Mucuchíes

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Mucuchíes
Poblacion de Mucuchies Estado Merida.jpg
Mucuchíes is located in Venezuela
Mucuchíes
Mucuchíes
Coordinates: 8°45′00″N 70°55′00″W / 8.75000°N 70.91667°W / 8.75000; -70.91667
CountryVenezuela
StatesMérida
MunicipalitiesRangel Municipality
DemonymMucuchicero
Elevation
2,983 m (9,787 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total6,354
Time zoneUTC-4:30
Postal Code
5130
Area code(s)+58 274
ClimateCfb

Mucuchíes is a town in the Rangel Municipality of Mérida State, Venezuela. It is at an altitude of 2,983 meters and has a cool climate, with an average temperature of 11 °C. Patron saint festivities are held during the month of December, with their patron saints St. Lucia and St. Benedict the Moor. The town was founded by Bartolomé Gil Naranjo in 1586.[1]

Santa Lucia Mucuches Church (Iglesia de Santa Lucía de Mucuchíes)

Climate[]

Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as subtropical highland (Cfb).[2]

hideClimate data for Mucuchíes, Mérida, Venezuela
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 18
(64)
18.5
(65.3)
18.1
(64.6)
17.5
(63.5)
17.3
(63.1)
16.7
(62.1)
16.6
(61.9)
17.1
(62.8)
17.4
(63.3)
17.2
(63.0)
17.3
(63.1)
18
(64)
17.5
(63.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 10.7
(51.3)
11.4
(52.5)
11.6
(52.9)
11.8
(53.2)
12.1
(53.8)
11.9
(53.4)
11.6
(52.9)
11.8
(53.2)
11.9
(53.4)
11.8
(53.2)
11.4
(52.5)
11.1
(52.0)
11.6
(52.9)
Average low °C (°F) 3.5
(38.3)
4.3
(39.7)
5.2
(41.4)
6.2
(43.2)
7
(45)
7.1
(44.8)
6.6
(43.9)
6.5
(43.7)
6.4
(43.5)
6.4
(43.5)
5.5
(41.9)
4.3
(39.7)
5.7
(42.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 14
(0.6)
13
(0.5)
24
(0.9)
103
(4.1)
117
(4.6)
98
(3.9)
89
(3.5)
92
(3.6)
88
(3.5)
103
(4.1)
64
(2.5)
18
(0.7)
823
(32.5)
Average rainy days 6 6 9 17 18 18 18 20 19 18 13 10 172
Mean daily sunshine hours 8 7 6 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 7 6
Source 1: Climate-Data.org (altitude: 2899m)[2]
Source 2: Weather2Travel (rainy days, sun)[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "La población de Mucuchíes". CIBERTRONIC C.A. Retrieved 2009-11-19.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Temperature, Climate graph, Climate table for Mucuchies". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
  3. ^ "Merida Climate: Monthly Weather Averages, Venezuela". Weather2Travel. Retrieved 2017-10-07.

Coordinates: 8°45′00″N 70°55′00″W / 8.75000°N 70.91667°W / 8.75000; -70.91667


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