Silos, Norte de Santander
Silos, Norte de Santander | |
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 Location of the municipality and town of Silos, Norte de Santander in the Norte de Santander Department of Colombia. | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department | Norte de Santander Department |
| Elevation | 2,845 m (9,334 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Silos or Santo Domingo de Silos is a Colombian municipality and town located in the department of North Santander.
It is the only municipality founded in Colombia by a German, Ambrosio Alfinger, in 1531.
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Silos, elevation 2,765 m (9,072 ft), (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 18.7 (65.7) |
19.2 (66.6) |
19.0 (66.2) |
18.2 (64.8) |
17.8 (64.0) |
17.1 (62.8) |
16.9 (62.4) |
17.3 (63.1) |
17.7 (63.9) |
17.8 (64.0) |
17.8 (64.0) |
18.0 (64.4) |
18.0 (64.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 11.9 (53.4) |
12.2 (54.0) |
12.5 (54.5) |
12.5 (54.5) |
12.5 (54.5) |
12.0 (53.6) |
11.8 (53.2) |
12.0 (53.6) |
12.2 (54.0) |
12.3 (54.1) |
12.3 (54.1) |
11.9 (53.4) |
12.2 (54.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.8 (42.4) |
6.3 (43.3) |
7.0 (44.6) |
7.8 (46.0) |
8.1 (46.6) |
7.8 (46.0) |
7.6 (45.7) |
7.5 (45.5) |
7.5 (45.5) |
7.7 (45.9) |
7.3 (45.1) |
6.5 (43.7) |
7.3 (45.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 16.1 (0.63) |
24.7 (0.97) |
45.7 (1.80) |
87.8 (3.46) |
107.8 (4.24) |
94.1 (3.70) |
90.2 (3.55) |
89.7 (3.53) |
99.2 (3.91) |
107.4 (4.23) |
60.9 (2.40) |
30.8 (1.21) |
845.0 (33.27) |
| Average precipitation days | 7 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 190 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 75 | 76 | 79 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 83 | 81 | 78 | 81 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 161.2 | 132.7 | 117.8 | 75.0 | 71.3 | 66.0 | 89.9 | 105.4 | 102.0 | 93.0 | 102.0 | 133.3 | 1,249.6 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 5.2 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.4 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[1] | |||||||||||||
See also
[edit]- Santo Domingo de Silos, Spain
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- (in Spanish) Government of Norte de Santander - Silos
- (in Spanish) Silos official website
7°12′N 72°46′W / 7.200°N 72.767°W
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