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Totoró, Cauca
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Totoró, Cauca in the Cauca Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Totoró, Cauca in the Cauca Department of Colombia.
Country  Colombia
Department Cauca Department
Population
 (Census 2018)
 • Total 20,870
Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Climate Cfb
Website http://totoro-cauca.gov.co

Totoró is a town and a special area called a municipality in Colombia. It is located in the Cauca Department.

Climate in Totoró

Totoró has a cool, wet climate because it is high up in the mountains. The town is about 2,570 meters (8,432 feet) above sea level. It rains quite a bit all year round. Totoró is known for being one of the cloudiest places in the world. This means it does not get much sunshine.

Climate data for Totoró (Gabriel Lopez), elevation 3,000 m (9,800 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 15.8
(60.4)
15.7
(60.3)
15.9
(60.6)
15.5
(59.9)
15.2
(59.4)
14.4
(57.9)
13.8
(56.8)
14.1
(57.4)
14.9
(58.8)
15.4
(59.7)
15.4
(59.7)
15.7
(60.3)
15.2
(59.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 10.5
(50.9)
10.5
(50.9)
10.6
(51.1)
10.7
(51.3)
10.6
(51.1)
10.2
(50.4)
9.8
(49.6)
10.0
(50.0)
10.4
(50.7)
10.6
(51.1)
10.6
(51.1)
10.5
(50.9)
10.4
(50.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 5.3
(41.5)
5.7
(42.3)
6.0
(42.8)
6.6
(43.9)
6.8
(44.2)
6.9
(44.4)
6.5
(43.7)
6.4
(43.5)
6.2
(43.2)
6.1
(43.0)
6.1
(43.0)
5.8
(42.4)
6.2
(43.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 65.8
(2.59)
64.7
(2.55)
85.1
(3.35)
96.9
(3.81)
105.6
(4.16)
89.2
(3.51)
116.4
(4.58)
79.9
(3.15)
72.0
(2.83)
101.0
(3.98)
105.5
(4.15)
68.2
(2.69)
1,048.3
(41.27)
Average precipitation days 13 14 17 20 22 22 23 21 17 19 19 14 214
Average relative humidity (%) 79 78 79 79 80 81 81 81 79 79 79 78 80
Mean monthly sunshine hours 74.4 56.5 58.9 45.0 46.5 33.0 40.3 52.7 54.0 46.5 45.0 52.7 605.5
Mean daily sunshine hours 2.4 2.0 1.9 1.5 1.5 1.1 1.3 1.7 1.8 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.7
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales

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