2021-12-25.

External links

  • (in Spanish) Briceno official website
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Antioquia Department
Capital: Medellín
Regions
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municipalities
Southwestern
Eastern
Northeastern
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Bajo Cauca
Magdalena Medio
Urabá
Metropolitan Area
of the Aburrá Valley
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7°06′40″N 75°33′00″W / 7.11111°N 75.55000°W / 7.11111; -75.55000


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