Túquerres

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

Túquerres
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Tuquerres in the Nariño Department of Colombia.
Country	Colombia
Department	Nariño Department
Population  (2020 est.[1])
• Total	40,038
Time zone	UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

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]