Aldana

Municipality and town in Nariño Department, Colombia

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Location of the municipality and town of Aldana in the Nariño Department of Colombia.

Country

ColombiaDepartmentNariño DepartmentArea

• Total52 km² (20 sq mi)Population

(2017)

• Total6,085Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

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

Climate

Aldana has a cold subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cfb) with moderate rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Aldana (San Luis Airport), elevation 2,961 m (9,715 ft), (1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	16.3 (61.3)	16.4 (61.5)	16.3 (61.3)	16.4 (61.5)	16.0 (60.8)	15.1 (59.2)	14.6 (58.3)	14.9 (58.8)	15.9 (60.6)	16.8 (62.2)	16.9 (62.4)	16.6 (61.9)	16.0 (60.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)	11.2 (52.2)	11.3 (52.3)	11.4 (52.5)	11.4 (52.5)	11.3 (52.3)	10.6 (51.1)	10.0 (50.0)	10.0 (50.0)	10.5 (50.9)	11.1 (52.0)	11.4 (52.5)	11.3 (52.3)	11.0 (51.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	5.8 (42.4)	6.0 (42.8)	6.4 (43.5)	6.6 (43.9)	6.6 (43.9)	6.0 (42.8)	5.1 (41.2)	4.6 (40.3)	4.6 (40.3)	5.6 (42.1)	6.2 (43.2)	6.2 (43.2)	5.8 (42.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	73.9 (2.91)	71.7 (2.82)	95.2 (3.75)	102.1 (4.02)	82.5 (3.25)	51.4 (2.02)	40.5 (1.59)	31.7 (1.25)	42.6 (1.68)	84.9 (3.34)	100.9 (3.97)	97.2 (3.83)	874.6 (34.43)
Average precipitation days	19	18	20	21	22	22	20	18	17	19	20	21	236
Average relative humidity (%)	83	83	84	85	85	85	84	82	81	82	83	84	83
Mean monthly sunshine hours	133.3	107.3	99.2	111.0	127.1	129.0	139.5	139.5	129.0	130.2	123.0	130.2	1,498.3
Mean daily sunshine hours	4.3	3.8	3.2	3.7	4.1	4.3	4.5	4.5	4.3	4.2	4.1	4.2	4.1
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales^[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.

Municipalities in the Nariño Department