Samaná, Caldas facts for kids
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Samaná, Caldas
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Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Samaná, Caldas in the Caldas Department of Colombia.
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 Samaná, Caldas
Location in Colombia
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| Country |  Colombia |
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| Department |  Caldas Department |
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| Area | |||
| • Total | 761.02 km2 (293.83 sq mi) | ||
| Population
(Census 2018)
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| • Total | 17,466 | ||
| • Density | 22.9508/km2 (59.4422/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) | ||
| Website | samana-caldas.gov.co | ||
Samaná is a town and a type of local government area called a municipality in Colombia. It is located in the Caldas Department.
This town is about 220 kilometers northwest of Bogota, the capital city of Colombia. Samaná has cool weather because it is high up. It is also the wettest place in the Caldas Department.
You can find a nice park called Parque Simon Bolívar in Samaná. There is also a music school, the Fundacion Batuta Caldas academy. This school helps young people learn music.
Climate and Weather in Samaná
Samaná has a very wet tropical rainforest climate. This type of climate is known for being warm and rainy all year. The weather is a bit cooler here because of the town's high elevation.
Understanding Samaná's Climate Data
The table below shows details about Samaná's weather. This information was collected between 1981 and 2010.
| Climate data for Samaná, elevation 1,475 m (4,839 ft), (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 21.7 (71.1) |
22.0 (71.6) |
21.9 (71.4) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.7 (72.9) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.6 (74.5) |
22.8 (73.0) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.5 (70.7) |
22.3 (72.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 19.2 (66.6) |
19.3 (66.7) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.9 (67.8) |
20.2 (68.4) |
20.4 (68.7) |
19.9 (67.8) |
19.3 (66.7) |
19.1 (66.4) |
19.1 (66.4) |
19.6 (67.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 16.4 (61.5) |
16.3 (61.3) |
16.5 (61.7) |
16.3 (61.3) |
16.0 (60.8) |
16.7 (62.1) |
16.6 (61.9) |
16.6 (61.9) |
16.1 (61.0) |
16.1 (61.0) |
16.2 (61.2) |
16.2 (61.2) |
16.3 (61.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 579.5 (22.81) |
489.1 (19.26) |
589.6 (23.21) |
653.0 (25.71) |
628.9 (24.76) |
332.5 (13.09) |
263.1 (10.36) |
310.0 (12.20) |
530.2 (20.87) |
794.7 (31.29) |
836.4 (32.93) |
810.3 (31.90) |
6,817.4 (268.40) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 93 | 92 | 93 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 86 | 85 | 89 | 92 | 94 | 94 | 91 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 86.8 | 79.0 | 58.9 | 69.0 | 93.0 | 141.0 | 179.8 | 167.4 | 120.0 | 74.4 | 60.0 | 62.0 | 1,191.3 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.3 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales | |||||||||||||
See also
In Spanish: Samaná (Caldas) para niños
