Marquetalia, Caldas

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Marquetalia, Caldas
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Location of the municipality and town of Marquetalia, Caldas in the Caldas Department of Colombia.
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Marquetalia, Caldas
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 5°17′49″N75°3′11″W / 5.29694°N 75.05306°W / 5.29694; -75.05306
CountryFlag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Department Flag of Caldas.svg Caldas Department
Area
  Total90.3 km2 (34.9 sq mi)
Elevation
1,600 m (5,200 ft)
Population
 (Census 2018 [1] )
  Total12,146
  Density130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Marquetalia is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Caldas.

Climate

Marquetalia has a cool tropical rainforest climate (Af) due to altitude.

Climate data for Marquetalia
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Average high °C (°F)23.6
(74.5)
24.3
(75.7)
24.2
(75.6)
23.4
(74.1)
23.6
(74.5)
23.9
(75.0)
24.5
(76.1)
24.3
(75.7)
24.1
(75.4)
23.0
(73.4)
22.8
(73.0)
23.2
(73.8)
23.7
(74.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)19.0
(66.2)
19.6
(67.3)
19.7
(67.5)
19.3
(66.7)
19.6
(67.3)
19.5
(67.1)
19.5
(67.1)
19.5
(67.1)
19.4
(66.9)
18.8
(65.8)
18.8
(65.8)
18.8
(65.8)
19.3
(66.7)
Average low °C (°F)14.5
(58.1)
14.9
(58.8)
15.2
(59.4)
15.3
(59.5)
15.7
(60.3)
15.2
(59.4)
14.6
(58.3)
14.8
(58.6)
14.7
(58.5)
14.7
(58.5)
14.8
(58.6)
14.5
(58.1)
14.9
(58.8)
Average rainfall mm (inches)214.4
(8.44)
264.3
(10.41)
322.4
(12.69)
331.5
(13.05)
346.6
(13.65)
203.5
(8.01)
141.9
(5.59)
200.7
(7.90)
299.8
(11.80)
352.9
(13.89)
333.6
(13.13)
264.2
(10.40)
3,275.8
(128.96)
Average rainy days14141718161191115171715174
Source 1: [2]
Source 2: [3]

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References

  1. "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE . Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  2. "Data". www.ideam.gov.co. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  3. "Climate data. Sacama". climate-data.org. Retrieved 9 June 2023.

5°20′N75°00′W / 5.333°N 75.000°W / 5.333; -75.000