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Zona Bananera
municipality
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Location of the municipality and town of Zona Bananera in the Department of Magdalena.
Location of the municipality and town of Zona Bananera in the Department of Magdalena.
Country Colombia
Region Caribbean
Department Magdalena
Population
 (2005)
 • Total 56,504
Time zone UTC-5

Zona Bananera (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsona βanaˈneɾa]) is a municipality of the Magdalena Department in northern Colombia. Its main town is Prado Sevilla.

Climate

Climate data for Zona Bananera (Prado Sevilla), elevation 18 m (59 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 33.2
(91.8)
33.7
(92.7)
34.1
(93.4)
34.2
(93.6)
33.4
(92.1)
33.1
(91.6)
33.1
(91.6)
33.2
(91.8)
32.9
(91.2)
32.5
(90.5)
32.3
(90.1)
32.7
(90.9)
33.2
(91.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27
(81)
27.7
(81.9)
28.3
(82.9)
28.4
(83.1)
27.9
(82.2)
27.5
(81.5)
27.4
(81.3)
27.4
(81.3)
27.1
(80.8)
26.8
(80.2)
26.8
(80.2)
26.9
(80.4)
27.4
(81.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 20.2
(68.4)
20.8
(69.4)
21.6
(70.9)
22.5
(72.5)
22.6
(72.7)
21.7
(71.1)
22.2
(72.0)
21.9
(71.4)
21.7
(71.1)
21.7
(71.1)
21.6
(70.9)
20.7
(69.3)
21.6
(70.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 2.4
(0.09)
3.1
(0.12)
9.9
(0.39)
73.0
(2.87)
177.9
(7.00)
160.2
(6.31)
143.9
(5.67)
181.9
(7.16)
241.1
(9.49)
276.3
(10.88)
143.8
(5.66)
38.5
(1.52)
1,451.9
(57.16)
Average precipitation days 1 1 2 6 13 13 11 15 16 16 10 3 108
Average relative humidity (%) 80 78 77 79 81 83 82 82 83 85 84 82 81
Mean monthly sunshine hours 254.2 234.3 213.9 195.0 186.0 180.0 198.4 192.2 168.0 179.8 192.0 207.7 2,401.5
Mean daily sunshine hours 8.2 8.3 6.9 6.5 6.0 6.0 6.4 6.2 5.6 5.8 6.4 6.7 6.6
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales

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