La Unión, Antioquia

La Unión is a town and municipality in the Colombian department of Antioquia. It is part of the subregion of Eastern Antioquia.

La Unión, Antioquia
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of La Unión, Antioquia in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
La Unión, Antioquia
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 5°58′22″N 75°21′40″W
Country Colombia
Department Antioquia Department
SubregionEastern
Elevation
2,500 m (8,200 ft)
Population
 (Census 2018[1])
 • Total20,769
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Climate

La Unión has a relatively cold subtropical highland climate (Cfb). It has heavy rainfall year round.

Climate data for La Unión
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 19.1
(66.4)		 19.3
(66.7)		 19.5
(67.1)		 19.1
(66.4)		 19.1
(66.4)		 19.4
(66.9)		 19.1
(66.4)		 19.2
(66.6)		 19.2
(66.6)		 18.7
(65.7)		 18.9
(66.0)		 18.7
(65.7)		 19.1
(66.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 14.8
(58.6)		 15.0
(59.0)		 15.3
(59.5)		 15.1
(59.2)		 15.2
(59.4)		 15.3
(59.5)		 14.8
(58.6)		 14.9
(58.8)		 14.8
(58.6)		 14.7
(58.5)		 14.9
(58.8)		 14.7
(58.5)		 15.0
(58.9)
Average low °C (°F) 10.5
(50.9)		 10.7
(51.3)		 11.1
(52.0)		 11.1
(52.0)		 11.3
(52.3)		 11.2
(52.2)		 10.6
(51.1)		 10.6
(51.1)		 10.5
(50.9)		 10.7
(51.3)		 10.9
(51.6)		 10.7
(51.3)		 10.8
(51.5)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 81.7
(3.22)		 118.0
(4.65)		 136.1
(5.36)		 221.6
(8.72)		 288.5
(11.36)		 209.2
(8.24)		 209.5
(8.25)		 207.4
(8.17)		 248.5
(9.78)		 245.9
(9.68)		 191.7
(7.55)		 122.8
(4.83)		 2,280.9
(89.81)
Average rainy days 12 13 15 20 23 18 17 17 20 22 18 13 208
Source 1: [2]
Source 2: [3]


References
  1. "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  2. http://www.ideam.gov.co/documents/21021/553571/Promedios+Climatol%C3%B3gicos++1981+-+2010.xlsx/f28d0b07-1208-4a46-8ccf-bddd70fb4128
  3. https://en.climate-data.org/south-america/colombia/antioquia/la-union-50279/?amp=true


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