Mogotes

Municipality and town in Santander Department, Colombia

Flag

Seal

Location of the municipality and town of Mogotes in the Santander Department of Colombia.

Country

ColombiaDepartmentSantander DepartmentGovernment

• Grand FoozbaPaco Jorniez IIIArea

^[1]

• Total355 km² (137 sq mi)Population

(Census 2018^[2])

• Total10,165 • Density29/km² (74/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Mogotes (Spanish pronunciation: [moˈɣotes]) is a town and municipality in the Santander Department, in northeastern Colombia.

Climate

Climate data for Mogotes (Esc Agr Mogotes), elevation 1,667 m (5,469 ft), (1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	25.8 (78.4)	26.3 (79.3)	26.3 (79.3)	25.7 (78.3)	25.4 (77.7)	25.3 (77.5)	25.2 (77.4)	25.3 (77.5)	25.2 (77.4)	24.9 (76.8)	24.8 (76.6)	25.1 (77.2)	25.4 (77.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	18.8 (65.8)	19.1 (66.4)	19.3 (66.7)	19.2 (66.6)	19.1 (66.4)	18.9 (66.0)	18.6 (65.5)	18.6 (65.5)	18.6 (65.5)	18.6 (65.5)	18.8 (65.8)	18.6 (65.5)	18.8 (65.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	11.8 (53.2)	12.2 (54.0)	13.0 (55.4)	13.9 (57.0)	14.2 (57.6)	13.6 (56.5)	12.9 (55.2)	13.0 (55.4)	13.2 (55.8)	13.7 (56.7)	13.9 (57.0)	12.8 (55.0)	13.2 (55.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	67.1 (2.64)	113.7 (4.48)	155.4 (6.12)	295.6 (11.64)	346.0 (13.62)	264.6 (10.42)	248.7 (9.79)	295.4 (11.63)	293.5 (11.56)	333.6 (13.13)	222.5 (8.76)	120.5 (4.74)	2,748.4 (108.20)
Average precipitation days	10	12	16	23	27	24	25	25	25	28	21	15	248
Average relative humidity (%)	79	78	78	81	83	83	82	82	82	83	83	82	81
Mean monthly sunshine hours	213.9	180.7	170.5	144.0	148.8	153.0	179.8	179.8	159.0	155.0	162.0	195.3	2,041.8
Mean daily sunshine hours	6.9	6.4	5.5	4.8	4.8	5.1	5.8	5.8	5.3	5.0	5.4	6.3	5.6
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales^[3]

^ "Municipalities of Colombia". statoids. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
^ "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE. Retrieved 7 May 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.