Totoró is a town and municipality in the Cauca Department, Colombia.

Totoró, Cauca
Municipality and town
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Official seal of Totoró, Cauca
Location of the municipality and town of Totoró, Cauca in the Cauca Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Totoró, Cauca in the Cauca Department of Colombia.
Country Colombia
DepartmentCauca Department
Population
 (Census 2018[1])
 • Total
20,870
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
ClimateCfb
Websitehttp://totoro-cauca.gov.co

Climate

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Totoró has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cfb) due to its location at approximately 2,570 metres (8,430 ft) altitude. It has moderate rainfall year-round. It is the cloudiest and least sunny town in the world.

Climate data for Totoró (Gabriel Lopez), elevation 3,000 m (9,800 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 15.8
(60.4)
15.7
(60.3)
15.9
(60.6)
15.5
(59.9)
15.2
(59.4)
14.4
(57.9)
13.8
(56.8)
14.1
(57.4)
14.9
(58.8)
15.4
(59.7)
15.4
(59.7)
15.7
(60.3)
15.2
(59.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 10.5
(50.9)
10.5
(50.9)
10.6
(51.1)
10.7
(51.3)
10.6
(51.1)
10.2
(50.4)
9.8
(49.6)
10.0
(50.0)
10.4
(50.7)
10.6
(51.1)
10.6
(51.1)
10.5
(50.9)
10.4
(50.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 5.3
(41.5)
5.7
(42.3)
6.0
(42.8)
6.6
(43.9)
6.8
(44.2)
6.9
(44.4)
6.5
(43.7)
6.4
(43.5)
6.2
(43.2)
6.1
(43.0)
6.1
(43.0)
5.8
(42.4)
6.2
(43.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 65.8
(2.59)
64.7
(2.55)
85.1
(3.35)
96.9
(3.81)
105.6
(4.16)
89.2
(3.51)
116.4
(4.58)
79.9
(3.15)
72.0
(2.83)
101.0
(3.98)
105.5
(4.15)
68.2
(2.69)
1,048.3
(41.27)
Average precipitation days 13 14 17 20 22 22 23 21 17 19 19 14 214
Average relative humidity (%) 79 78 79 79 80 81 81 81 79 79 79 78 80
Mean monthly sunshine hours 74.4 56.5 58.9 45.0 46.5 33.0 40.3 52.7 54.0 46.5 45.0 52.7 605.5
Mean daily sunshine hours 2.4 2.0 1.9 1.5 1.5 1.1 1.3 1.7 1.8 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.7
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE. 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.
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2°30′42″N 76°24′01″W / 2.51167°N 76.40028°W / 2.51167; -76.40028