Olaya Herrera is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia. Named after the former President of Colombia Enrique Olaya Herrera. Its municipal seat is known as Bocas de Satinga.

Olaya Herrera
Municipality and town
Location of the municipality and town of Olaya Herrera in the Nariño Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Olaya Herrera in the Nariño Department of Colombia.
Coordinates: 2°20′49″N 78°19′32″W / 2.34694°N 78.32556°W / 2.34694; -78.32556
Country Colombia
DepartmentNariño Department
Population
 (2020 est.[1])
 • Total33,132
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Climate

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Olaya Herrera has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Bocas de Satinga
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 28.6
(83.5)
29.5
(85.1)
29.9
(85.8)
29.8
(85.6)
29.5
(85.1)
29.6
(85.3)
29.4
(84.9)
29.2
(84.6)
29.0
(84.2)
28.3
(82.9)
28.4
(83.1)
28.8
(83.8)
29.2
(84.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.5
(77.9)
25.9
(78.6)
26.3
(79.3)
26.3
(79.3)
26.2
(79.2)
26.1
(79.0)
26.0
(78.8)
26.0
(78.8)
25.8
(78.4)
25.5
(77.9)
25.6
(78.1)
25.6
(78.1)
25.9
(78.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.5
(72.5)
22.4
(72.3)
22.7
(72.9)
22.9
(73.2)
23.0
(73.4)
22.6
(72.7)
22.6
(72.7)
22.8
(73.0)
22.6
(72.7)
22.8
(73.0)
22.8
(73.0)
22.5
(72.5)
22.7
(72.8)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 330
(13.0)
293
(11.5)
257
(10.1)
348
(13.7)
502
(19.8)
489
(19.3)
320
(12.6)
264
(10.4)
346
(13.6)
329
(13.0)
254
(10.0)
231
(9.1)
3,963
(156.1)
Source: Climate-Data.org[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Resultados y proyecciones (2005-2020) del censo 2005". Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Climate: Bocas de Satinga". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved October 14, 2020.