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Sipí
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Sipí in the Chocó Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Sipí in the Chocó Department of Colombia.
Country  Colombia
Department Chocó Department
Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Sipí is a municipality and town in the Chocó Department, Colombia.

An 1853 watercolor by Manuel María Paz showing a house in Sipí, built on a raised platform with a notched treetrunk for steps, is held by the National Library of Colombia.

Climate

Sipí has a very wet tropical rainforest climate (Af) with very heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Sipí
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.3
(86.5)
30.4
(86.7)
30.7
(87.3)
30.6
(87.1)
30.5
(86.9)
30.5
(86.9)
30.8
(87.4)
30.6
(87.1)
30.5
(86.9)
29.8
(85.6)
29.6
(85.3)
29.7
(85.5)
30.3
(86.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.2
(79.2)
26.3
(79.3)
26.6
(79.9)
26.5
(79.7)
26.4
(79.5)
26.3
(79.3)
26.5
(79.7)
26.3
(79.3)
26.3
(79.3)
25.8
(78.4)
25.8
(78.4)
25.8
(78.4)
26.2
(79.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.1
(71.8)
22.2
(72.0)
22.5
(72.5)
22.5
(72.5)
22.4
(72.3)
22.1
(71.8)
22.2
(72.0)
22.1
(71.8)
22.1
(71.8)
21.9
(71.4)
22.0
(71.6)
22.0
(71.6)
22.2
(71.9)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 441
(17.4)
386
(15.2)
440
(17.3)
503
(19.8)
556
(21.9)
503
(19.8)
483
(19.0)
521
(20.5)
558
(22.0)
611
(24.1)
547
(21.5)
477
(18.8)
6,026
(237.3)
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