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Valparaíso, Caquetá
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Valparaíso, Caquetá in the Caquetá Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Valparaíso, Caquetá in the Caquetá Department of Colombia.
Country  Colombia
Department Caquetá Department
Area
 • Total 1,218 km2 (470 sq mi)
Population
 (Census 2018)
 • Total 6,082
 • Density 4.9934/km2 (12.933/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Valparaíso is a town and a municipality in the Caquetá Department of Colombia. Think of a municipality as a local government area, like a county or district, that includes a main town and the land around it. Valparaíso is one of these important areas in Colombia.

What is the Weather Like in Valparaíso?

Valparaíso has a special kind of weather called a tropical rainforest climate. This means it's warm all year round and gets a lot of rain. Imagine a place where it feels like summer every day, and rain showers are very common! This type of climate is also known as a Köppen Af climate, which is a way scientists classify different weather patterns around the world.

Climate data for Valparaíso, elevation 270 m (890 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 32.2
(90.0)
31.8
(89.2)
31.3
(88.3)
30.5
(86.9)
30.4
(86.7)
29.6
(85.3)
29.6
(85.3)
30.4
(86.7)
31.2
(88.2)
31.5
(88.7)
31.6
(88.9)
31.9
(89.4)
31.0
(87.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.9
(80.4)
26.6
(79.9)
26.3
(79.3)
25.8
(78.4)
25.7
(78.3)
25.3
(77.5)
25.2
(77.4)
25.6
(78.1)
26.1
(79.0)
26.4
(79.5)
26.5
(79.7)
26.6
(79.9)
26.1
(79.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.0
(71.6)
22.0
(71.6)
22.1
(71.8)
22.1
(71.8)
22.0
(71.6)
21.6
(70.9)
21.2
(70.2)
21.3
(70.3)
21.7
(71.1)
22.0
(71.6)
22.3
(72.1)
22.1
(71.8)
21.9
(71.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 125.0
(4.92)
212.4
(8.36)
282.0
(11.10)
388.2
(15.28)
360.7
(14.20)
351.0
(13.82)
332.8
(13.10)
237.2
(9.34)
218.1
(8.59)
230.7
(9.08)
214.3
(8.44)
129.9
(5.11)
3,028.4
(119.23)
Average precipitation days 10 13 16 20 21 21 20 17 15 15 13 11 190
Average relative humidity (%) 81 82 84 86 87 87 86 84 83 83 83 82 84
Mean monthly sunshine hours 170.5 118.6 105.4 102.0 102.3 93.0 99.2 120.9 141.0 145.7 150.0 176.7 1,525.3
Mean daily sunshine hours 5.5 4.2 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.1 3.2 3.9 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 4.2
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales

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