Quípama
Municipality and town in Boyacá, Colombia
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Location of the municipality and town of Quipama in the Boyacá Department of Colombia.
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Quípama is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá, part of the subregion of the Western Boyacá Province.
Climate
Quípama has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26.2 (79.2) | 26.5 (79.7) | 26.9 (80.4) | 26.9 (80.4) | 26.6 (79.9) | 26.3 (79.3) | 27.0 (80.6) | 26.7 (80.1) | 26.4 (79.5) | 25.8 (78.4) | 25.5 (77.9) | 25.6 (78.1) | 26.4 (79.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 21.5 (70.7) | 21.9 (71.4) | 22.4 (72.3) | 22.7 (72.9) | 22.4 (72.3) | 21.8 (71.2) | 22.1 (71.8) | 21.9 (71.4) | 21.6 (70.9) | 21.4 (70.5) | 21.2 (70.2) | 21.2 (70.2) | 21.8 (71.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 16.9 (62.4) | 17.4 (63.3) | 18.0 (64.4) | 18.5 (65.3) | 18.3 (64.9) | 17.4 (63.3) | 17.3 (63.1) | 17.1 (62.8) | 16.9 (62.4) | 17.1 (62.8) | 17.0 (62.6) | 16.9 (62.4) | 17.4 (63.3) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 129.0 (5.08) | 208.4 (8.20) | 314.8 (12.39) | 365.8 (14.40) | 338.3 (13.32) | 239.6 (9.43) | 198.2 (7.80) | 191.8 (7.55) | 274.9 (10.82) | 391.2 (15.40) | 283.1 (11.15) | 179.1 (7.05) | 3,114.2 (122.59) |
| Average rainy days | 17 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 249 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 86 | 85 |
| Source 1: IDEAM[1] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Climate-Data.org[2] | |||||||||||||
It is home of one of the largest emerald mines in the world.
See also
Colombia portal
Geology portal
- Las Pavas
- Muzo, Chivor, Somondoco
References
External links
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Provinces and Municipalities in Boyacá Department 
See also: List of municipalities in Boyacá
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