Puerto Rico is a town and municipality in Caquetá Department, Colombia.

Puerto Rico, Caquetá
Municipality and town
Flag of Puerto Rico, Caquetá
Official seal of Puerto Rico, Caquetá
Location of the municipality and town of Puerto Rico, Caquetá in the Caquetá Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Puerto Rico, Caquetá in the Caquetá Department of Colombia.
Country Colombia
DepartmentCaquetá Department
Population
 (2020 est.[1])
 • Total
33,765
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Climate

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Puerto Rico has a very wet tropical rainforest climate (Af).

Climate data for Puerto Rico (Pto Rico), elevation 285 m (935 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 32.7
(90.9)
32.2
(90.0)
31.2
(88.2)
30.2
(86.4)
29.9
(85.8)
29.1
(84.4)
28.8
(83.8)
29.9
(85.8)
30.9
(87.6)
31.2
(88.2)
31.2
(88.2)
31.7
(89.1)
30.7
(87.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.9
(80.4)
26.7
(80.1)
26.1
(79.0)
25.6
(78.1)
25.3
(77.5)
24.8
(76.6)
24.4
(75.9)
25.1
(77.2)
25.6
(78.1)
25.8
(78.4)
26.1
(79.0)
26.4
(79.5)
25.7
(78.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 21.6
(70.9)
21.8
(71.2)
22.0
(71.6)
22.0
(71.6)
21.9
(71.4)
21.4
(70.5)
20.9
(69.6)
21.1
(70.0)
21.3
(70.3)
21.7
(71.1)
22.0
(71.6)
21.8
(71.2)
21.6
(70.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 107.8
(4.24)
199.1
(7.84)
377.5
(14.86)
495.3
(19.50)
540.0
(21.26)
497.6
(19.59)
408.7
(16.09)
324.9
(12.79)
350.0
(13.78)
351.7
(13.85)
278.6
(10.97)
132.3
(5.21)
3,992.2
(157.17)
Average precipitation days 10 14 20 24 26 26 25 23 20 22 19 12 236
Average relative humidity (%) 76 78 83 86 86 87 87 84 83 83 83 80 83
Mean monthly sunshine hours 158.1 112.9 93.0 87.0 89.9 75.0 83.7 111.6 129.0 124.0 129.0 161.2 1,354.4
Mean daily sunshine hours 5.1 4.0 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.5 2.7 3.6 4.3 4.0 4.3 5.2 3.7
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Resultados y proyecciones (2005-2020) del censo 2005". Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  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.

1°54′51″N 75°08′42″W / 1.91417°N 75.145°W / 1.91417; -75.145