San Francisco, La Guajira

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San Francisco
Location in La Guajira and Colombia
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San Francisco
San Francisco (Colombia)
Coordinates: 10°59′48″N73°26′5″W / 10.99667°N 73.43472°W / 10.99667; -73.43472 Coordinates: 10°59′48″N73°26′5″W / 10.99667°N 73.43472°W / 10.99667; -73.43472
CountryFlag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Department La Guajira Department
Municipality Dibulla Municipality
Elevation
4,239 ft (1,292 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

San Francisco is a settlement in Dibulla Municipality, La Guajira Department in Colombia.

Climate

San Francisco has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) with moderate to little rainfall from December to March and heavy to very heavy rainfall from April to November.

Climate data for San Francisco
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Average high °C (°F)23.7
(74.7)
24.7
(76.5)
24.9
(76.8)
25.0
(77.0)
25.0
(77.0)
24.9
(76.8)
25.5
(77.9)
25.4
(77.7)
24.6
(76.3)
23.7
(74.7)
23.7
(74.7)
24.3
(75.7)
24.6
(76.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)18.4
(65.1)
18.9
(66.0)
19.4
(66.9)
19.7
(67.5)
19.7
(67.5)
20.0
(68.0)
20.1
(68.2)
19.9
(67.8)
19.7
(67.5)
19.2
(66.6)
19.0
(66.2)
18.5
(65.3)
19.4
(66.9)
Average low °C (°F)13.1
(55.6)
13.2
(55.8)
14.0
(57.2)
14.5
(58.1)
14.5
(58.1)
15.2
(59.4)
14.7
(58.5)
14.5
(58.1)
14.9
(58.8)
14.8
(58.6)
14.4
(57.9)
12.8
(55.0)
14.2
(57.6)
Average rainfall mm (inches)31
(1.2)
33
(1.3)
59
(2.3)
215
(8.5)
363
(14.3)
194
(7.6)
122
(4.8)
226
(8.9)
309
(12.2)
432
(17.0)
280
(11.0)
70
(2.8)
2,334
(91.9)
Source: Climate-Data.org [1]

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References

  1. "Climate: San Francisco". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved August 23, 2020.