El Retén

Town in Caribbean, Colombia

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Location of the municipality and town of El Retén in the Department of Magdalena.

10°37′N 74°16′W / 10.617°N 74.267°W / 10.617; -74.267CountryColombiaRegion CaribbeanDepartmentMagdalenaFoundationJune 24, 1913Area

• Total268 km² (103 sq mi)Elevation

22 m (72 ft)Population

(Census 2018^[1])

• Total19,345 • Density72/km² (190/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-5Websiteelreten-magdalena.gov.co

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)
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]

^ "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
^ "Promedios Climatológicos 1971–2000" (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Retrieved 25 June 2024.^{[dead link]}