Samaná, Caldas

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

Samaná, Caldas
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Samaná, Caldas in the Caldas Department of Colombia.
Samaná, Caldas
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 5°24′47″N 74°59′34″W
Country Colombia
Department Caldas Department
Area
  Total761.02 km2 (293.83 sq mi)
Population
 (Census 2018[1])
  Total17,466
  Density23/km2 (59/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Websitesamana-caldas.gov.co

It is about 220 km north west of Bogota.

Facilities include the Parque Simon Boliver park and the Fundacion Batuta Caldas academy of music.[2]

Climate

Samaná has a relatively cool due to altitude and very wet tropical rainforest climate (Af). It is the wettest place in the department of Caldas.

Climate data for Samaná
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 21.7
(71.1)
22.0
(71.6)
21.9
(71.4)
22.1
(71.8)
22.1
(71.8)
22.7
(72.9)
23.3
(73.9)
23.6
(74.5)
22.8
(73.0)
21.9
(71.4)
21.6
(70.9)
21.5
(70.7)
22.3
(72.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 19.2
(66.6)
19.3
(66.7)
19.4
(66.9)
19.5
(67.1)
19.5
(67.1)
19.9
(67.8)
20.2
(68.4)
20.4
(68.7)
19.9
(67.8)
19.3
(66.7)
19.1
(66.4)
19.1
(66.4)
19.6
(67.2)
Average low °C (°F) 16.4
(61.5)
16.3
(61.3)
16.5
(61.7)
16.3
(61.3)
16.0
(60.8)
16.7
(62.1)
16.6
(61.9)
16.6
(61.9)
16.1
(61.0)
16.1
(61.0)
16.2
(61.2)
16.2
(61.2)
16.3
(61.4)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 579.5
(22.81)
489.1
(19.26)
589.6
(23.21)
653.0
(25.71)
628.9
(24.76)
332.5
(13.09)
263.1
(10.36)
310.0
(12.20)
530.2
(20.87)
794.7
(31.29)
836.4
(32.93)
810.3
(31.90)
6,817.3
(268.39)
Average rainy days 21 19 20 23 23 16 14 16 21 25 26 24 248
Average relative humidity (%) 93 92 92 94 93 92 91 91 92 93 92 90 92
Mean monthly sunshine hours 86.8 79.0 58.9 69.0 93.0 141.0 179.8 167.4 120.0 74.4 60.0 62.0 1,191.3
Mean daily sunshine hours 2.8 2.8 1.9 2.3 3.0 4.7 5.8 5.4 4.0 2.4 2.0 2.0 3.3
Source: [3]

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