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 Location of the municipality and town of Pailitas in the Department of Cesar. | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Region | Caribbean |
| Department | Cesar |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Luis Carlos Galván (Alas Equipo Colombia) [1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 521 km2 (201 sq mi) |
| Population (Census 2018 [3] ) | |
| • Total | 16,800 |
| • Density | 32/km2 (84/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 |
| Website | www.pailitas.gov.co |
Pailitas is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Cesar.
| Climate data for Pailitas (Col Agro Pailitas), elevation 50 m (160 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) | 33.5 (92.3) | 34.5 (94.1) | 34.3 (93.7) | 33.4 (92.1) | 32.6 (90.7) | 32.6 (90.7) | 33.4 (92.1) | 32.9 (91.2) | 32.5 (90.5) | 31.9 (89.4) | 31.9 (89.4) | 32.5 (90.5) | 33.0 (91.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.7 (81.9) | 28.8 (83.8) | 28.9 (84.0) | 28.2 (82.8) | 27.7 (81.9) | 27.8 (82.0) | 28.2 (82.8) | 27.9 (82.2) | 27.3 (81.1) | 26.9 (80.4) | 26.9 (80.4) | 27.1 (80.8) | 27.9 (82.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.1 (70.0) | 21.7 (71.1) | 22.5 (72.5) | 23.0 (73.4) | 23.1 (73.6) | 22.9 (73.2) | 23.0 (73.4) | 22.7 (72.9) | 22.7 (72.9) | 22.4 (72.3) | 22.4 (72.3) | 21.9 (71.4) | 22.5 (72.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 34.0 (1.34) | 28.3 (1.11) | 107.8 (4.24) | 209.0 (8.23) | 303.9 (11.96) | 188.0 (7.40) | 135.6 (5.34) | 180.0 (7.09) | 274.0 (10.79) | 284.8 (11.21) | 271.4 (10.69) | 74.8 (2.94) | 2,091.7 (82.35) |
| Average precipitation days | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 144 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 76 | 72 | 74 | 77 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 81 | 80 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 251.1 | 214.5 | 201.5 | 159.0 | 167.4 | 177.0 | 207.7 | 201.5 | 162.0 | 164.3 | 165.0 | 217.0 | 2,288 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 8.1 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 7.0 | 6.3 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales [4] | |||||||||||||
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