Betania, Antioquia

Betania (pronounced: Bai-TAHN-ee-uh) is a town and municipality in the Colombian department of Antioquia. Part of the subregion of Southwestern Antioquia. It exists 33 mi/53 km SW of Medellín. Main industries include coffee, sugarcane, cacao, and livestock.

Betania
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Betania in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
Betania Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 5°45′N 75°58′W
Country	Colombia
Department	Antioquia Department
Subregion	Southwestern
Area
• Total	168 km^2 (65 sq mi)
Population  (2015)
• Total	9,286
Time zone	UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Climate

Chigorodó has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Chigorodó
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	26.5 (79.7)	27.0 (80.6)	27.2 (81.0)	27.0 (80.6)	26.3 (79.3)	26.3 (79.3)	26.8 (80.2)	26.5 (79.7)	26.0 (78.8)	25.8 (78.4)	25.4 (77.7)	25.8 (78.4)	26.4 (79.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	20.7 (69.3)	21.1 (70.0)	21.4 (70.5)	21.4 (70.5)	21.1 (70.0)	21.0 (69.8)	21.1 (70.0)	20.9 (69.6)	20.5 (68.9)	20.6 (69.1)	20.3 (68.5)	20.4 (68.7)	20.9 (69.6)
Average low °C (°F)	15.0 (59.0)	15.3 (59.5)	15.7 (60.3)	15.9 (60.6)	16.0 (60.8)	15.7 (60.3)	15.4 (59.7)	15.3 (59.5)	15.1 (59.2)	15.4 (59.7)	15.3 (59.5)	15.1 (59.2)	15.4 (59.8)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	124.5 (4.90)	148.2 (5.83)	198.2 (7.80)	291.8 (11.49)	318.2 (12.53)	227.1 (8.94)	219.3 (8.63)	234.7 (9.24)	265.4 (10.45)	307.2 (12.09)	240.9 (9.48)	161.8 (6.37)	2,737.3 (107.75)
Average rainy days	12	13	16	20	23	18	18	18	20	23	20	15	216
Source 1: IDEAM[1]
Source 2: Climate-Data.org[2]

See also

• Betania, Venezuela

References

1. "Data". www.ideam.gov.co. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
2. "Climate: Betania". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved September 3, 2020.