Puerto Parra
Coordinates: 6°39′N74°04′W / 6.650°N 74.067°W
Puerto Parra | |
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Municipality and town | |
 Estación Carare - Puerto Parra | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of the municipality and town of Puerto Parra in the Santander Department of Colombia | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department | Santander Department |
| Founded | March 4, 2008[1] |
| Founded by | Aquileo Parra[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,452 km2 (561 sq mi) |
| Population (2005)[3] | |
• Total | 6,462 |
| • Density | 4.450/km2 (11.53/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Puerto Parrences |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Website | www.puertoparra-santander.gov.co |
Puerto Parra is a town and municipality in the Santander Department in northeastern Colombia.
Climate
| Climate data for Puerto Parra (Carare), elevation 168 m (551 ft), (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 33.0(91.4) | 33.2(91.8) | 32.8(91.0) | 32.4(90.3) | 32.3(90.1) | 32.3(90.1) | 32.9(91.2) | 32.8(91.0) | 32.1(89.8) | 31.6(88.9) | 31.8(89.2) | 32.2(90.0) | 32.4(90.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 28.3(82.9) | 28.7(83.7) | 28.5(83.3) | 28.2(82.8) | 28.1(82.6) | 28.2(82.8) | 28.4(83.1) | 28.3(82.9) | 28.1(82.6) | 27.8(82.0) | 27.9(82.2) | 28.2(82.8) | 28.2(82.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.8(73.0) | 23.2(73.8) | 23.2(73.8) | 23.2(73.8) | 23.1(73.6) | 23.1(73.6) | 22.8(73.0) | 22.8(73.0) | 22.6(72.7) | 22.7(72.9) | 23.1(73.6) | 23.2(73.8) | 23.0(73.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 74.5(2.93) | 99.0(3.90) | 184.7(7.27) | 293.0(11.54) | 315.2(12.41) | 242.5(9.55) | 237.7(9.36) | 255.5(10.06) | 359.5(14.15) | 395.3(15.56) | 276.6(10.89) | 155.1(6.11) | 2,888.5(113.72) |
| Average precipitation days | 7 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 169 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 81 | 79 | 81 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 82 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[4] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Puerto Parra (Campo Capote), elevation 180 m (590 ft), (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 32.9(91.2) | 33.2(91.8) | 32.7(90.9) | 32.5(90.5) | 32.5(90.5) | 32.7(90.9) | 33.1(91.6) | 32.9(91.2) | 32.3(90.1) | 31.7(89.1) | 31.9(89.4) | 32.2(90.0) | 32.5(90.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.8(80.2) | 26.9(80.4) | 26.8(80.2) | 26.8(80.2) | 26.9(80.4) | 27.0(80.6) | 27.0(80.6) | 27.0(80.6) | 26.7(80.1) | 26.4(79.5) | 26.5(79.7) | 26.6(79.9) | 26.8(80.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.5(72.5) | 22.8(73.0) | 22.9(73.2) | 23.0(73.4) | 22.9(73.2) | 22.8(73.0) | 22.5(72.5) | 22.6(72.7) | 22.5(72.5) | 22.4(72.3) | 22.6(72.7) | 22.8(73.0) | 22.7(72.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 103(4.1) | 152.3(6.00) | 220.7(8.69) | 335.1(13.19) | 323.5(12.74) | 213.6(8.41) | 164.9(6.49) | 169.1(6.66) | 264.8(10.43) | 343.2(13.51) | 271.7(10.70) | 155.8(6.13) | 2,717.5(106.99) |
| Average precipitation days | 6 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 163 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 83 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 84 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 186.0 | 155.3 | 136.4 | 138.0 | 164.3 | 171.0 | 204.6 | 189.1 | 171.0 | 158.1 | 156.0 | 173.6 | 2,003.4 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 6.0 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.5 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[4] | |||||||||||||
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