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Samaná, Caldas
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Samaná, Caldas in the Caldas Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Samaná, Caldas in the Caldas Department of Colombia.
Samaná, Caldas is located in Colombia
Samaná, Caldas
Samaná, Caldas
Location in Colombia
Country  Colombia
Department Caldas Department
Area
 • Total 761.02 km2 (293.83 sq mi)
Population
 (Census 2018)
 • 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 municipality in the Colombian Department of Caldas.

It is about 220 km north west of Bogota.

Facilities include the Parque Simon Bolívar park and the Fundacion Batuta Caldas academy of music.

Climate

Samaná has a relatively cool due to altitude and very wet tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). It is the wettest place in the department of Caldas.

Climate data for Samaná, elevation 1,475 m (4,839 ft), (1981–2010)
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

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