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Palmar, Santander

Coordinates: 6°35′N 73°15′W / 6.583°N 73.250°W / 6.583; -73.250
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Palmar, Santander
Municipality and town
Location of the municipality and town of Palmar, Santander in the Santander Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Palmar, Santander in the Santander Department of Colombia.
Country Colombia
DepartmentSantander Department
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Palmar is a town and municipality in the Santander Department in northeastern Colombia.

Climate

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Cimitarra has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen: Af), bordering upon a tropical monsoon climate (Am).[1] It is wet from March to November and has a drier period from December to February.

Climate data for Palmar (Palmar El), elevation 940 m (3,080 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 32.4
(90.3)
32.9
(91.2)
32.6
(90.7)
31.9
(89.4)
31.1
(88.0)
31.0
(87.8)
31.6
(88.9)
32.1
(89.8)
31.5
(88.7)
30.5
(86.9)
30.2
(86.4)
31.1
(88.0)
31.6
(88.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.4
(79.5)
26.5
(79.7)
26.5
(79.7)
26.1
(79.0)
25.7
(78.3)
25.7
(78.3)
25.7
(78.3)
25.8
(78.4)
25.6
(78.1)
25.2
(77.4)
25.4
(77.7)
25.8
(78.4)
25.9
(78.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 19.7
(67.5)
19.9
(67.8)
20.5
(68.9)
20.4
(68.7)
20.4
(68.7)
20.1
(68.2)
19.6
(67.3)
19.7
(67.5)
19.6
(67.3)
19.7
(67.5)
20.0
(68.0)
19.9
(67.8)
20.0
(68.0)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 64.4
(2.54)
84.5
(3.33)
124.2
(4.89)
217.5
(8.56)
216.6
(8.53)
126.9
(5.00)
133.9
(5.27)
149.2
(5.87)
203.6
(8.02)
262.8
(10.35)
189.6
(7.46)
75.2
(2.96)
1,848.5
(72.78)
Average rainy days 7 9 12 17 20 17 18 19 19 20 16 9 178
Average relative humidity (%) 69 68 69 72 75 75 73 73 74 76 76 73 73
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria". Nature: Scientific Data. 23 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010" (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2024.

6°35′N 73°15′W / 6.583°N 73.250°W / 6.583; -73.250