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Cubarral
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Cubarral in the Meta Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Cubarral in the Meta Department of Colombia.
Country  Colombia
Department Meta Department
Elevation
534 m (1,752 ft)
Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Cubarral is a town and municipality in the Meta Department, Colombia. The municipality of Guamal borders Cubarral to the north, to the west is bordered by the department of Cundinamarca, to the east by the municipality of San Martín and to the south by the municipality of El Dorado. Furthermore, According to DANE projections from the 2005 census, Cubarral would have a population of approximately 5946 people by 2015.

Hydrography

There are a lot of rivers that cross the municipality of Cubarral, and according to National Environmental Licensing Authority (ANLA) in Spanish, some of the main watercourses are:

  • Ariari river
  • Humadea river
  • Tonoa river

Climate

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

Climate data for Cubarral
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
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