Cimitarra

Cimitarra
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Cimitarra in the Santander Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Cimitarra in the Santander Department of Colombia.
Country Colombia
DepartmentSantander Department
Population
 (2020 est.)
 • Total
50,892
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

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

Climate

Cimitarra has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen: Af).

Climate data for Cimitarra, elevation 300 m (980 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31.9
(89.4)		 32.1
(89.8)		 31.8
(89.2)		 31.8
(89.2)		 31.6
(88.9)		 31.7
(89.1)		 32.0
(89.6)		 32.1
(89.8)		 31.8
(89.2)		 31.4
(88.5)		 31.4
(88.5)		 31.5
(88.7)		 31.7
(89.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.2
(81.0)		 27.2
(81.0)		 27.2
(81.0)		 27.0
(80.6)		 27.1
(80.8)		 27.1
(80.8)		 27.3
(81.1)		 27.3
(81.1)		 27.1
(80.8)		 26.9
(80.4)		 26.9
(80.4)		 27.0
(80.6)		 27.1
(80.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.2
(72.0)		 22.2
(72.0)		 22.3
(72.1)		 22.2
(72.0)		 22.1
(71.8)		 22.1
(71.8)		 21.8
(71.2)		 21.9
(71.4)		 21.9
(71.4)		 21.8
(71.2)		 22.0
(71.6)		 22.2
(72.0)		 22.1
(71.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 125.3
(4.93)		 157.0
(6.18)		 261.6
(10.30)		 307.3
(12.10)		 281.3
(11.07)		 183.3
(7.22)		 160.3
(6.31)		 194.8
(7.67)		 278.5
(10.96)		 343.2
(13.51)		 320.0
(12.60)		 194.9
(7.67)		 2,714.7
(106.88)
Average precipitation days 9 11 15 17 18 16 16 17 18 19 17 13 180
Average relative humidity (%) 84 84 85 85 85 85 84 84 84 85 85 85 85
Mean monthly sunshine hours 186.0 163.7 136.4 147.0 176.7 183.0 204.6 207.7 180.0 176.7 165.0 173.6 2,100.4
Mean daily sunshine hours 6.0 5.8 4.4 4.9 5.7 6.1 6.6 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.5 5.6 5.8
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales