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Palmar, Santander
Municipality and town
Location of the municipality and town of Palmar, Santander in the Santander  Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Palmar, Santander in the Santander Department of Colombia.
Country  Colombia
Department Santander Department
Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Palmar is a town and municipality in the Santander Department in northeastern Colombia.

Climate

Cimitarra has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen: Am) with a wet season from March to November and a drier period from December to February.

Climate data for Palmar (Palmar El), elevation 940 m (3,080 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)
32.6
(90.7)
31.9
(89.4)
31.1
(88.0)
31.0
(87.8)
31.6
(88.9)
32.1
(89.8)
31.5
(88.7)
30.5
(86.9)
30.2
(86.4)
31.1
(88.0)
31.6
(88.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.4
(79.5)
26.5
(79.7)
26.5
(79.7)
26.1
(79.0)
25.7
(78.3)
25.7
(78.3)
25.7
(78.3)
25.8
(78.4)
25.6
(78.1)
25.2
(77.4)
25.4
(77.7)
25.8
(78.4)
25.9
(78.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 19.7
(67.5)
19.9
(67.8)
20.5
(68.9)
20.4
(68.7)
20.4
(68.7)
20.1
(68.2)
19.6
(67.3)
19.7
(67.5)
19.6
(67.3)
19.7
(67.5)
20.0
(68.0)
19.9
(67.8)
20.0
(68.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 64.4
(2.54)
84.5
(3.33)
124.2
(4.89)
217.5
(8.56)
216.6
(8.53)
126.9
(5.00)
133.9
(5.27)
149.2
(5.87)
203.6
(8.02)
262.8
(10.35)
189.6
(7.46)
75.2
(2.96)
1,848.5
(72.78)
Average precipitation days 7 9 12 17 20 17 18 19 19 20 16 9 178
Average relative humidity (%) 69 68 69 72 75 75 73 73 74 76 76 73 73
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales
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