Valparaíso, Caquetá

Municipality and town in Caquetá Department, Colombia
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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 ColombiaDepartmentCaquetá DepartmentArea • Total1,218 km2 (470 sq mi)Population
 (Census 2018[2])
 • Total6,082 • 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 town
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31.6
(88.9) 		31.1
(88.0) 		30.3
(86.5) 		29.8
(85.6) 		29.5
(85.1) 		28.9
(84.0) 		28.6
(83.5) 		29.5
(85.1) 		29.6
(85.3) 		30.8
(87.4) 		30.9
(87.6) 		31.2
(88.2) 		30.2
(86.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.4
(79.5) 		26.1
(79.0) 		25.7
(78.3) 		25.5
(77.9) 		25.3
(77.5) 		24.8
(76.6) 		24.4
(75.9) 		24.9
(76.8) 		25.3
(77.5) 		25.9
(78.6) 		26.1
(79.0) 		26.2
(79.2) 		25.6
(78.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 21.2
(70.2) 		21.2
(70.2) 		21.2
(70.2) 		21.2
(70.2) 		21.1
(70.0) 		20.8
(69.4) 		20.3
(68.5) 		20.4
(68.7) 		21.0
(69.8) 		21.1
(70.0) 		21.4
(70.5) 		21.3
(70.3) 		21.0
(69.8)
Average rainfall 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) 		3,082.3
(121.34)
Average rainy days 10 13 16 20 21 21 20 17 15 15 13 11 192
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 1: IDEAM[3]
Source 2: Climate-Data.org[4]

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. ^ "Data". www.ideam.gov.co. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  4. ^ "Climate: Valparaíso". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved August 19, 2020.

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

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