San José del Guaviare | |
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Municipality and town | |
Aerial view of San José del Guaviare | |
![]() Location of the municipality and town of San José del Guaviare in the Guaviare Department of Colombia. | |
Coordinates: 2°34′N 72°38′W / 2.567°N 72.633°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Amazon Region |
Department | Guaviare Department |
Founded | 1960 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ramón Rojas Guevara |
Area | |
• Municipality and town | 16,769 km2 (6,475 sq mi) |
• Urban | 6.17 km2 (2.38 sq mi) |
Elevation | 185 m (607 ft) |
Population | |
• Municipality and town | 52,815 |
• Density | 3.1/km2 (8.2/sq mi) |
• Urban | 36,254 |
• Urban density | 5,900/km2 (15,000/sq mi) |
Demonym | Guaviarenses |
Time zone | UTC-05 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Postal code | 950001-9 |
Area code | 57 + 9 |
Climate | Am |
Website | Official website (in Spanish) |
San José del Guaviare (Spanish pronunciation: [saŋ xoˈse ðel ɣwaˈβja.ɾe]) is a town and municipality in Colombia, capital of the department of Guaviare by the Guaviare River. It is home to some of the deisolated Nunak people.
Climate
Climate data for San José del Guaviare, elevation 165 m (541 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) | 33.4 (92.1) |
33.5 (92.3) |
32.9 (91.2) |
31.5 (88.7) |
30.7 (87.3) |
29.9 (85.8) |
29.7 (85.5) |
30.6 (87.1) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.5 (88.7) |
32.2 (90.0) |
31.6 (88.9) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.3 (79.3) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.4 (79.5) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25.4 (77.7) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.6 (76.3) |
25.1 (77.2) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.8 (78.4) |
26.1 (79.0) |
25.7 (78.3) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.2 (70.2) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.9 (71.4) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.2 (72.0) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.9 (71.4) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.8 (71.2) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 44.6 (1.76) |
94.0 (3.70) |
153.2 (6.03) |
319.7 (12.59) |
353.6 (13.92) |
355.0 (13.98) |
334.9 (13.19) |
273.1 (10.75) |
237.1 (9.33) |
235.4 (9.27) |
225.0 (8.86) |
99.9 (3.93) |
2,725.6 (107.31) |
Average precipitation days | 6 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 188 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 80 | 80 | 82 | 87 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 88 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 84 | 86 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 189.1 | 155.3 | 139.5 | 120.0 | 102.3 | 96.0 | 114.7 | 133.3 | 156.0 | 155.0 | 150.0 | 164.3 | 1,675.5 |
Mean daily sunshine hours | 6.1 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 4.6 |
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[3] |
Climate data for San José del Guaviare (Trueno El), elevation 150 m (490 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) | 32.9 (91.2) |
33.5 (92.3) |
32.7 (90.9) |
31.4 (88.5) |
30.6 (87.1) |
29.8 (85.6) |
29.5 (85.1) |
30.6 (87.1) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.4 (88.5) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.2 (79.2) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.5 (76.1) |
25.0 (77.0) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.3 (77.5) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20.8 (69.4) |
21.0 (69.8) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.1 (70.0) |
20.8 (69.4) |
20.9 (69.6) |
21.1 (70.0) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.2 (70.2) |
21.2 (70.2) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 58.7 (2.31) |
84.1 (3.31) |
193.6 (7.62) |
308.3 (12.14) |
377.2 (14.85) |
370.9 (14.60) |
350.1 (13.78) |
273.1 (10.75) |
239.3 (9.42) |
278.9 (10.98) |
208.6 (8.21) |
122.4 (4.82) |
2,762.1 (108.74) |
Average precipitation days | 6 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 197 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 79 | 83 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 88 | 87 | 89 | 85 | 87 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 182.9 | 146.8 | 124.0 | 102.0 | 102.3 | 90.0 | 105.4 | 120.9 | 144.0 | 145.7 | 138.0 | 155.0 | 1,557 |
Mean daily sunshine hours | 5.9 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.3 |
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[3] |
References
- ^ INFORMACIÓN CAPITAL
- ^ SAN JOSÉ DEL GUAVIARE: Municipality in Guaviare, Citypopulation.de
- ^ a b "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.