Municipality and town in Norte de Santander Department, Colombia
Silos or Santo Domingo de Silos is a Colombian municipality and town located in the department of North Santander.
It is the only municipality founded in Colombia by a German, Ambrosio Alfinger, in 1531.
Climate
| Climate data for Silos, elevation 2,765 m (9,072 ft), (1981–2010)
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| Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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18.7
(65.7)
|
19.2
(66.6)
|
19.0
(66.2)
|
18.2
(64.8)
|
17.8
(64.0)
|
17.1
(62.8)
|
16.9
(62.4)
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17.3
(63.1)
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17.7
(63.9)
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17.8
(64.0)
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17.8
(64.0)
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18.0
(64.4)
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18.0
(64.4)
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| Daily mean °C (°F)
|
11.9
(53.4)
|
12.2
(54.0)
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12.5
(54.5)
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12.5
(54.5)
|
12.5
(54.5)
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12.0
(53.6)
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11.8
(53.2)
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12.0
(53.6)
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12.2
(54.0)
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12.3
(54.1)
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12.3
(54.1)
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11.9
(53.4)
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12.2
(54.0)
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| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
5.8
(42.4)
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6.3
(43.3)
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7.0
(44.6)
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7.8
(46.0)
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8.1
(46.6)
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7.8
(46.0)
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7.6
(45.7)
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7.5
(45.5)
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7.5
(45.5)
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7.7
(45.9)
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7.3
(45.1)
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6.5
(43.7)
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7.3
(45.1)
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| Average precipitation mm (inches)
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16.1
(0.63)
|
24.7
(0.97)
|
45.7
(1.80)
|
87.8
(3.46)
|
107.8
(4.24)
|
94.1
(3.70)
|
90.2
(3.55)
|
89.7
(3.53)
|
99.2
(3.91)
|
107.4
(4.23)
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60.9
(2.40)
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30.8
(1.21)
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845.0
(33.27)
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| Average precipitation days
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7
|
8
|
12
|
16
|
21
|
22
|
24
|
21
|
19
|
18
|
14
|
10
|
190
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| Average relative humidity (%)
|
75
|
76
|
79
|
83
|
84
|
84
|
84
|
83
|
82
|
83
|
81
|
78
|
81
|
| Mean monthly sunshine hours
|
161.2
|
132.7
|
117.8
|
75.0
|
71.3
|
66.0
|
89.9
|
105.4
|
102.0
|
93.0
|
102.0
|
133.3
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1,249.6
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| Mean daily sunshine hours
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5.2
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4.7
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3.8
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2.5
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2.3
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2.2
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2.9
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3.4
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3.4
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3.0
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3.4
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4.3
|
3.4
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| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[1]
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See also
References
7°12′N 72°46′W / 7.200°N 72.767°W / 7.200; -72.767
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