La Palma is a municipality and town in the department of Cundinamarca, Colombia.
La Palma | |
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Municipality and town | |
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 Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia | |
  La Palma Location in Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 5°21′38″N 74°23′23″W / 5.36056°N 74.38972°W | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department |  Cundinamarca |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde | Virgilio Alfonso Galindo Obando |
| Elevation | 1,462 m (4,797 ft) |
| Population (Census 2018[1]) | |
| • Metro | 7,708 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Climate
edit| Climate data for Yacopí[a], elevation 1,347 m (4,419 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) | 24.5 (76.1) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.7 (76.5) |
25.0 (77.0) |
25.2 (77.4) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.7 (78.3) |
26.2 (79.2) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.5 (76.1) |
25.1 (77.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 20.8 (69.4) |
21.1 (70.0) |
21.1 (70.0) |
21.1 (70.0) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.4 (70.5) |
20.9 (69.6) |
20.8 (69.4) |
20.8 (69.4) |
21.2 (70.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 17.1 (62.8) |
17.2 (63.0) |
17.3 (63.1) |
17.5 (63.5) |
17.5 (63.5) |
17.6 (63.7) |
17.4 (63.3) |
17.6 (63.7) |
17.3 (63.1) |
17.1 (62.8) |
17.3 (63.1) |
17.4 (63.3) |
17.4 (63.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 103.5 (4.07) |
155.3 (6.11) |
223.5 (8.80) |
342.9 (13.50) |
326.0 (12.83) |
216.9 (8.54) |
162.8 (6.41) |
165.6 (6.52) |
257.5 (10.14) |
342.2 (13.47) |
266.7 (10.50) |
156.7 (6.17) |
2,719.4 (107.06) |
| Average precipitation days | 14 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 225 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 89 | 88 | 88 | 89 | 89 | 86 | 82 | 83 | 86 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 88 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 151.9 | 118.6 | 108.5 | 105.0 | 130.2 | 156.0 | 192.2 | 170.5 | 138.0 | 133.3 | 135.0 | 142.6 | 1,681.8 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[2] | |||||||||||||
Notes
edit- ^ Yacopí is located approximately 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) north of La Palma.
References
edit- ^ "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ "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.
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