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La Palma, Cundinamarca

Coordinates: 5°21′38″N 74°23′23″W / 5.36056°N 74.38972°W / 5.36056; -74.38972
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La Palma
Municipality and town
Flag of La Palma
Official seal of La Palma
Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality and town inside Cundinamarca Department of Colombia
La Palma is located in Colombia
La Palma
La Palma
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 5°21′38″N 74°23′23″W / 5.36056°N 74.38972°W / 5.36056; -74.38972
Country Colombia
Department Cundinamarca
Government
 • AlcaldeVirgilio Alfonso Galindo Obando
Elevation
1,462 m (4,797 ft)
Population
 (Census 2018[1])
 • Metro
7,708
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

La Palma is a municipality and town in the department of Cundinamarca, Colombia.

Climate

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Climate data for Yacopí[a], elevation 1,347 m (4,419 ft), (1981–2010)
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

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  1. ^ Yacopí is located approximately 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) north of La Palma.

References

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  1. ^ "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE. Retrieved 7 May 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.