Villahermosa, Tolima

Municipality and town in Tolima Department, Colombia

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Location of the municipality and town of Villahermosa, Tolima in the Tolima Department of Colombia.

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ColombiaDepartmentTolima DepartmentArea

• Total264.7 km² (102.2 sq mi)Elevation

2,079 m (6,821 ft)Population

(2015)

• Total10,696 • Density40/km² (100/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Villahermosa is a town and municipality in the Tolima department of Colombia. The population of the municipality was 12,574 as of the 1993 census. The municipality is also one of the most important coffee producers of Tolima's north.

Climate

Villahermosa has a subtropical highland climate (Cfb). It has heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Villahermosa
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	19.7 (67.5)	19.9 (67.8)	20.1 (68.2)	20.2 (68.4)	20.4 (68.7)	20.4 (68.7)	20.3 (68.5)	20.5 (68.9)	20.4 (68.7)	20.0 (68.0)	19.9 (67.8)	19.9 (67.8)	20.1 (68.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	16.5 (61.7)	16.6 (61.9)	16.8 (62.2)	17.1 (62.8)	17.3 (63.1)	17.1 (62.8)	16.9 (62.4)	17.0 (62.6)	17.0 (62.6)	16.7 (62.1)	16.7 (62.1)	16.6 (61.9)	16.9 (62.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	13.6 (56.5)	13.8 (56.8)	14.0 (57.2)	14.3 (57.7)	14.3 (57.7)	13.7 (56.7)	13.5 (56.3)	13.3 (55.9)	13.6 (56.5)	13.7 (56.7)	13.7 (56.7)	13.7 (56.7)	13.8 (56.8)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	161.1 (6.34)	192.2 (7.57)	242.4 (9.54)	286.0 (11.26)	292.9 (11.53)	137.2 (5.40)	108.1 (4.26)	125.9 (4.96)	232.0 (9.13)	308.2 (12.13)	270.8 (10.66)	185.0 (7.28)	2,541.8 (100.06)
Average rainy days	16	16	20	22	21	15	13	13	17	22	21	18	214
Average relative humidity (%)	89	89	89	89	89	88	85	84	86	89	90	89	88
Mean monthly sunshine hours	133.3	107.3	114.7	108.0	133.3	165.0	186.0	186.0	153.0	127.1	105.0	127.1	1,645.8
Mean daily sunshine hours	4.3	3.8	3.7	3.6	4.3	5.5	6.0	6.0	5.1	4.1	3.5	4.1	4.5
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