Cravo Norte

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Cravo Norte
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Cravo Norte in the Arauca Department of Colombia
CountryFlag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Department Arauca Department
Founded1538
Government
 • MayorJavier Esneider Triana Mujica
Area
 •  Municipality and town5,301 km2 (2,046.73 sq mi)
Elevation
124 m (406.82 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 •  Municipality and town3,331
 • Density0.63/km2 (1.63/sq mi)
 •  Urban
2,319
Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Climate Aw
Website www.cravonorte-arauca.gov.co

Cravo Norte is a town and municipality in the Arauca Department, Colombia. It is thought to have been founded in 1538 by the Jesuit missionary Joseph Gumilla. The first census was conducted in May 1797 and counted a population of 205. [1]

Climate

Cravo Norte has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am) with little rainfall from December to March and heavy to very heavy rainfall from April to November.

Climate data for Cravo Norte
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)33.2
(91.8)		34.4
(93.9)		34.4
(93.9)		32.5
(90.5)		30.6
(87.1)		29.5
(85.1)		29.4
(84.9)		30.3
(86.5)		31.0
(87.8)		31.5
(88.7)		31.9
(89.4)		32.2
(90.0)		31.7
(89.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)27.3
(81.1)		28.2
(82.8)		28.7
(83.7)		27.8
(82.0)		26.7
(80.1)		25.9
(78.6)		25.8
(78.4)		26.3
(79.3)		26.8
(80.2)		27.1
(80.8)		27.4
(81.3)		27.2
(81.0)		27.1
(80.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)21.5
(70.7)		22.0
(71.6)		23.0
(73.4)		23.2
(73.8)		22.8
(73.0)		22.4
(72.3)		22.2
(72.0)		22.3
(72.1)		22.6
(72.7)		22.7
(72.9)		22.9
(73.2)		22.2
(72.0)		22.5
(72.5)
Average rainfall mm (inches)17.9
(0.70)		20.8
(0.82)		61.0
(2.40)		188.9
(7.44)		318.4
(12.54)		403.9
(15.90)		410.0
(16.14)		279.4
(11.00)		266.5
(10.49)		256.9
(10.11)		146.0
(5.75)		41.6
(1.64)		2,411.3
(94.93)
Average rainy days1241017191916151283126
Source 1: IDEAM [2]
Source 2: Climate-Data.org [3]

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References

  1. ↑ [ permanent dead link ]
  2. ↑ "Data". www.ideam.gov.co. Archived from the original on 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  3. ↑ "Climate: Cravo Norte". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved August 22, 2020.

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