Concepción, Antioquia

Concepción is a town and municipality in the Colombian department of Antioquia. Part of the subregion of Eastern Antioquia.

Concepción
Municipality and town
Seal
Location of the municipality and town of Concepción in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
Concepción
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 6°23′42″N 75°15′30″W
Country Colombia
DepartmentAntioquia Department
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
View of Concepción from Alto de la Virgen

The village was declared "cultural and historical heritage of the nation" in 1999, for its stone streets and its exceptional state of conservation.

Climate

Concepción has a cool tropical rainforest climate (Af) due to altitude. It has very heavy rainfall year round.

Climate data for Concepción
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 24.0
(75.2)
24.5
(76.1)
24.7
(76.5)
24.5
(76.1)
24.6
(76.3)
24.4
(75.9)
24.8
(76.6)
24.7
(76.5)
24.3
(75.7)
23.7
(74.7)
23.4
(74.1)
23.5
(74.3)
24.3
(75.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 19.1
(66.4)
19.5
(67.1)
19.8
(67.6)
19.9
(67.8)
20.0
(68.0)
19.6
(67.3)
19.5
(67.1)
19.5
(67.1)
19.2
(66.6)
19.1
(66.4)
18.9
(66.0)
18.8
(65.8)
19.4
(66.9)
Average low °C (°F) 14.3
(57.7)
14.6
(58.3)
15.0
(59.0)
15.4
(59.7)
15.4
(59.7)
14.9
(58.8)
14.3
(57.7)
14.3
(57.7)
14.2
(57.6)
14.6
(58.3)
14.5
(58.1)
14.2
(57.6)
14.6
(58.4)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 91.5
(3.60)
133.6
(5.26)
185.7
(7.31)
308.3
(12.14)
359.1
(14.14)
291.1
(11.46)
323.0
(12.72)
303.4
(11.94)
343.1
(13.51)
346.8
(13.65)
243.0
(9.57)
127.1
(5.00)
3,055.7
(120.3)
Average rainy days 10 13 16 21 22 18 18 19 21 23 20 13 214
Source 1: [1]
Source 2: [2]

References


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