El Retén facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
El Retén
|
||
---|---|---|
town
|
||
|
||
Location of the municipality and town of El Retén in the Department of Magdalena.
|
||
Country | Colombia | |
Region | Caribbean | |
Department | Magdalena | |
Foundation | June 24, 1913 | |
Area | ||
• Total | 268 km2 (103 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 22 m (72 ft) | |
Population
(Census 2018)
|
||
• Total | 19,345 | |
• Density | 72.18/km2 (187.0/sq mi) | |
Time zone | UTC-5 |
El Retén is a town and municipality of the Magdalena Department in northern Colombia.
Climate
Climate data for El Retén (Zacapa), elevation 30 m (98 ft), (1971–2000) | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 33.8 (92.8) |
33.9 (93.0) |
34.1 (93.4) |
34.4 (93.9) |
34.2 (93.6) |
34.1 (93.4) |
34.2 (93.6) |
34.2 (93.6) |
33.3 (91.9) |
33.1 (91.6) |
33.1 (91.6) |
33.4 (92.1) |
33.8 (92.8) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.7 (81.9) |
27.9 (82.2) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.2 (82.8) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.0 (82.4) |
27.8 (82.0) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.6 (81.7) |
28.0 (82.4) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20.9 (69.6) |
20.9 (69.6) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.9 (71.4) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.0 (71.6) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.8 (71.2) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.4 (0.17) |
6.5 (0.26) |
15.1 (0.59) |
92.8 (3.65) |
151.7 (5.97) |
121.6 (4.79) |
88.5 (3.48) |
135.0 (5.31) |
192.0 (7.56) |
222.3 (8.75) |
121.6 (4.79) |
21.0 (0.83) |
1,172.4 (46.16) |
Average precipitation days | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 95 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 81 | 81 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 82 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 232.5 | 212.0 | 192.2 | 171.0 | 173.6 | 165.0 | 198.4 | 179.8 | 153.0 | 164.3 | 186.0 | 226.3 | 2,254.1 |
Mean daily sunshine hours | 7.5 | 7.5 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 6.2 |
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales |
See also
In Spanish: El Retén para niños
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
El Retén Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.