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Atrato
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Location of the municipality and town of Atrato in the Chocó Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Atrato in the Chocó Department of Colombia.
Country  Colombia
Department Chocó Department
Area
 • Total 725 km2 (280 sq mi)
Population
 (Census 2018)
 • Total 5,519
 • Density 7.612/km2 (19.716/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Atrato is a municipality and town in the Chocó Department near the Pacific Ocean, Colombia.

Climate

Atrato has an extremely wet tropical rainforest climate (Af). The following climate data is for Yutó, the capital of the municipality.

Climate data for Atrato
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.9
(85.8)
29.9
(85.8)
30.3
(86.5)
30.2
(86.4)
30.1
(86.2)
30.0
(86.0)
30.1
(86.2)
30.1
(86.2)
30.0
(86.0)
29.5
(85.1)
29.4
(84.9)
29.6
(85.3)
29.9
(85.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.1
(79.0)
26.1
(79.0)
26.5
(79.7)
26.5
(79.7)
26.4
(79.5)
26.2
(79.2)
26.3
(79.3)
26.3
(79.3)
26.3
(79.3)
25.9
(78.6)
25.8
(78.4)
26.0
(78.8)
26.2
(79.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.4
(72.3)
22.3
(72.1)
22.7
(72.9)
22.8
(73.0)
22.7
(72.9)
22.5
(72.5)
22.5
(72.5)
22.5
(72.5)
22.6
(72.7)
22.3
(72.1)
22.3
(72.1)
22.4
(72.3)
22.5
(72.5)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 607.2
(23.91)
516.7
(20.34)
526.1
(20.71)
672.0
(26.46)
795.9
(31.33)
776.8
(30.58)
768.5
(30.26)
867.7
(34.16)
742.9
(29.25)
724.6
(28.53)
722.2
(28.43)
598.4
(23.56)
8,319
(327.52)
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