El Colegio

Municipality and town in Cundinamarca, Colombia

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Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia

4°34′51″N 74°26′33″W / 4.58083°N 74.44250°W / 4.58083; -74.44250Country

ColombiaDepartment

CundinamarcaArea

• Municipality and town118.3 km² (45.7 sq mi) • Urban

1.7 km² (0.7 sq mi)Elevation

990 m (3,250 ft)Population

(2018 census)^[1]

• Municipality and town23,886 • Density200/km² (520/sq mi) • Urban

10,251 • Urban density6,000/km² (16,000/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

El Colegio (Spanish pronunciation: [el koˈlexjo]) is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca.

Climate

Climate data for El Colegio/Anapoima (Mercedes Las), elevation 810 m (2,660 ft), (1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	30.7 (87.3)	30.8 (87.4)	30.5 (86.9)	29.8 (85.6)	29.6 (85.3)	29.9 (85.8)	30.5 (86.9)	31.3 (88.3)	31.3 (88.3)	29.9 (85.8)	29.4 (84.9)	29.6 (85.3)	30.3 (86.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	25.3 (77.5)	25.4 (77.7)	25.2 (77.4)	24.7 (76.5)	24.7 (76.5)	24.8 (76.6)	25.1 (77.2)	25.8 (78.4)	25.6 (78.1)	24.9 (76.8)	24.5 (76.1)	24.7 (76.5)	25.1 (77.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	18.9 (66.0)	19.6 (67.3)	19.5 (67.1)	19.6 (67.3)	19.7 (67.5)	19.5 (67.1)	19.0 (66.2)	19.0 (66.2)	18.9 (66.0)	18.7 (65.7)	18.7 (65.7)	18.7 (65.7)	19.2 (66.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	70.4 (2.77)	97.8 (3.85)	128.1 (5.04)	127.9 (5.04)	138.6 (5.46)	45.7 (1.80)	36.9 (1.45)	46.2 (1.82)	96.5 (3.80)	141.6 (5.57)	147.8 (5.82)	90.8 (3.57)	1,168.3 (46.00)
Average precipitation days	9	11	14	17	17	12	12	10	12	17	15	12	154
Average relative humidity (%)	77	78	79	80	81	78	75	72	73	78	82	80	78
Mean monthly sunshine hours	182.9	146.8	133.3	126.0	133.3	138.0	158.1	155.0	141.0	145.7	147.0	167.4	1,774.5
Mean daily sunshine hours	5.9	5.2	4.3	4.2	4.3	4.6	5.1	5.0	4.7	4.7	4.9	5.4	4.9
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales^[2]

Climate data for El Colegio (Misione), elevation 1,540 m (5,050 ft), (1971–2000)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	24.5 (76.1)	24.3 (75.7)	24.4 (75.9)	23.7 (74.7)	23.4 (74.1)	23.5 (74.3)	23.8 (74.8)	24.2 (75.6)	24.3 (75.7)	23.4 (74.1)	23.3 (73.9)	23.8 (74.8)	23.9 (75.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)	19.9 (67.8)	19.9 (67.8)	20.1 (68.2)	19.7 (67.5)	19.7 (67.5)	19.7 (67.5)	19.9 (67.8)	20.1 (68.2)	20.1 (68.2)	19.4 (66.9)	19.4 (66.9)	19.5 (67.1)	19.8 (67.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	16.3 (61.3)	16.3 (61.3)	16.5 (61.7)	16.5 (61.7)	16.6 (61.9)	16.4 (61.5)	16.1 (61.0)	16.0 (60.8)	16.2 (61.2)	16.0 (60.8)	16.2 (61.2)	16.2 (61.2)	16.3 (61.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	105.1 (4.14)	109.8 (4.32)	152.0 (5.98)	190.6 (7.50)	135.0 (5.31)	67.0 (2.64)	48.8 (1.92)	59.1 (2.33)	109.0 (4.29)	181.1 (7.13)	199.8 (7.87)	120.2 (4.73)	1,477.5 (58.17)
Average precipitation days	13	14	17	20	21	18	15	16	17	21	19	14	204
Average relative humidity (%)	79	80	80	82	81	79	75	74	75	82	84	81	79
Mean monthly sunshine hours	139.5	107.4	102.3	87.0	83.7	93.0	114.7	108.5	108.0	99.2	93.0	120.9	1,257.2
Mean daily sunshine hours	4.5	3.8	3.3	2.9	2.7	3.1	3.7	3.5	3.6	3.2	3.1	3.9	3.4
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales^[3]

^ "Infografia: El Colegio / Cundinamarca" (PDF) (in Spanish). DANE. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023. Población total ajustada por omisión: 23.886 [Total population, adjusted for omissions: 23.886]
^ "Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010" (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
^ "Promedios Climatológicos 1971–2000" (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Retrieved 25 June 2024.^{[dead link]}