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Purificación, Tolima
Municipality and town
Flag of Purificación, Tolima
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Official seal of Purificación, Tolima
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Nickname(s): 
Puri, villa de las palmas (palm tree town)
Location of the municipality and town of Purificación, Tolima in the Tolima Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Purificación, Tolima in the Tolima Department of Colombia.
Country  Colombia
Department Tolima Department
Province Southeastern
Area
 • Total 422 km2 (163 sq mi)
Elevation
329 m (1,079 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total 29,539
Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Purificación is a town and municipality in the Tolima department of Colombia.

Climate

Climate data for Purificacion (Lozania), elevation 400 m (1,300 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 32.2
(90.0)
32.3
(90.1)
32.1
(89.8)
31.4
(88.5)
31.3
(88.3)
31.5
(88.7)
32.1
(89.8)
33.2
(91.8)
32.8
(91.0)
31.7
(89.1)
31.3
(88.3)
31.5
(88.7)
32.0
(89.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.5
(79.7)
26.6
(79.9)
26.5
(79.7)
26.2
(79.2)
26.2
(79.2)
26.0
(78.8)
26.0
(78.8)
26.6
(79.9)
26.7
(80.1)
26.3
(79.3)
26.3
(79.3)
26.4
(79.5)
26.4
(79.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 20.7
(69.3)
20.7
(69.3)
20.8
(69.4)
21.4
(70.5)
20.8
(69.4)
20.2
(68.4)
19.9
(67.8)
19.9
(67.8)
20.2
(68.4)
20.9
(69.6)
21.0
(69.8)
21.0
(69.8)
20.6
(69.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 119.6
(4.71)
146.8
(5.78)
215.9
(8.50)
231.7
(9.12)
193.7
(7.63)
85.2
(3.35)
49.7
(1.96)
53.7
(2.11)
135.8
(5.35)
288.6
(11.36)
280.0
(11.02)
186.9
(7.36)
1,976.5
(77.81)
Average precipitation days 11 13 16 18 18 14 11 9 13 19 18 15 175
Average relative humidity (%) 80 80 82 84 84 82 79 75 77 81 83 82 80
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales
Climate data for Purificación (Sta Helena), elevation 300 m (980 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 32.9
(91.2)
33.1
(91.6)
32.7
(90.9)
31.7
(89.1)
31.7
(89.1)
32.2
(90.0)
33.1
(91.6)
34.1
(93.4)
33.3
(91.9)
31.9
(89.4)
31.5
(88.7)
31.9
(89.4)
32.5
(90.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.9
(82.2)
27.8
(82.0)
27.7
(81.9)
27.1
(80.8)
27.1
(80.8)
27.3
(81.1)
27.6
(81.7)
28.3
(82.9)
27.9
(82.2)
27.0
(80.6)
27.0
(80.6)
27.3
(81.1)
27.5
(81.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.9
(73.2)
22.9
(73.2)
23.0
(73.4)
22.9
(73.2)
22.7
(72.9)
22.3
(72.1)
21.8
(71.2)
22.2
(72.0)
22.6
(72.7)
22.5
(72.5)
22.6
(72.7)
22.8
(73.0)
22.6
(72.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 89.9
(3.54)
118.7
(4.67)
155.4
(6.12)
230.3
(9.07)
210.3
(8.28)
82.1
(3.23)
57.0
(2.24)
52.0
(2.05)
141.5
(5.57)
228.0
(8.98)
193.5
(7.62)
142.0
(5.59)
1,696.5
(66.79)
Average precipitation days 8 10 12 17 17 10 8 7 11 16 15 11 141
Average relative humidity (%) 74 73 75 77 77 75 71 68 70 76 77 76 74
Mean monthly sunshine hours 127.1 107.3 102.3 99.0 124.0 168.0 182.9 192.2 159.0 111.6 105.0 120.9 1,599.3
Mean daily sunshine hours 4.1 3.8 3.3 3.3 4.0 5.6 5.9 6.2 5.3 3.6 3.5 3.9 4.4
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales
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