Andagoya
Andagoya | |
|---|---|
 Main street in Andagoya | |
| Coordinates: 5°5′51.8″N 76°41′47.1″W / 5.097722°N 76.696417°W | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department | Chocó |
| Municipality | Medio San Juan Municipality |
| Elevation | 115 ft (35 m) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 4,233 [1] |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Andagoya is a village in west-central Colombia.[2] Andagoya is named for Pascual de Andagoya (1495–1548), a Spanish conquistador.
History
[edit]A cacique named Pocorosa lived in Andagoya in the 19th century. Pocorosa met the Spanish conquistadors.[3]
Climate
[edit]Andagoya has one of the most monotonous climates in the world. Its annual range of mean monthly temperatures – that is to say, the difference between the warmest and coldest months – at Andagoya is mere 0.8C (1.5F) as March, the warmest month, has an average temperature of 26.8 °C (80.2 °F) while November, the "coldest" month, averages 26.0 °C (78.8 °F); the average annual temperature is 26.5 °C (79.7 °F). This near complete uniformity of temperature is caused by the fact that Andagoya, at a latitude of 5°5' North, lies extremely close to the thermal equator, which is situated a few degrees north of the astronomical equator because the Earth reaches perihelion (its closest position to the Sun in its orbit) in early January and is at aphelion (furthest away) in early July, causing places located precisely at the equator to receive somewhat more insolation (i.e., light and heat energy from the sun) in January than in July even though the height of the sun and the length of days would be the same at both times. At a few degrees north latitude, however, the perihelion/aphelion factor and the slightly higher sun and longer days experienced at the time of the summer solstice for the Northern Hemisphere cancel each other out, making the level of insolation experienced there virtually identical throughout the year.
Every month of the year has at least 549 millimetres (21.6 inches) of average precipitation, with the wettest month (May) averaging 726.6 millimetres (28.61 inches). Average annual precipitation is 7,089 millimetres (279.1 inches), and more rain falls at night than during the day, the reverse of what is true in most places that have tropical rainforest climate.
| Climate data for Andagoya | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.6 (87.1) | 30.4 (86.7) | 31.1 (88.0) | 30.9 (87.6) | 31.1 (88.0) | 30.8 (87.4) | 31.2 (88.2) | 31.0 (87.8) | 30.8 (87.4) | 30.3 (86.5) | 29.9 (85.8) | 30.1 (86.2) | 30.7 (87.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.4 (79.5) | 26.3 (79.3) | 26.8 (80.2) | 26.7 (80.1) | 26.7 (80.1) | 26.5 (79.7) | 26.7 (80.1) | 26.6 (79.9) | 26.5 (79.7) | 26.1 (79.0) | 26.0 (78.8) | 26.1 (79.0) | 26.5 (79.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.3 (72.1) | 22.2 (72.0) | 22.5 (72.5) | 22.5 (72.5) | 22.4 (72.3) | 22.2 (72.0) | 22.3 (72.1) | 22.2 (72.0) | 22.2 (72.0) | 22.0 (71.6) | 22.1 (71.8) | 22.2 (72.0) | 22.3 (72.1) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 590.2 (23.24) | 583.9 (22.99) | 592.0 (23.31) | 606.4 (23.87) | 726.6 (28.61) | 585.0 (23.03) | 617.3 (24.30) | 685.8 (27.00) | 641.9 (25.27) | 644.6 (25.38) | 549.0 (21.61) | 582.9 (22.95) | 7,405.6 (291.56) |
| Average rainy days | 23 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 273 |
| Source 1: [4] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: [5] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Andagoya (Medio San Juan, Chocó, Colombia) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information".
- ^ Andagoya can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-814370" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ Markham, Clements R. (January 1, 1865). "Narrative of the Proceedings of Pedrarias Davila". Wikisource, the free online library. p. 16. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
- ^ "Data". www.ideam.gov.co. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
- ^ "Andagoya climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Andagoya weather averages - Climate-Data.org". en.climate-data.org. Retrieved 2021-12-26.