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Otanche
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Otanche in the Boyacá Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Otanche in the Boyacá Department of Colombia.
Country  Colombia
Department Boyacá Department
Province Western Boyacá Province
Population
 (Census 2018)
 • Total 6,997
Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Otanche is a town and municipality in Boyacá Department, Colombia, part of the subregion of the Western Boyacá Province.

Climate

Otanche has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen: Aw) with mild temperatures and high amounts of rainfall throughout the year.

Climate data for Otanche, elevation 1,070 m (3,510 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 26.1
(79.0)
26.4
(79.5)
26.3
(79.3)
26.5
(79.7)
26.8
(80.2)
26.9
(80.4)
27.0
(80.6)
27.3
(81.1)
26.9
(80.4)
26.4
(79.5)
26.0
(78.8)
26.0
(78.8)
26.5
(79.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 22.2
(72.0)
22.3
(72.1)
22.5
(72.5)
22.6
(72.7)
22.8
(73.0)
22.9
(73.2)
22.7
(72.9)
22.9
(73.2)
22.7
(72.9)
22.3
(72.1)
22.2
(72.0)
22.2
(72.0)
22.5
(72.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 18.7
(65.7)
18.8
(65.8)
18.8
(65.8)
18.7
(65.7)
18.8
(65.8)
18.7
(65.7)
18.5
(65.3)
18.8
(65.8)
18.4
(65.1)
18.5
(65.3)
18.5
(65.3)
18.7
(65.7)
18.6
(65.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 192.8
(7.59)
214.6
(8.45)
258.7
(10.19)
398.6
(15.69)
382.0
(15.04)
209.0
(8.23)
177.3
(6.98)
203.1
(8.00)
280.0
(11.02)
485.8
(19.13)
364.5
(14.35)
240.7
(9.48)
3,401.2
(133.91)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 16 16 20 23 24 19 18 17 20 24 23 19 236
Average relative humidity (%) 89 89 89 89 89 88 87 87 88 89 89 90 88
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales

See also

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