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Vegachí
Municipality and town
Monumento al tigre.JPG
Flag of Vegachí
Flag
Official seal of Vegachí
Seal
Location of the municipality and town of Vegachí in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality and town of Vegachí in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
Vegachí is located in Colombia
Vegachí
Vegachí
Location in Colombia
Country  Colombia
Department Antioquia Department
Subregion Northeastern
Elevation
980 m (3,220 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total 9,448
Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Vegachí (Spanish pronunciation: [beɣaˈtʃi]) is a town and municipality in the Colombian department of Antioquia. Part of the subregion of Northeastern Antioquia, it lies at an altitude of 980 m (3,220 ft) above sea level.

Climate

Vegachí has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen: Am) with warm temperatures and frequent rainfall. Vegachí has a long wet season from March to November, and a drier period from December to February.

Climate data for Vegachí, elevation 995 m (3,264 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 27.1
(80.8)
27.6
(81.7)
27.5
(81.5)
27.3
(81.1)
27.2
(81.0)
27.2
(81.0)
27.6
(81.7)
27.8
(82.0)
27.2
(81.0)
26.6
(79.9)
26.4
(79.5)
26.6
(79.9)
27.2
(81.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 22.1
(71.8)
22.5
(72.5)
22.7
(72.9)
22.7
(72.9)
22.7
(72.9)
22.8
(73.0)
22.8
(73.0)
22.9
(73.2)
22.5
(72.5)
22.2
(72.0)
22.0
(71.6)
22.0
(71.6)
22.5
(72.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 17.2
(63.0)
17.7
(63.9)
17.9
(64.2)
18.2
(64.8)
18.3
(64.9)
18.1
(64.6)
17.8
(64.0)
17.9
(64.2)
18.0
(64.4)
18.0
(64.4)
17.9
(64.2)
17.5
(63.5)
17.9
(64.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 27.2
(1.07)
70.2
(2.76)
113.6
(4.47)
240.2
(9.46)
253.9
(10.00)
204.0
(8.03)
218.8
(8.61)
233.9
(9.21)
280.4
(11.04)
244.2
(9.61)
158.7
(6.25)
67.1
(2.64)
2,112.1
(83.15)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 7 8 12 21 23 19 19 21 22 22 18 11 200
Average relative humidity (%) 87 86 87 88 88 87 86 86 87 89 90 89 87
Mean monthly sunshine hours 179.8 146.8 120.9 126.0 142.6 168.0 195.3 195.3 159.0 148.8 144.0 161.2 1,887.7
Mean daily sunshine hours 5.8 5.2 3.9 4.2 4.6 5.6 6.3 6.3 5.3 4.8 4.8 5.2 5.2
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales
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