El Retén
Town in Caribbean, Colombia
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Location of the municipality and town of El Retén in the Department of Magdalena.
(Census 2018[1])
El Retén is a town and municipality of the Magdalena Department in northern Colombia.
Climate
Climate data for El Retén (Zacapa), elevation 30 m (98 ft), (1971–2000) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 33.8 (92.8) | 33.9 (93.0) | 34.1 (93.4) | 34.4 (93.9) | 34.2 (93.6) | 34.1 (93.4) | 34.2 (93.6) | 34.2 (93.6) | 33.3 (91.9) | 33.1 (91.6) | 33.1 (91.6) | 33.4 (92.1) | 33.8 (92.8) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.7 (81.9) | 27.9 (82.2) | 28.3 (82.9) | 28.3 (82.9) | 28.2 (82.8) | 28.3 (82.9) | 28.3 (82.9) | 28.0 (82.4) | 27.8 (82.0) | 27.6 (81.7) | 27.7 (81.9) | 27.6 (81.7) | 28.0 (82.4) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20.9 (69.6) | 20.9 (69.6) | 21.5 (70.7) | 21.9 (71.4) | 22.2 (72.0) | 22.3 (72.1) | 22.3 (72.1) | 22.2 (72.0) | 22.0 (71.6) | 22.0 (71.6) | 21.9 (71.4) | 21.4 (70.5) | 21.8 (71.2) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.4 (0.17) | 6.5 (0.26) | 15.1 (0.59) | 92.8 (3.65) | 151.7 (5.97) | 121.6 (4.79) | 88.5 (3.48) | 135.0 (5.31) | 192.0 (7.56) | 222.3 (8.75) | 121.6 (4.79) | 21.0 (0.83) | 1,172.4 (46.16) |
Average precipitation days | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 95 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 81 | 81 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 82 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 232.5 | 212.0 | 192.2 | 171.0 | 173.6 | 165.0 | 198.4 | 179.8 | 153.0 | 164.3 | 186.0 | 226.3 | 2,254.1 |
Mean daily sunshine hours | 7.5 | 7.5 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 6.2 |
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[2] |
References
External links
- (in Spanish) Gobernacion del Magdalena - El Reten
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Municipalities in the Magdalena Department
- Algarrobo
- Aracataca
- Ariguaní
- Cerro San Antonio
- Chibolo
- Ciénaga
- Concordia
- El Banco
- El Piñón
- El Retén
- Fundación
- Guamal
- Nueva Granada
- Pedraza
- Pinto
- Pijiño
- Pivijay
- Plato
- Pueblo Viejo
- Remolino
- Sabanas de San Ángel
- Salamina
- San Sebastián de Buenavista
- San Zenón
- Santa Ana
- Santa Marta
- Sitionuevo
- Tenerife
- Zapayán
- Zona Bananera
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10°37′00″N 74°16′00″W / 10.6167°N 74.2667°W / 10.6167; -74.2667
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