Cubarral facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Cubarral
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Municipality and town
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![]() Location of the municipality and town of Cubarral in the Meta Department of Colombia.
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Department | Meta Department | |
Elevation | 534 m (1,752 ft) | |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Cubarral is a town and a special area called a municipality in Colombia. It is located in the Meta Department, which is like a state or province.
This town is surrounded by other places. To the north, it shares a border with Guamal. To the west, it meets the Cundinamarca Department. On its eastern side, you'll find San Martín, Meta, and to the south is El Dorado, Meta. In 2015, about 5,946 people were estimated to live in Cubarral.
Rivers and Waterways
Cubarral is a place with many rivers flowing through it. These rivers are very important for the environment and the people living there.
Some of the main rivers you would find in Cubarral include:
- Ariari river
- Humadea river
- Tonoa river
What's the Weather Like?
Cubarral has a tropical rainforest climate. This means it's usually hot and rainy all year round. The weather is classified as Af in the Köppen climate classification system.
It gets a lot of rain, sometimes very heavy, which helps the rainforest grow.
Climate data for Cubarral | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.6 (87.1) |
31.1 (88.0) |
30.9 (87.6) |
29.7 (85.5) |
29.3 (84.7) |
28.8 (83.8) |
28.8 (83.8) |
29.6 (85.3) |
30.0 (86.0) |
29.8 (85.6) |
29.7 (85.5) |
29.9 (85.8) |
29.9 (85.7) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.2 (77.4) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.9 (78.6) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.9 (76.7) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.9 (67.8) |
20.3 (68.5) |
20.9 (69.6) |
20.2 (68.4) |
20.3 (68.5) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.6 (67.3) |
19.9 (67.8) |
20.0 (68.0) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.9 (67.8) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 109.4 (4.31) |
180.5 (7.11) |
309.2 (12.17) |
605.7 (23.85) |
622.1 (24.49) |
547.7 (21.56) |
440.2 (17.33) |
385.3 (15.17) |
398.9 (15.70) |
504.7 (19.87) |
521.6 (20.54) |
236.9 (9.33) |
4,862.2 (191.43) |
Average rainy days (≥ 1 mm) | 7 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 198 |
Source 1: IDEAM | |||||||||||||
Source 2: Climate-Data.org |
See also
In Spanish: Cubarral para niños