El Calvario facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
El Calvario
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Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of El Calvario in the Meta Department of Colombia.
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| Country |  Colombia |
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| Department | Meta Department | ||
| Elevation | 1,987 m (6,519 ft) | ||
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) | ||
| Climate | Af/Cfb | ||
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El Calvario is a small town and a municipality in the Meta Department of Colombia. It is located in the central part of Colombia. This town is known for being the exact spot where a big earthquake happened in 2008. The earthquake caused shaking across a wide area.
Climate in El Calvario
El Calvario has a unique climate. It's a mix of a subtropical highland climate and a tropical rainforest climate. This means the weather is usually mild in the mornings and warm in the afternoons.
The town gets a lot of rain throughout the year. Sometimes the rainfall can be very heavy. This combination of mild temperatures and plenty of rain makes the area very green.
You can see the average temperatures and rainfall for El Calvario in the table below. This information helps us understand the typical weather patterns in the area.
| Climate data for El Calvario | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 23.8 (74.8) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.1 (75.4) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.8 (73.0) |
23.1 (73.6) |
22.9 (73.2) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.1 (73.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 18.1 (64.6) |
18.6 (65.5) |
19.2 (66.6) |
19.0 (66.2) |
18.8 (65.8) |
18.1 (64.6) |
18.1 (64.6) |
18.0 (64.4) |
18.0 (64.4) |
18.3 (64.9) |
18.2 (64.8) |
17.9 (64.2) |
18.4 (65.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 12.4 (54.3) |
13.1 (55.6) |
14.3 (57.7) |
14.6 (58.3) |
14.6 (58.3) |
14.2 (57.6) |
14.0 (57.2) |
13.7 (56.7) |
13.3 (55.9) |
13.6 (56.5) |
13.5 (56.3) |
12.8 (55.0) |
13.7 (56.6) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 66.3 (2.61) |
112.4 (4.43) |
134.2 (5.28) |
345.7 (13.61) |
427.3 (16.82) |
452.1 (17.80) |
521.2 (20.52) |
431.9 (17.00) |
274.4 (10.80) |
221.2 (8.71) |
166.6 (6.56) |
82.2 (3.24) |
3,235.5 (127.38) |
| Average rainy days | 8 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 226 |
| Source 1: IDEAM | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Climate-Data.org | |||||||||||||
Images for kids
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The flag of El Calvario.
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The coat of arms of El Calvario.
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A map showing the location of El Calvario in the Meta Department of Colombia.
See also
In Spanish: El Calvario (Meta) para niños
