Samaná, Caldas

Municipality and town in Caldas Department, Colombia
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Location of the municipality and town of Samaná, Caldas in the Caldas Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Samaná, Caldas in the Caldas Department of Colombia.
5°24′47″N 74°59′34″W / 5.41306°N 74.99278°W / 5.41306; -74.99278Country ColombiaDepartment Caldas DepartmentArea
 • Total761.02 km2 (293.83 sq mi)Population
 (Census 2018[1])
 • Total17,466 • Density23/km2 (59/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)Websitesamana-caldas.gov.co

Samaná is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Caldas.

It is about 220 km north west of Bogota.

Facilities include the Parque Simon Bolívar park and the Fundacion Batuta Caldas academy of music.[2]

Climate

Samaná has a relatively cool due to altitude and very wet tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). It is the wettest place in the department of Caldas.

Climate data for Samaná
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 21.7
(71.1) 		22.0
(71.6) 		21.9
(71.4) 		22.1
(71.8) 		22.1
(71.8) 		22.7
(72.9) 		23.3
(73.9) 		23.6
(74.5) 		22.8
(73.0) 		21.9
(71.4) 		21.6
(70.9) 		21.5
(70.7) 		22.3
(72.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 19.2
(66.6) 		19.3
(66.7) 		19.4
(66.9) 		19.5
(67.1) 		19.5
(67.1) 		19.9
(67.8) 		20.2
(68.4) 		20.4
(68.7) 		19.9
(67.8) 		19.3
(66.7) 		19.1
(66.4) 		19.1
(66.4) 		19.6
(67.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 16.4
(61.5) 		16.3
(61.3) 		16.5
(61.7) 		16.3
(61.3) 		16.0
(60.8) 		16.7
(62.1) 		16.6
(61.9) 		16.6
(61.9) 		16.1
(61.0) 		16.1
(61.0) 		16.2
(61.2) 		16.2
(61.2) 		16.3
(61.4)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 579.5
(22.81) 		489.1
(19.26) 		589.6
(23.21) 		653.0
(25.71) 		628.9
(24.76) 		332.5
(13.09) 		263.1
(10.36) 		310.0
(12.20) 		530.2
(20.87) 		794.7
(31.29) 		836.4
(32.93) 		810.3
(31.90) 		6,817.3
(268.39)
Average rainy days 21 19 20 23 23 16 14 16 21 25 26 24 248
Average relative humidity (%) 93 92 92 94 93 92 91 91 92 93 92 90 92
Mean monthly sunshine hours 86.8 79.0 58.9 69.0 93.0 141.0 179.8 167.4 120.0 74.4 60.0 62.0 1,191.3
Mean daily sunshine hours 2.8 2.8 1.9 2.3 3.0 4.7 5.8 5.4 4.0 2.4 2.0 2.0 3.3
Source: [3]

References

  1. ^ "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Fundacion Batuta Caldas". Batuta Caldas.
  3. ^ http://www.ideam.gov.co/documents/21021/553571/Promedios+Climatol%C3%B3gicos++1981+-+2010.xlsx/f28d0b07-1208-4a46-8ccf-bddd70fb4128

5°35′N 74°55′W / 5.583°N 74.917°W / 5.583; -74.917


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