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El Encano

Coordinates: 1°9′42.498″N 77°9′18.0756″W / 1.16180500°N 77.155021000°W / 1.16180500; -77.155021000
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El Encano
El Encano is located in Nariño Department
El Encano
El Encano
Location in Nariño and Colombia
El Encano is located in Colombia
El Encano
El Encano
El Encano (Colombia)
Coordinates: 1°9′42.498″N 77°9′18.0756″W / 1.16180500°N 77.155021000°W / 1.16180500; -77.155021000
Country Colombia
DepartmentNariño
MunicipalityPasto municipality
Elevation
9,280 ft (2,830 m)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total773 [1]
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

El Encano is a settlement in Pasto Municipality, Nariño Department in Colombia.

Climate

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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

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  1. ^ "El Encano (Pasto, Nariño, Colombia) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information".
  2. ^ "Data". www.ideam.gov.co. Archived from the original on 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2020-06-23.