La Unión, Antioquia
La Unión is a town and municipality in the Colombian department of Antioquia. It is part of the subregion of Eastern Antioquia.
La Unión, Antioquia | |
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Municipality and town | |
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 Location of the municipality and town of La Unión, Antioquia in the Antioquia Department of Colombia | |
  La Unión, Antioquia Location in Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 5°58′22″N 75°21′40″W | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department |  Antioquia Department |
| Subregion | Eastern |
| Elevation | 2,500 m (8,200 ft) |
| Population (Census 2018[1]) | |
| • Total | 20,769 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Climate
La Unión has a relatively cold subtropical highland climate (Cfb). It has heavy rainfall year round.
| Climate data for La Unión | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 19.1 (66.4) |
19.3 (66.7) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.1 (66.4) |
19.1 (66.4) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.1 (66.4) |
19.2 (66.6) |
19.2 (66.6) |
18.7 (65.7) |
18.9 (66.0) |
18.7 (65.7) |
19.1 (66.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 14.8 (58.6) |
15.0 (59.0) |
15.3 (59.5) |
15.1 (59.2) |
15.2 (59.4) |
15.3 (59.5) |
14.8 (58.6) |
14.9 (58.8) |
14.8 (58.6) |
14.7 (58.5) |
14.9 (58.8) |
14.7 (58.5) |
15.0 (58.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 10.5 (50.9) |
10.7 (51.3) |
11.1 (52.0) |
11.1 (52.0) |
11.3 (52.3) |
11.2 (52.2) |
10.6 (51.1) |
10.6 (51.1) |
10.5 (50.9) |
10.7 (51.3) |
10.9 (51.6) |
10.7 (51.3) |
10.8 (51.5) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 81.7 (3.22) |
118.0 (4.65) |
136.1 (5.36) |
221.6 (8.72) |
288.5 (11.36) |
209.2 (8.24) |
209.5 (8.25) |
207.4 (8.17) |
248.5 (9.78) |
245.9 (9.68) |
191.7 (7.55) |
122.8 (4.83) |
2,280.9 (89.81) |
| Average rainy days | 12 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 208 |
| Source 1: [2] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: [3] | |||||||||||||
References
- "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- http://www.ideam.gov.co/documents/21021/553571/Promedios+Climatol%C3%B3gicos++1981+-+2010.xlsx/f28d0b07-1208-4a46-8ccf-bddd70fb4128
- https://en.climate-data.org/south-america/colombia/antioquia/la-union-50279/?amp=true
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