Zona Bananera (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsona βanaˈneɾa]) is a municipality of the Magdalena Department in northern Colombia. Its main town is Prado Sevilla.
Zona Bananera | |
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municipality | |
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 Location of the municipality and town of Zona Bananera in the Department of Magdalena. | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Region | Caribbean |
| Department | Magdalena |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 56,504 |
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| Time zone | UTC-5 |
| Website | zapayan-magdalena |
Climate
edit| Climate data for Zona Bananera (Prado Sevilla), elevation 18 m (59 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) | 33.2 (91.8) |
33.7 (92.7) |
34.1 (93.4) |
34.2 (93.6) |
33.4 (92.1) |
33.1 (91.6) |
33.1 (91.6) |
33.2 (91.8) |
32.9 (91.2) |
32.5 (90.5) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.7 (90.9) |
33.2 (91.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 27 (81) |
27.7 (81.9) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.4 (83.1) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.4 (81.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20.2 (68.4) |
20.8 (69.4) |
21.6 (70.9) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.6 (72.7) |
21.7 (71.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.6 (70.9) |
20.7 (69.3) |
21.6 (70.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.4 (0.09) |
3.1 (0.12) |
9.9 (0.39) |
73.0 (2.87) |
177.9 (7.00) |
160.2 (6.31) |
143.9 (5.67) |
181.9 (7.16) |
241.1 (9.49) |
276.3 (10.88) |
143.8 (5.66) |
38.5 (1.52) |
1,451.9 (57.16) |
| Average precipitation days | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 108 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 80 | 78 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 83 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 81 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 254.2 | 234.3 | 213.9 | 195.0 | 186.0 | 180.0 | 198.4 | 192.2 | 168.0 | 179.8 | 192.0 | 207.7 | 2,401.5 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 8.2 | 8.3 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[2] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ (in Spanish) DANE 2005 Census: Zona Bananera
- ^ "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.
External links
edit- (in Spanish) Zona Bananera official website
- (in Spanish) Gobernacion del Magdalena - Zona Bananera
10°45′53″N 74°09′31″W / 10.7647°N 74.1586°W
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