El Encano
El Encano | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 1°9′42.498″N 77°9′18.0756″W / 1.16180500°N 77.155021000°W | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department | Nariño |
| Municipality | Pasto municipality |
| Elevation | 9,280 ft (2,830 m) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 773 [1] |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
El Encano is a settlement in Pasto Municipality, Nariño Department in Colombia.
Climate
[edit]El Encano has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cfb) characterised by pleasant afternoons, cool mornings and persistent fog with extremely limited sunshine year-round. Rainfall is moderate to heavy throughout the year, with the wettest months being from April to June.
| Climate data for El Encano | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 16.5 (61.7) |
16.6 (61.9) |
16.3 (61.3) |
16.3 (61.3) |
15.9 (60.6) |
14.8 (58.6) |
14.2 (57.6) |
14.2 (57.6) |
15.2 (59.4) |
16.5 (61.7) |
16.8 (62.2) |
16.8 (62.2) |
15.8 (60.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.0 (53.6) |
12.0 (53.6) |
12.0 (53.6) |
12.1 (53.8) |
11.9 (53.4) |
11.3 (52.3) |
10.6 (51.1) |
10.5 (50.9) |
11.1 (52.0) |
11.8 (53.2) |
12.2 (54.0) |
12.3 (54.1) |
11.6 (53.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.4 (47.1) |
8.5 (47.3) |
8.6 (47.5) |
8.8 (47.8) |
8.9 (48.0) |
8.6 (47.5) |
7.8 (46.0) |
7.6 (45.7) |
7.3 (45.1) |
8.0 (46.4) |
8.5 (47.3) |
8.4 (47.1) |
8.3 (46.9) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 85.5 (3.37) |
89.3 (3.52) |
104.2 (4.10) |
142.1 (5.59) |
149.0 (5.87) |
145.6 (5.73) |
136.3 (5.37) |
104.2 (4.10) |
82.9 (3.26) |
100.5 (3.96) |
111.0 (4.37) |
98.1 (3.86) |
1,348.7 (53.1) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 1 mm) | 21 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 278 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 85 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 86 | 86 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 99.2 | 76.2 | 65.1 | 60.0 | 62.0 | 63.0 | 65.1 | 68.2 | 72.0 | 89.9 | 93.0 | 102.3 | 916 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 2.5 |
| Source: [2] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "El Encano (Pasto, Nariño, Colombia) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information".
- ^ "Data". www.ideam.gov.co. Archived from the original on 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2020-06-23.