Túquerres

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Municipality and town in Nariño Department, Colombia

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

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ColombiaDepartmentNariño DepartmentPopulation

(2020 est.^[1])

• Total40,038Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

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

Climate

Túquerres has a cold highland Mediterranean climate (Csb). It has moderate rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Túquerres (Paraiso El), elevation 3,120 m (10,240 ft), (1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	15.8 (60.4)	15.7 (60.3)	15.8 (60.4)	15.9 (60.6)	15.7 (60.3)	15.2 (59.4)	14.7 (58.5)	14.8 (58.6)	15.5 (59.9)	15.9 (60.6)	15.9 (60.6)	15.8 (60.4)	15.6 (60.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)	11.1 (52.0)	11.1 (52.0)	11.2 (52.2)	11.4 (52.5)	11.4 (52.5)	10.9 (51.6)	10.2 (50.4)	10.3 (50.5)	10.7 (51.3)	11.1 (52.0)	11.1 (52.0)	11.1 (52.0)	11.0 (51.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	7.2 (45.0)	7.3 (45.1)	7.5 (45.5)	7.8 (46.0)	7.7 (45.9)	7.3 (45.1)	6.5 (43.7)	6.5 (43.7)	6.6 (43.9)	7.0 (44.6)	7.3 (45.1)	7.0 (44.6)	7.1 (44.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	77.0 (3.03)	79.6 (3.13)	101.6 (4.00)	133.7 (5.26)	108.4 (4.27)	55.0 (2.17)	34.7 (1.37)	28.3 (1.11)	54.9 (2.16)	115.6 (4.55)	114.2 (4.50)	101.8 (4.01)	1,004.7 (39.56)
Average precipitation days	16	16	19	21	19	14	11	10	12	19	19	19	196
Average relative humidity (%)	86	86	86	86	86	85	84	83	83	85	86	86	85
Mean monthly sunshine hours	114.7	90.3	86.8	87.0	105.4	120.0	136.4	130.2	111.0	111.6	108.0	117.8	1,319.2
Mean daily sunshine hours	3.7	3.2	2.8	2.9	3.4	4.0	4.4	4.2	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.8	3.6
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales^[2]

^ "Resultados y proyecciones (2005-2020) del censo 2005". Retrieved 17 April 2020.
^ "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.