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Samaná, Caldas
Municipality and town
Flag of Samaná, Caldas
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Official seal of Samaná, Caldas
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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 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)
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

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