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Alto Baudó
Municipality and town
Location of the municipality and town of Alto Baudó in the Chocó Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Alto Baudó in the Chocó Department of Colombia.
Country  Colombia
Department Chocó Department
Founded November 25, 1958
Area
 • Municipality and town 1,532 km2 (591.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
 • Density 24.00/km2 (62.17/sq mi)
 • Urban
9,563
 • Metro
36,773
Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Alto Baudó (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈalto βawˈðo]) is a municipality and town in the Chocó Department, Colombia.

The municipality contains part of the Utría National Natural Park.

Climate

Alto Baudó has a very wet tropical rainforest climate (Af). The following data is for Pie de Pato, the capital of the municipality.

Climate data for Pie de Pato
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.5
(85.1)
29.4
(84.9)
29.8
(85.6)
29.7
(85.5)
29.7
(85.5)
29.4
(84.9)
29.5
(85.1)
29.4
(84.9)
29.3
(84.7)
28.7
(83.7)
28.9
(84.0)
29.0
(84.2)
29.4
(84.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.9
(78.6)
25.8
(78.4)
26.1
(79.0)
26.1
(79.0)
26.2
(79.2)
25.9
(78.6)
25.9
(78.6)
25.9
(78.6)
25.9
(78.6)
25.4
(77.7)
25.6
(78.1)
25.6
(78.1)
25.9
(78.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.4
(72.3)
22.2
(72.0)
22.5
(72.5)
22.6
(72.7)
22.7
(72.9)
22.4
(72.3)
22.4
(72.3)
22.4
(72.3)
22.5
(72.5)
22.2
(72.0)
22.3
(72.1)
22.3
(72.1)
22.4
(72.3)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 461.3
(18.16)
407.3
(16.04)
401.1
(15.79)
557.7
(21.96)
516.7
(20.34)
567.4
(22.34)
582.7
(22.94)
643.7
(25.34)
570.9
(22.48)
567.8
(22.35)
619.2
(24.38)
494.5
(19.47)
6,390.3
(251.59)
Average rainy days 14 12 13 16 18 18 19 19 18 18 19 18 202
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