El Retén
El Retén | |
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town | |
![]() Location of the municipality and town of El Retén in the Department of Magdalena. | |
Coordinates: 10°37′N 74°16′W / 10.617°N 74.267°W | |
Country | Colombia |
Region | Caribbean |
Department | Magdalena |
Foundation | June 24, 1913 |
Area | |
• Total | 268 km2 (103 sq mi) |
Elevation | 22 m (72 ft) |
Population (Census 2018[1]) | |
• Total | 19,345 |
• Density | 72/km2 (190/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 |
Website | elreten-magdalena |
El Retén is a town and municipality of the Magdalena Department in northern Colombia.
Climate
[edit]Climate data for El Retén (Zacapa), elevation 30 m (98 ft), (1971–2000) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 33.8 (92.8) | 33.9 (93.0) | 34.1 (93.4) | 34.4 (93.9) | 34.2 (93.6) | 34.1 (93.4) | 34.2 (93.6) | 34.2 (93.6) | 33.3 (91.9) | 33.1 (91.6) | 33.1 (91.6) | 33.4 (92.1) | 33.8 (92.8) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.7 (81.9) | 27.9 (82.2) | 28.3 (82.9) | 28.3 (82.9) | 28.2 (82.8) | 28.3 (82.9) | 28.3 (82.9) | 28.0 (82.4) | 27.8 (82.0) | 27.6 (81.7) | 27.7 (81.9) | 27.6 (81.7) | 28.0 (82.4) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20.9 (69.6) | 20.9 (69.6) | 21.5 (70.7) | 21.9 (71.4) | 22.2 (72.0) | 22.3 (72.1) | 22.3 (72.1) | 22.2 (72.0) | 22.0 (71.6) | 22.0 (71.6) | 21.9 (71.4) | 21.4 (70.5) | 21.8 (71.2) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.4 (0.17) | 6.5 (0.26) | 15.1 (0.59) | 92.8 (3.65) | 151.7 (5.97) | 121.6 (4.79) | 88.5 (3.48) | 135.0 (5.31) | 192.0 (7.56) | 222.3 (8.75) | 121.6 (4.79) | 21.0 (0.83) | 1,172.4 (46.16) |
Average precipitation days | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 95 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 81 | 81 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 82 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 232.5 | 212.0 | 192.2 | 171.0 | 173.6 | 165.0 | 198.4 | 179.8 | 153.0 | 164.3 | 186.0 | 226.3 | 2,254.1 |
Mean daily sunshine hours | 7.5 | 7.5 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 6.2 |
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[2] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ "Promedios Climatológicos 1971–2000" (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Retrieved 25 June 2024.[dead link]
External links
[edit]- (in Spanish) Gobernacion del Magdalena - El Reten