Saravena
Municipality and town in Arauca Department, Colombia
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Location of the municipality and town of Saravena in the Arauca Department of Colombia
(2018 census)[1]
Saravena is a city and municipality in Arauca Department, Colombia. It is located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south of Colombia's border with Venezuela.[2] The municipality, with a population of 55,554, has had FARC and ELN activity as well as a Colombian military presence near the Venezuelan border.[3]
It is served by Los Colonizadores Airport.
Climate
Saravena has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am) with moderate to little rainfall from December to March to and heavy to very heavy rainfall from April to November.
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.6 (87.1) | 31.4 (88.5) | 31.5 (88.7) | 30.8 (87.4) | 30.6 (87.1) | 29.6 (85.3) | 29.6 (85.3) | 30.0 (86.0) | 30.7 (87.3) | 31.1 (88.0) | 30.9 (87.6) | 30.6 (87.1) | 30.6 (87.1) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.5 (77.9) | 26.2 (79.2) | 26.4 (79.5) | 26.0 (78.8) | 25.6 (78.1) | 24.9 (76.8) | 24.9 (76.8) | 25.1 (77.2) | 25.5 (77.9) | 25.7 (78.3) | 25.7 (78.3) | 25.4 (77.7) | 25.6 (78.0) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20.5 (68.9) | 21.2 (70.2) | 21.4 (70.5) | 21.6 (70.9) | 21.3 (70.3) | 20.8 (69.4) | 20.6 (69.1) | 20.4 (68.7) | 20.5 (68.9) | 20.7 (69.3) | 20.6 (69.1) | 20.6 (69.1) | 20.8 (69.5) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 44.4 (1.75) | 79.8 (3.14) | 109.2 (4.30) | 258.4 (10.17) | 397.3 (15.64) | 420.6 (16.56) | 361.2 (14.22) | 335.8 (13.22) | 297.6 (11.72) | 338.5 (13.33) | 200.6 (7.90) | 115.6 (4.55) | 2,959 (116.5) |
Average rainy days | 6 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 190 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 79 | 79 | 83 | 85 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 83 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 161.2 | 118.6 | 89.9 | 81.0 | 99.2 | 96.0 | 117.8 | 130.2 | 144.0 | 155.0 | 150.0 | 151.9 | 1,494.8 |
Mean daily sunshine hours | 5.2 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.1 |
Source: IDEAM[4] |
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Municipalities in the Arauca Department
- Arauca
- Arauquita
- Cravo Norte
- Fortul
- Puerto Rondón
- Saravena
- Tame
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