Municipality and town in Tolima Department, Colombia
Saldaña, Colombia
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Location of the municipality and town of Saldaña, Colombia in the Tolima Department of Colombia.
Country Colombia Department Tolima Department • mayor Jorge Lozano Arciniegas • Total 214 km2 (83 sq mi) Elevation
305 m (1,001 ft) • Total 14,329 Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Saldaña is a town and municipality in the Tolima department of Colombia . Saldaña is where nearly 30% of Colombian rice is grown, and most of them work in the rice business. The population of the municipality was 14,273 as of the 1993 census.
Climate
Climate data for Saldaña (Jabalcon), elevation 425 m (1,394 ft), (1981–2010)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
33.0 (91.4)
33.1 (91.6)
32.8 (91.0)
32.2 (90.0)
32.3 (90.1)
32.9 (91.2)
33.9 (93.0)
34.9 (94.8)
34.0 (93.2)
32.6 (90.7)
31.8 (89.2)
32.1 (89.8)
33.0 (91.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)
28.0 (82.4)
28.0 (82.4)
27.9 (82.2)
27.6 (81.7)
27.7 (81.9)
27.8 (82.0)
28.3 (82.9)
29.1 (84.4)
28.6 (83.5)
27.7 (81.9)
27.4 (81.3)
27.5 (81.5)
28.0 (82.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
22.5 (72.5)
22.4 (72.3)
22.4 (72.3)
22.4 (72.3)
22.3 (72.1)
22.3 (72.1)
22.3 (72.1)
22.7 (72.9)
22.4 (72.3)
22.1 (71.8)
22.3 (72.1)
22.4 (72.3)
22.4 (72.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)
94.0 (3.70)
115.5 (4.55)
150.4 (5.92)
209.2 (8.24)
167.2 (6.58)
58.6 (2.31)
49.1 (1.93)
47.1 (1.85)
116.7 (4.59)
198.0 (7.80)
178.2 (7.02)
131.4 (5.17)
1,515.5 (59.67)
Average precipitation days
8
10
12
14
13
8
7
5
9
15
13
11
123
Average relative humidity (%)
74
74
75
78
76
73
68
63
67
75
77
78
73
Mean monthly sunshine hours
207.7
166.6
158.1
147.0
155.0
159.0
179.8
182.9
171.0
179.8
174.0
195.3
2,076.2
Mean daily sunshine hours
6.7
5.9
5.1
4.9
5.0
5.3
5.8
5.9
5.7
5.8
5.8
6.3
5.7
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales [ 2]
References
3°56′05″N 75°01′13″W / 3.93472°N 75.0203°W / 3.93472; -75.0203