Cimitarra

Municipality and town in Santander Department, Colombia

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Location of the municipality and town of Cimitarra in the Santander Department of Colombia.

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ColombiaDepartmentSantander DepartmentPopulation

(2020 est.^[1])

• Total50,892Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Cimitarra is a town and municipality in the Santander Department in northeastern Colombia.

Climate

Cimitarra has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen: Af).^[2]

Climate data for Cimitarra (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	32.21 (89.98)	32.46 (90.43)	32.21 (89.98)	32.15 (89.87)	32.13 (89.83)	32.18 (89.92)	32.39 (90.30)	32.6 (90.7)	32.38 (90.28)	31.71 (89.08)	31.5 (88.7)	31.65 (88.97)	32.13 (89.83)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	22.6 (72.7)	22.66 (72.79)	22.78 (73.00)	22.58 (72.64)	22.57 (72.63)	22.4 (72.3)	22.2 (72.0)	22.2 (72.0)	22.26 (72.07)	22.2 (72.0)	22.25 (72.05)	22.49 (72.48)	22.43 (72.37)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	152.05 (5.99)	172.09 (6.78)	282.62 (11.13)	302.2 (11.90)	286.62 (11.28)	189.77 (7.47)	170.94 (6.73)	193.06 (7.60)	279.77 (11.01)	372.95 (14.68)	359.62 (14.16)	202.25 (7.96)	2,963.95 (116.69)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	8.59	9.76	13.61	15.38	17.74	14.48	14.27	15.19	15.95	17.2	16.32	11.46	169.95
Source: NOAA^[3]

^ "Resultados y proyecciones (2005-2020) del censo 2005". Retrieved 12 April 2020.
^ "Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria". Nature: Scientific Data. 23 October 2023.
^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Cimitarra". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 25, 2024.