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San Marcos, Sucre
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of San Marcos, Sucre in the Sucre Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of San Marcos, Sucre in the Sucre Department of Colombia.
Country  Colombia
Department Sucre Department
Area
 • Municipality and town 970.4 km2 (374.7 sq mi)
 • Urban
7.06 km2 (2.73 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 est.)
 • Municipality and town 60,735
 • Density 62.588/km2 (162.101/sq mi)
 • Urban
33,366
 • Urban density 4,726/km2 (12,240/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

San Marcos is a town and municipality located in the Sucre Department, northern Colombia. It is also called "La Perla del San Jorge".

There is not Airport in the town.

Climate

Climate data for San Marcos (San Marcos Airport), elevation 30 m (98 ft), (1971–2000)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 32.9
(91.2)
33.6
(92.5)
34.2
(93.6)
33.5
(92.3)
32.5
(90.5)
32.3
(90.1)
32.2
(90.0)
32.5
(90.5)
32.1
(89.8)
31.6
(88.9)
31.9
(89.4)
32.5
(90.5)
32.6
(90.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 28.2
(82.8)
28.3
(82.9)
28.6
(83.5)
28.6
(83.5)
28.2
(82.8)
28.0
(82.4)
28.1
(82.6)
27.9
(82.2)
27.9
(82.2)
27.3
(81.1)
27.7
(81.9)
27.8
(82.0)
28
(82)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 21.9
(71.4)
22.3
(72.1)
22.5
(72.5)
23.0
(73.4)
23.0
(73.4)
22.6
(72.7)
22.4
(72.3)
22.5
(72.5)
22.7
(72.9)
22.4
(72.3)
22.6
(72.7)
22.3
(72.1)
22.5
(72.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 7.7
(0.30)
23.9
(0.94)
26.9
(1.06)
121.4
(4.78)
177.4
(6.98)
211.0
(8.31)
217.0
(8.54)
236.8
(9.32)
244.1
(9.61)
239.2
(9.42)
119.9
(4.72)
34.5
(1.36)
1,659.7
(65.34)
Average precipitation days 2 2 3 10 13 14 16 17 17 16 12 5 126
Average relative humidity (%) 79 76 76 79 81 83 83 84 84 85 85 80 81
Mean monthly sunshine hours 241.8 186.6 192.2 147.0 161.2 162.0 204.6 207.7 174.0 145.7 183.0 213.9 2,219.7
Mean daily sunshine hours 7.8 6.6 6.2 4.9 5.2 5.4 6.6 6.7 5.8 4.7 6.1 6.9 6.1
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales

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