Chita, Boyacá

Municipality and town in Boyacá Department, Colombia

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Location of the municipality and town of Chita in the Boyacá Department of Colombia.

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ColombiaDepartmentBoyacá DepartmentProvinceValderrama ProvinceGovernment

• MayorJosé Miguel Velandia Alarcón (2020-2023)Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Chita is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá, part of the Valderrama Province a subregion of Boyaca in Colombia.

Climate

Chita has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen: Cfb)^[1] with frequent rain and cool mild temperatures.

Climate data for Chita (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	18.88 (65.98)	19.19 (66.54)	18.8 (65.8)	18.2 (64.8)	17.54 (63.57)	16.57 (61.83)	15.84 (60.51)	16.17 (61.11)	16.79 (62.22)	17.19 (62.94)	17.7 (63.9)	18.31 (64.96)	17.6 (63.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	5.16 (41.29)	5.56 (42.01)	6.46 (43.63)	7.22 (45.00)	7.63 (45.73)	7.37 (45.27)	7.14 (44.85)	7.06 (44.71)	6.7 (44.1)	6.77 (44.19)	6.69 (44.04)	5.6 (42.1)	6.61 (43.90)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	20.28 (0.80)	39.43 (1.55)	52.69 (2.07)	110.35 (4.34)	122.36 (4.82)	135.62 (5.34)	167.8 (6.61)	126.47 (4.98)	92.83 (3.65)	114.59 (4.51)	112.15 (4.42)	34.92 (1.37)	1,129.51 (44.47)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	3.61	5.3	8.37	13.59	16.57	19.29	22.15	20.38	15.62	14.92	13.58	5.32	158.7
Source: NOAA^[2]

^ "Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria". Nature: Scientific Data. 23 October 2023.
^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Chita". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 25, 2024.