El Guacamayo facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
El Guacamayo
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Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of El Guacamayo in the Santander Department of Colombia.
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| Country |  Colombia |
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| Department | Santander Department | |
| Population | ||
| • Total | 2,303 | |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) | |
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El Guacamayo is a small town and a municipality located in the Santander Department in northeastern Colombia. A municipality is like a local government area. It includes the main town and the surrounding rural areas. El Guacamayo is home to about 2,300 people. It is a place where people live, work, and go to school.
Climate in El Guacamayo
El Guacamayo has a special kind of weather called a subtropical highland climate. This means it's usually warm during the day and cool or comfortable in the mornings and evenings. It also gets a lot of rain all year round. This type of climate is often found in mountain areas.
Understanding the Weather Box
The table below, called a weather box, shows details about El Guacamayo's climate. It lists average temperatures and how much rain falls each month.
- High C means the average highest temperature in Celsius for that month.
- Mean C is the average temperature overall for the month.
- Low C is the average lowest temperature.
- Rain mm shows how much rain falls in millimeters.
- Rain days tells you the average number of days it rains in that month.
| Climate data for El Guacamayo | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 23.1 (73.6) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.4 (74.1) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.5 (72.5) |
21.9 (71.4) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.7 (72.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 17.1 (62.8) |
17.4 (63.3) |
17.7 (63.9) |
17.6 (63.7) |
17.5 (63.5) |
17.3 (63.1) |
17.0 (62.6) |
17.0 (62.6) |
17.1 (62.8) |
17.1 (62.8) |
17.3 (63.1) |
17.0 (62.6) |
17.3 (63.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 11.2 (52.2) |
11.6 (52.9) |
12.0 (53.6) |
12.6 (54.7) |
12.7 (54.9) |
12.2 (54.0) |
11.2 (52.2) |
11.2 (52.2) |
11.8 (53.2) |
12.3 (54.1) |
12.4 (54.3) |
11.5 (52.7) |
11.9 (53.4) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 154.0 (6.06) |
166.8 (6.57) |
276.4 (10.88) |
406.7 (16.01) |
526.6 (20.73) |
378.9 (14.92) |
341.7 (13.45) |
412.4 (16.24) |
461.0 (18.15) |
480.8 (18.93) |
407.0 (16.02) |
226.4 (8.91) |
4,238.7 (166.87) |
| Average rainy days | 9 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 212 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales | |||||||||||||
See also
In Spanish: El Guacamayo para niños
