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Chaparral, Tolima
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Chaparral, Tolima in the Tolima Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Chaparral, Tolima in the Tolima Department of Colombia.
Country Colombia
Department Tolima Department
Area
 • Municipality and town 2,102 km2 (812 sq mi)
 • Urban
6.76 km2 (2.61 sq mi)
Elevation
854 m (2,802 ft)
Population
 (2018 census)
 • Municipality and town 50,367
 • Density 23.961/km2 (62.060/sq mi)
 • Urban
28,615
 • Urban density 4,233/km2 (10,963/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Chaparral is a town and municipality in the Tolima department of Colombia.

Population

The population of the municipality was 40,880 as of the 1993 census. The 2017 census had a total population of 47,293

Climate

Climate data for Chaparral (Demostracion Gja), elevation 1,040 m (3,410 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29
(84)		 29.3
(84.7)		 29.4
(84.9)		 29.4
(84.9)		 29.4
(84.9)		 30.2
(86.4)		 30.6
(87.1)		 31.2
(88.2)		 30.9
(87.6)		 29.2
(84.6)		 28.3
(82.9)		 28.6
(83.5)		 29.6
(85.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 24.1
(75.4)		 24.2
(75.6)		 24.2
(75.6)		 24.2
(75.6)		 24.3
(75.7)		 24.7
(76.5)		 24.9
(76.8)		 25.3
(77.5)		 25.0
(77.0)		 24.0
(75.2)		 23.6
(74.5)		 23.7
(74.7)		 24.4
(75.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 19.6
(67.3)		 19.8
(67.6)		 19.9
(67.8)		 19.8
(67.6)		 19.8
(67.6)		 19.9
(67.8)		 19.8
(67.6)		 20.0
(68.0)		 19.8
(67.6)		 19.5
(67.1)		 19.4
(66.9)		 19.5
(67.1)		 19.7
(67.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 203.2
(8.00)		 201.5
(7.93)		 245.1
(9.65)		 308.4
(12.14)		 269.7
(10.62)		 113.2
(4.46)		 85.7
(3.37)		 89.5
(3.52)		 169.5
(6.67)		 352.5
(13.88)		 345.8
(13.61)		 280.7
(11.05)		 2,664.8
(104.91)
Average precipitation days 17 16 18 21 19 13 11 10 14 22 22 20 200
Average relative humidity (%) 79 78 80 81 80 75 70 67 72 79 82 81 77
Mean monthly sunshine hours 182.9 158.1 148.8 147.0 170.5 171.0 179.8 179.8 168.0 161.2 150.0 179.8 1,996.9
Mean daily sunshine hours 5.9 5.6 4.8 4.9 5.5 5.7 5.8 5.8 5.6 5.2 5.0 5.8 5.5
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales
Climate data for Chaparral (Limon El), elevation 1,000 m (3,300 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 28.2
(82.8)		 28.6
(83.5)		 28.4
(83.1)		 28.5
(83.3)		 28.8
(83.8)		 29.0
(84.2)		 29.4
(84.9)		 30.2
(86.4)		 30.1
(86.2)		 29.0
(84.2)		 27.7
(81.9)		 27.8
(82.0)		 28.8
(83.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 23.1
(73.6)		 23.3
(73.9)		 23.2
(73.8)		 23.2
(73.8)		 23.4
(74.1)		 23.4
(74.1)		 23.7
(74.7)		 24.0
(75.2)		 24.0
(75.2)		 23.2
(73.8)		 22.7
(72.9)		 22.9
(73.2)		 23.4
(74.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 18.2
(64.8)		 18.3
(64.9)		 18.4
(65.1)		 18.4
(65.1)		 18.5
(65.3)		 18.4
(65.1)		 18.3
(64.9)		 18.4
(65.1)		 18.5
(65.3)		 18.2
(64.8)		 18.3
(64.9)		 18.3
(64.9)		 18.3
(64.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 269.6
(10.61)		 255.5
(10.06)		 298.5
(11.75)		 372.1
(14.65)		 304.5
(11.99)		 118.5
(4.67)		 99.9
(3.93)		 94.5
(3.72)		 175.8
(6.92)		 350.5
(13.80)		 396.7
(15.62)		 336.9
(13.26)		 3,068.9
(120.82)
Average precipitation days 17 16 18 19 18 12 11 9 14 20 22 20 195
Average relative humidity (%) 79 77 78 79 78 76 74 71 72 77 81 80 77
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales

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