San José del Guaviare

Municipality and town in Amazon Region, Colombia
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Official seal of San José del Guaviare
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Location of the municipality and town of San José del Guaviare in the Guaviare Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of San José del Guaviare in the Guaviare Department of Colombia.
2°34′N 72°38′W / 2.567°N 72.633°W / 2.567; -72.633Country ColombiaRegionAmazon RegionDepartmentGuaviare DepartmentFounded1960Government
 • MayorRamón Rojas GuevaraArea
 • Municipality and town16,769 km2 (6,475 sq mi) • Urban
6.17 km2 (2.38 sq mi)Elevation
185 m (607 ft)Population
 (2018 census)[1][2]
 • Municipality and town52,815 • Density3.1/km2 (8.2/sq mi) • Urban
36,254 • Urban density5,900/km2 (15,000/sq mi)DemonymGuaviarensesTime zoneUTC-05 (Colombia Standard Time)Postal code
950001-9
Area code57 + 9ClimateAmWebsiteOfficial website (in Spanish)

San José del Guaviare (Spanish pronunciation: [saŋ xoˈse ðel ɣwaˈβja.ɾe]) is a town and municipality in Colombia, capital of the department of Guaviare by the Guaviare River. It is home to some of the deisolated Nunak people.

Climate

Climate data for San José del Guaviare, elevation 165 m (541 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 33.4
(92.1) 		33.5
(92.3) 		32.9
(91.2) 		31.5
(88.7) 		30.7
(87.3) 		29.9
(85.8) 		29.7
(85.5) 		30.6
(87.1) 		31.5
(88.7) 		31.6
(88.9) 		31.5
(88.7) 		32.2
(90.0) 		31.6
(88.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.3
(79.3) 		26.7
(80.1) 		26.4
(79.5) 		25.9
(78.6) 		25.4
(77.7) 		24.7
(76.5) 		24.6
(76.3) 		25.1
(77.2) 		25.5
(77.9) 		25.7
(78.3) 		25.8
(78.4) 		26.1
(79.0) 		25.7
(78.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 21.2
(70.2) 		21.4
(70.5) 		21.9
(71.4) 		22.4
(72.3) 		22.2
(72.0) 		21.9
(71.4) 		21.5
(70.7) 		21.6
(70.9) 		21.9
(71.4) 		22.2
(72.0) 		22.2
(72.0) 		21.7
(71.1) 		21.8
(71.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 44.6
(1.76) 		94.0
(3.70) 		153.2
(6.03) 		319.7
(12.59) 		353.6
(13.92) 		355.0
(13.98) 		334.9
(13.19) 		273.1
(10.75) 		237.1
(9.33) 		235.4
(9.27) 		225.0
(8.86) 		99.9
(3.93) 		2,725.6
(107.31)
Average precipitation days 6 8 13 19 21 24 22 21 17 17 16 10 188
Average relative humidity (%) 80 80 82 87 89 90 89 88 86 86 87 84 86
Mean monthly sunshine hours 189.1 155.3 139.5 120.0 102.3 96.0 114.7 133.3 156.0 155.0 150.0 164.3 1,675.5
Mean daily sunshine hours 6.1 5.5 4.5 4.0 3.3 3.2 3.7 4.3 5.2 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.6
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[3]
Climate data for San José del Guaviare (Trueno El), elevation 150 m (490 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 32.9
(91.2) 		33.5
(92.3) 		32.7
(90.9) 		31.4
(88.5) 		30.6
(87.1) 		29.8
(85.6) 		29.5
(85.1) 		30.6
(87.1) 		31.5
(88.7) 		31.6
(88.9) 		31.3
(88.3) 		31.6
(88.9) 		31.4
(88.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.2
(79.2) 		26.4
(79.5) 		26.0
(78.8) 		25.5
(77.9) 		25.0
(77.0) 		24.4
(75.9) 		24.1
(75.4) 		24.5
(76.1) 		25.0
(77.0) 		25.3
(77.5) 		25.3
(77.5) 		25.7
(78.3) 		25.3
(77.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 20.8
(69.4) 		21.0
(69.8) 		21.7
(71.1) 		21.8
(71.2) 		21.7
(71.1) 		21.1
(70.0) 		20.8
(69.4) 		20.9
(69.6) 		21.1
(70.0) 		21.4
(70.5) 		21.5
(70.7) 		21.2
(70.2) 		21.2
(70.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 58.7
(2.31) 		84.1
(3.31) 		193.6
(7.62) 		308.3
(12.14) 		377.2
(14.85) 		370.9
(14.60) 		350.1
(13.78) 		273.1
(10.75) 		239.3
(9.42) 		278.9
(10.98) 		208.6
(8.21) 		122.4
(4.82) 		2,762.1
(108.74)
Average precipitation days 6 7 14 19 23 24 24 22 19 19 17 11 197
Average relative humidity (%) 79 79 83 89 90 90 90 90 88 87 89 85 87
Mean monthly sunshine hours 182.9 146.8 124.0 102.0 102.3 90.0 105.4 120.9 144.0 145.7 138.0 155.0 1,557
Mean daily sunshine hours 5.9 5.2 4.0 3.4 3.3 3.0 3.4 3.9 4.8 4.7 4.6 5.0 4.3
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[3]

References

  1. ^ INFORMACIÓN CAPITAL
  2. ^ SAN JOSÉ DEL GUAVIARE: Municipality in Guaviare, Citypopulation.de
  3. ^ a b "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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