Chinchiná, Caldas
Chinchiná is a town and municipality located in the department of Caldas in Colombia, 17 kilometres (11 mi) southwest of Manizales. Founded in 1857 by Antioquian colonists, Chinchiná is settled in a valley surrounded by coffee plantations, called "fincas", in the Central Cordillera of the Andes. Known as Colombia's "coffee heart", the town is home to the Buendía coffee factory and Cenicafé, a coffee research center.
Because of its close association with coffee production, the municipality was named part of the "Coffee Cultural Landscape" UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011.
An active volcano, Nevado del Ruiz, lies approximately 30 kilometers (19 mi) to the east.
Chinchiná is situated at 5°0′N 75°35′W / 5.000°N 75.583°W. Its elevation is 1,360 meters (4,462 feet), and has a mean temperature of approximately 20 degrees Celsius.
Climate
| Climate data for Chinchiná (Cenicafe), elevation 1,310 m (4,300 ft), (1971–2000) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.0 (82.4) |
28.1 (82.6) |
28.2 (82.8) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.8 (82.0) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.2 (81.0) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.7 (80.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.4 (81.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 21.4 (70.5) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.3 (70.3) |
21.1 (70.0) |
21.2 (70.2) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.4 (70.5) |
20.9 (69.6) |
20.4 (68.7) |
20.6 (69.1) |
21.0 (69.8) |
21.2 (70.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 16.8 (62.2) |
17.0 (62.6) |
17.2 (63.0) |
17.1 (62.8) |
17.1 (62.8) |
17.0 (62.6) |
16.7 (62.1) |
16.7 (62.1) |
16.5 (61.7) |
16.4 (61.5) |
16.6 (61.9) |
16.7 (62.1) |
16.8 (62.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 167.7 (6.60) |
154.5 (6.08) |
203.3 (8.00) |
270.1 (10.63) |
266.1 (10.48) |
176.6 (6.95) |
160.0 (6.30) |
168.8 (6.65) |
214.4 (8.44) |
299.4 (11.79) |
256.5 (10.10) |
158.1 (6.22) |
2,495.5 (98.25) |
| Average precipitation days | 16 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 242 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 75 | 75 | 76 | 79 | 81 | 79 | 75 | 76 | 78 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 78 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 179.8 | 144.2 | 155.0 | 129.0 | 124.0 | 141.0 | 170.5 | 164.3 | 138.0 | 124.0 | 138.0 | 161.2 | 1,769 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 5.8 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 4.8 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales | |||||||||||||
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Chinchiná town square -
Aerial view of Chinchiná
References
- ^ Citypopulation.de
- ^ "Coffee Cultural Landscape". UNESCO World Heritage List. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 25 Apr 2011.
- ^ "Promedios Climatológicos 1971–2000" (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
External links
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