Valparaíso, Caquetá

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Valparaíso, Caquetá
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Valparaíso, Caquetá in the Caquetá Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Valparaíso, Caquetá in the Caquetá Department of Colombia.
Country Colombia
DepartmentCaquetá Department
Area
[1]
 • Total
1,218 km2 (470 sq mi)
Population
 (Census 2018[2])
 • Total
6,082
 • Density5.0/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Valparaíso (Spanish pronunciation: [balpaɾaˈiso]) is a town and municipality in Caquetá Department, Colombia.

Climate

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

Climate data for Valparaíso, elevation 270 m (890 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 32.2
(90.0) 		31.8
(89.2) 		31.3
(88.3) 		30.5
(86.9) 		30.4
(86.7) 		29.6
(85.3) 		29.6
(85.3) 		30.4
(86.7) 		31.2
(88.2) 		31.5
(88.7) 		31.6
(88.9) 		31.9
(89.4) 		31.0
(87.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.9
(80.4) 		26.6
(79.9) 		26.3
(79.3) 		25.8
(78.4) 		25.7
(78.3) 		25.3
(77.5) 		25.2
(77.4) 		25.6
(78.1) 		26.1
(79.0) 		26.4
(79.5) 		26.5
(79.7) 		26.6
(79.9) 		26.1
(79.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.0
(71.6) 		22.0
(71.6) 		22.1
(71.8) 		22.1
(71.8) 		22.0
(71.6) 		21.6
(70.9) 		21.2
(70.2) 		21.3
(70.3) 		21.7
(71.1) 		22.0
(71.6) 		22.3
(72.1) 		22.1
(71.8) 		21.9
(71.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 125.0
(4.92) 		212.4
(8.36) 		282.0
(11.10) 		388.2
(15.28) 		360.7
(14.20) 		351.0
(13.82) 		332.8
(13.10) 		237.2
(9.34) 		218.1
(8.59) 		230.7
(9.08) 		214.3
(8.44) 		129.9
(5.11) 		3,028.4
(119.23)
Average precipitation days 10 13 16 20 21 21 20 17 15 15 13 11 190
Average relative humidity (%) 81 82 84 86 87 87 86 84 83 83 83 82 84
Mean monthly sunshine hours 170.5 118.6 105.4 102.0 102.3 93.0 99.2 120.9 141.0 145.7 150.0 176.7 1,525.3
Mean daily sunshine hours 5.5 4.2 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.1 3.2 3.9 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 4.2
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[3]

References

  1. ^ "Municipalities of Colombia". statoids. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010" (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2024.

1°11′57″N 75°42′35″W / 1.19917°N 75.7097°W / 1.19917; -75.7097

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