Guaranda, Sucre

Coordinates: 8°28′N 75°32′W / 8.467°N 75.533°W / 8.467; -75.533
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Guaranda, Sucre
Municipality and town
View of Guaranda
View of Guaranda
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Official seal of Guaranda, Sucre
Location of the municipality and town of Guaranda, Sucre in the Sucre Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Guaranda, Sucre in the Sucre Department of Colombia.
Country Colombia
DepartmentSucre Department
Area
 • Total354 km2 (137 sq mi)
Population
 (Census 2018[1])
 • Total15,618
 • Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Guaranda is a town and municipality located in the Sucre Department, northern Colombia.

Climate[edit]

Guaranda has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) with heavy rainfall in all months except January.

Climate data for Guaranda
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 32.5
(90.5)
33.2
(91.8)
33.3
(91.9)
33.1
(91.6)
32.1
(89.8)
32.0
(89.6)
32.2
(90.0)
32.0
(89.6)
31.7
(89.1)
31.4
(88.5)
31.6
(88.9)
32.0
(89.6)
32.3
(90.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.7
(81.9)
28.1
(82.6)
28.5
(83.3)
28.5
(83.3)
27.8
(82.0)
27.9
(82.2)
27.7
(81.9)
27.7
(81.9)
27.3
(81.1)
27.2
(81.0)
27.6
(81.7)
27.6
(81.7)
27.8
(82.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23.0
(73.4)
23.1
(73.6)
23.7
(74.7)
23.9
(75.0)
23.6
(74.5)
23.8
(74.8)
23.2
(73.8)
23.4
(74.1)
23.0
(73.4)
23.1
(73.6)
23.6
(74.5)
23.3
(73.9)
23.4
(74.1)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 0.8
(0.03)
70.8
(2.79)
100.5
(3.96)
230.2
(9.06)
444.6
(17.50)
446.7
(17.59)
482.8
(19.01)
439.3
(17.30)
374.7
(14.75)
440.9
(17.36)
295.6
(11.64)
159.7
(6.29)
3,486.6
(137.28)
Average rainy days 2 3 3 8 12 12 13 14 12 13 11 6 109
Source: [2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  2. ^ http://www.ideam.gov.co/documents/21021/553571/Promedios+Climatol%C3%B3gicos++1981+-+2010.xlsx/f28d0b07-1208-4a46-8ccf-bddd70fb4128

8°28′N 75°32′W / 8.467°N 75.533°W / 8.467; -75.533