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Tangua, Nariño

Coordinates: 1°06′N 77°24′W / 1.100°N 77.400°W / 1.100; -77.400
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Tangua, Nariño
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Tangua, Nariño in the Nariño Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Tangua, Nariño in the Nariño Department of Colombia.
Country Colombia
DepartmentNariño Department
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Tangua is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia.

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Climate[edit]

Climate data for Tangua (Sindagua), elevation 8,002 m (26,253 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 17.2
(63.0)
17.4
(63.3)
17.4
(63.3)
17.6
(63.7)
17.5
(63.5)
17.4
(63.3)
17.3
(63.1)
17.7
(63.9)
18.3
(64.9)
18.0
(64.4)
17.0
(62.6)
16.9
(62.4)
17.5
(63.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 13.1
(55.6)
13.2
(55.8)
13.2
(55.8)
13.3
(55.9)
13.3
(55.9)
13.1
(55.6)
12.9
(55.2)
13.1
(55.6)
13.3
(55.9)
13.3
(55.9)
12.9
(55.2)
13.0
(55.4)
13.1
(55.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 9.2
(48.6)
9.4
(48.9)
9.7
(49.5)
9.7
(49.5)
9.7
(49.5)
9.3
(48.7)
8.8
(47.8)
8.7
(47.7)
8.9
(48.0)
9.2
(48.6)
9.5
(49.1)
9.6
(49.3)
9.3
(48.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 91.3
(3.59)
83.5
(3.29)
91.0
(3.58)
113.7
(4.48)
94.1
(3.70)
50.9
(2.00)
29.4
(1.16)
22.5
(0.89)
50.8
(2.00)
111.6
(4.39)
137.8
(5.43)
112.4
(4.43)
989.0
(38.94)
Average precipitation days 20 18 23 24 24 19 15 12 15 19 24 23 235
Average relative humidity (%) 80 80 80 80 80 79 77 75 75 78 82 81 79
Mean monthly sunshine hours 120.9 101.6 96.1 99.0 114.7 123.0 158.1 158.1 135.0 127.1 114.0 117.8 1,465.4
Mean daily sunshine hours 3.9 3.6 3.1 3.3 3.7 4.1 5.1 5.1 4.5 4.1 3.8 3.8 4.0
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[1]

1°06′N 77°24′W / 1.100°N 77.400°W / 1.100; -77.400 Tangua, Nariño in Spanish


  1. ^ "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.