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Santa Rosa del Sur
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Santa Rosa del Sur in the Bolívar Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality and town of Santa Rosa del Sur in the Bolívar Department of Colombia
Country  Colombia
Department Bolívar Department
Area
 • Municipality and town 2,800 km2 (1,100 sq mi)
Elevation
650 m (2,130 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Municipality and town 42,003
 • Urban
22,563
Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

San Rosa del Sur (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsanta ˈrosa ðel suɾ]) is a town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia, around 720 km away from the department's capital, Cartagena.

Climate

Climate data for Santa Rosa del Sur (Sta Rosa D Simiti), elevation 700 m (2,300 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.3
(86.5)		 31.1
(88.0)		 30.5
(86.9)		 29.2
(84.6)		 28.5
(83.3)		 28.6
(83.5)		 29.0
(84.2)		 28.9
(84.0)		 28.4
(83.1)		 28.0
(82.4)		 28.2
(82.8)		 29.2
(84.6)		 29.2
(84.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.3
(77.5)		 25.9
(78.6)		 25.8
(78.4)		 25.1
(77.2)		 24.7
(76.5)		 24.9
(76.8)		 25.0
(77.0)		 24.9
(76.8)		 24.4
(75.9)		 24.0
(75.2)		 24.2
(75.6)		 24.7
(76.5)		 24.9
(76.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 20.7
(69.3)		 21.2
(70.2)		 21.6
(70.9)		 21.5
(70.7)		 21.3
(70.3)		 21.3
(70.3)		 21.1
(70.0)		 20.9
(69.6)		 20.7
(69.3)		 20.5
(68.9)		 20.8
(69.4)		 20.9
(69.6)		 21.0
(69.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 12.7
(0.50)		 24.8
(0.98)		 77.9
(3.07)		 163.2
(6.43)		 234.9
(9.25)		 227.6
(8.96)		 212.1
(8.35)		 240.4
(9.46)		 212.9
(8.38)		 192.8
(7.59)		 124.4
(4.90)		 38.0
(1.50)		 1,756.2
(69.14)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 2 3 6 12 16 15 14 15 16 16 11 4 127
Average relative humidity (%) 73 71 74 82 85 84 83 84 85 86 85 79 81
Mean monthly sunshine hours 248.0 194.8 164.3 123.0 136.4 159.0 201.5 189.1 147.0 130.2 147.0 207.7 2,048
Mean daily sunshine hours 8.0 6.9 5.3 4.1 4.4 5.3 6.5 6.1 4.9 4.2 4.9 6.7 5.6
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales
Climate data for Santa Rosa del Sur (Canelos) (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 27.0
(80.6)		 27.6
(81.7)		 27.5
(81.5)		 26.9
(80.4)		 26.8
(80.2)		 27.3
(81.1)		 27.3
(81.1)		 27.5
(81.5)		 26.9
(80.4)		 26.4
(79.5)		 26.0
(78.8)		 26.6
(79.9)		 27
(81)
Daily mean °C (°F) 21.8
(71.2)		 22.1
(71.8)		 22.3
(72.1)		 22.1
(71.8)		 22.2
(72.0)		 22.3
(72.1)		 22.3
(72.1)		 22.4
(72.3)		 22.0
(71.6)		 21.7
(71.1)		 21.6
(70.9)		 21.7
(71.1)		 22.0
(71.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 16.4
(61.5)		 17.0
(62.6)		 17.8
(64.0)		 18.3
(64.9)		 18.4
(65.1)		 18.1
(64.6)		 17.8
(64.0)		 17.9
(64.2)		 18.0
(64.4)		 18.0
(64.4)		 17.7
(63.9)		 17.1
(62.8)		 17.7
(63.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 45.0
(1.77)		 70.4
(2.77)		 116.2
(4.57)		 213.2
(8.39)		 261.4
(10.29)		 224.9
(8.85)		 212.0
(8.35)		 236.9
(9.33)		 237.0
(9.33)		 247.4
(9.74)		 196.8
(7.75)		 92.4
(3.64)		 2,088.5
(82.22)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 6 7 11 15 18 16 16 16 17 18 16 9 158
Average relative humidity (%) 85 84 86 88 88 87 86 86 87 88 88 87 87
Mean monthly sunshine hours 182.9 146.8 114.7 84.0 111.6 117.0 164.3 158.1 117.0 111.6 117.0 155.0 1,580
Mean daily sunshine hours 5.9 5.2 3.7 2.8 3.6 3.9 5.3 5.1 3.9 3.6 3.9 5.0 4.3
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales

See also

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