Chigorodó (Spanish pronunciation: [tʃiɣoɾoˈðo]) is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia. It is part of the Urabá Antioquia sub-region.

Transportation

It is served by the Jaime Ortiz Betancur Airport, which once had commercial air service to Medellin on ACES Colombia Airlines during the early 1990s.

Residents

Climate

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

Climate data for Chigorodó (Palmera La), elevation 58 m (190 ft), (1981–2010)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)31.2 (88.2)31.7 (89.1)32.0 (89.6)31.4 (88.5)31.3 (88.3)31.1 (88.0)31.0 (87.8)31.0 (87.8)31.0 (87.8)30.9 (87.6)30.5 (86.9)30.7 (87.3)31.2 (88.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)27.2 (81.0)27.7 (81.9)27.8 (82.0)27.6 (81.7)27.4 (81.3)27.3 (81.1)27.1 (80.8)27.2 (81.0)27.1 (80.8)27.1 (80.8)27.0 (80.6)27.0 (80.6)27.3 (81.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)22.3 (72.1)22.2 (72.0)22.9 (73.2)22.9 (73.2)22.9 (73.2)22.7 (72.9)22.4 (72.3)22.4 (72.3)22.1 (71.8)22.2 (72.0)22.4 (72.3)22.6 (72.7)22.5 (72.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches)142.2 (5.60)87.5 (3.44)120.6 (4.75)270.7 (10.66)427.9 (16.85)449.2 (17.69)396.5 (15.61)414.3 (16.31)443.6 (17.46)455.1 (17.92)363.2 (14.30)313.9 (12.36)3,803.9 (149.76)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)979162023242323232116201
Average relative humidity (%)81787882838383848484838482
Mean monthly sunshine hours105.4107.365.181.074.475.080.696.181.0105.490.086.81,048.1
Mean daily sunshine hours3.43.82.12.72.42.52.63.12.73.43.02.82.9
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales

7°40′03″N 76°40′51″W/7.66750°N 76.68083°W/ 7.66750; -76.68083