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 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 | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °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 (67.2) |
| Average low °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 (61.4) |
| Average rainfall 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) |
6,817.3 (268.39) |
| Average rainy days | 21 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 248 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 93 | 92 | 92 | 94 | 93 | 92 | 91 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 92 | 90 | 92 |
| 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 |
See also
In Spanish: Samaná (Caldas) para niños
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