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Santo Domingo, Antioquia | |
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Municipality and town | |
Coordinates: 6°28′15″N75°9′57″W / 6.47083°N 75.16583°W | |
Country | Colombia |
Department | Antioquia Department |
Subregion | Northeastern |
Area | |
• Total | 271 km2 (105 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,975 m (6,480 ft) |
Population (2018) | |
• Total | 12,394 |
• Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Santo Domingo is a town and municipality in the Colombian department of Antioquia. Part of the subregion of Northeastern Antioquia, it lies at an altitude of 1,975 m (6,480 ft) above sea level.
The municipio was founded in 1778 by Don Juan Gregorio Duque. In 1858, the writer Tomás Carrasquilla was born here.
Climate data for Santo Domingo (Guayabito), elevation 1,700 m (5,600 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) | 26.2 (79.2) | 26.7 (80.1) | 26.7 (80.1) | 26.4 (79.5) | 26.3 (79.3) | 26.8 (80.2) | 27.2 (81.0) | 27.4 (81.3) | 26.8 (80.2) | 25.9 (78.6) | 25.7 (78.3) | 25.7 (78.3) | 26.5 (79.7) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 21.1 (70.0) | 21.4 (70.5) | 21.6 (70.9) | 21.5 (70.7) | 21.6 (70.9) | 21.7 (71.1) | 21.6 (70.9) | 21.7 (71.1) | 21.4 (70.5) | 21.1 (70.0) | 21.0 (69.8) | 21.0 (69.8) | 21.4 (70.5) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 15.9 (60.6) | 16.1 (61.0) | 16.3 (61.3) | 16.5 (61.7) | 16.6 (61.9) | 16.4 (61.5) | 16.0 (60.8) | 16.1 (61.0) | 16.1 (61.0) | 16.1 (61.0) | 16.3 (61.3) | 16.3 (61.3) | 16.2 (61.2) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 122.1 (4.81) | 167.6 (6.60) | 240.0 (9.45) | 401.0 (15.79) | 498.0 (19.61) | 351.3 (13.83) | 369.0 (14.53) | 393.3 (15.48) | 474.3 (18.67) | 455.4 (17.93) | 325.7 (12.82) | 185.5 (7.30) | 3,983 (156.8) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 14 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 245 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 84 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 85 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 84 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 167.4 | 141.2 | 124.0 | 120.0 | 139.5 | 168.0 | 198.4 | 192.2 | 144.0 | 124.0 | 126.0 | 145.7 | 1,790.4 |
Mean daily sunshine hours | 5.4 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.9 |
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales [2] |
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