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Carepa
Municipality and town
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Official seal of Carepa
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Location of the municipality and town of Carepa in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality and town of Carepa in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
Carepa is located in Colombia
Carepa
Carepa
Location in Colombia
Country  Colombia
Department Antioquia Department
Subregion Urabá
Area
 • Municipality and town 387.3 km2 (149.5 sq mi)
 • Urban
2.6 km2 (1.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2018 census)
 • Municipality and town 47,932
 • Density 123.759/km2 (320.54/sq mi)
 • Urban
33,009
 • Urban density 12,700/km2 (32,900/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Carepa is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia.

Climate

Carepa has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Carepa
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 31.4
(88.5)
31.5
(88.7)
31.8
(89.2)
32.0
(89.6)
30.5
(86.9)
30.9
(87.6)
31.2
(88.2)
31.1
(88.0)
30.7
(87.3)
30.5
(86.9)
30.5
(86.9)
30.7
(87.3)
31.1
(87.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.8
(80.2)
27.1
(80.8)
27.2
(81.0)
27.3
(81.1)
26.4
(79.5)
26.6
(79.9)
26.8
(80.2)
26.7
(80.1)
26.6
(79.9)
26.6
(79.9)
26.6
(79.9)
26.5
(79.7)
26.8
(80.2)
Average low °C (°F) 22.2
(72.0)
22.7
(72.9)
22.7
(72.9)
22.6
(72.7)
22.4
(72.3)
22.4
(72.3)
22.5
(72.5)
22.4
(72.3)
22.6
(72.7)
22.7
(72.9)
22.8
(73.0)
22.4
(72.3)
22.5
(72.6)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 110.8
(4.36)
99.7
(3.93)
156.1
(6.15)
285.3
(11.23)
379.4
(14.94)
342.7
(13.49)
348.0
(13.70)
291.2
(11.46)
330.0
(12.99)
347.7
(13.69)
332.3
(13.08)
250.2
(9.85)
3,273.4
(128.87)
Average rainy days 10 10 13 19 23 23 23 23 22 22 19 16 223
Average relative humidity (%) 82 82 82 83 84 84 83 83 83 83 84 83 83
Mean monthly sunshine hours 179.8 152.5 142.6 126.0 120.9 114.0 130.2 136.4 129.0 145.7 141.0 145.7 1,663.8
Mean daily sunshine hours 5.8 5.4 4.6 4.2 3.9 3.8 4.2 4.4 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.6
Source 1: IDEAM
Source 2: Climate-Data.org

Notable people

  • Lina Flórez (1984-), athlete
  • Hermán Gaviria (1969-2002), Football player

See also

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