Tauramena is a town and municipality in the Department of Casanare, Colombia.

Tauramena
Municipality and town
Flag of Tauramena
Official seal of Tauramena
Location of the municipality and town of Tauramena in the Casanare Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Tauramena in the Casanare Department of Colombia.
Country Colombia
DepartmentCasanare Department
Population
 (Census 2018[1])
 • Total
21,709
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Climate

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Tauramena has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am) with moderate to little rainfall from December to March and heavy to very heavy rainfall from April to November.

Climate data for Tauramena, elevation 460 m (1,510 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31.4
(88.5)
32.0
(89.6)
31.7
(89.1)
30.2
(86.4)
29.6
(85.3)
28.9
(84.0)
28.7
(83.7)
29.2
(84.6)
29.8
(85.6)
30.2
(86.4)
30.1
(86.2)
30.4
(86.7)
30.1
(86.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.2
(79.2)
26.5
(79.7)
26.3
(79.3)
25.5
(77.9)
25.2
(77.4)
24.8
(76.6)
24.4
(75.9)
24.9
(76.8)
25.3
(77.5)
25.5
(77.9)
25.6
(78.1)
25.9
(78.6)
25.5
(77.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 20.7
(69.3)
21.3
(70.3)
21.8
(71.2)
21.4
(70.5)
21.0
(69.8)
20.8
(69.4)
20.5
(68.9)
20.6
(69.1)
20.6
(69.1)
20.8
(69.4)
20.9
(69.6)
20.8
(69.4)
20.9
(69.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 15.7
(0.62)
52.8
(2.08)
129.2
(5.09)
343.2
(13.51)
433.8
(17.08)
444.8
(17.51)
386.0
(15.20)
331.3
(13.04)
311.1
(12.25)
306.3
(12.06)
190.7
(7.51)
57.3
(2.26)
3,002.3
(118.20)
Average precipitation days 3 5 9 17 21 21 22 19 16 15 13 6 161
Average relative humidity (%) 77 75 73 81 83 85 84 84 82 81 82 81 81
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 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.

5°01′N 72°45′W / 5.017°N 72.750°W / 5.017; -72.750