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El Zulia
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Location of the municipality and town of El Zulia in the Norte de Santander Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of El Zulia in the Norte de Santander Department of Colombia.
Country  Colombia
Department Norte de Santander Department
Population
 (Census 2018)
 • Total 26,019
Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

El Zulia (Spanish pronunciation: [el ˈsulja]) is a municipality of the Norte de Santander Department in Colombia. A portion of this municipality is part of the Metropolitan Area of Cúcuta.

Climate

Climate data for El Zulia (Risaralda), elevation 90 m (300 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 32.4
(90.3)
32.9
(91.2)
32.9
(91.2)
33.1
(91.6)
33.4
(92.1)
34.0
(93.2)
33.6
(92.5)
34.3
(93.7)
33.7
(92.7)
33.2
(91.8)
32.8
(91.0)
32.4
(90.3)
33.1
(91.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.7
(80.1)
27.0
(80.6)
27.2
(81.0)
27.3
(81.1)
28.2
(82.8)
28.3
(82.9)
28.5
(83.3)
28.6
(83.5)
28.0
(82.4)
27.8
(82.0)
27.0
(80.6)
26.7
(80.1)
27.6
(81.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 21.4
(70.5)
22.3
(72.1)
21.8
(71.2)
22.8
(73.0)
22.6
(72.7)
23.0
(73.4)
22.2
(72.0)
22.3
(72.1)
22.5
(72.5)
22.4
(72.3)
22.4
(72.3)
22.1
(71.8)
22.3
(72.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 107.1
(4.22)
97.0
(3.82)
105.8
(4.17)
200.0
(7.87)
183.1
(7.21)
88.5
(3.48)
103.6
(4.08)
132.5
(5.22)
188.0
(7.40)
274.6
(10.81)
280.3
(11.04)
162.4
(6.39)
1,863.5
(73.37)
Average precipitation days 9 8 9 12 12 8 10 10 12 15 16 12 123
Mean monthly sunshine hours 155.0 135.5 145.7 123.0 167.4 162.0 201.5 198.4 186.0 164.3 144.0 136.4 1,919.2
Mean daily sunshine hours 5.0 4.8 4.7 4.1 5.4 5.4 6.5 6.4 6.2 5.3 4.8 4.4 5.2
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales
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