Sipí

Sipí is a municipality and town in the Chocó Department, Colombia.

Sipí
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Sipí in the Chocó Department of Colombia.
Country Colombia
DepartmentChocó Department
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

An 1853 watercolor by Manuel María Paz showing a house in Sipí, built on a raised platform with a notched treetrunk for steps, is held by the National Library of Colombia.[1]

Climate

Sipí has a very wet tropical rainforest climate (Af) with very heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Sipí
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 30.3
(86.5)
30.4
(86.7)
30.7
(87.3)
30.6
(87.1)
30.5
(86.9)
30.5
(86.9)
30.8
(87.4)
30.6
(87.1)
30.5
(86.9)
29.8
(85.6)
29.6
(85.3)
29.7
(85.5)
30.3
(86.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.2
(79.2)
26.3
(79.3)
26.6
(79.9)
26.5
(79.7)
26.4
(79.5)
26.3
(79.3)
26.5
(79.7)
26.3
(79.3)
26.3
(79.3)
25.8
(78.4)
25.8
(78.4)
25.8
(78.4)
26.2
(79.2)
Average low °C (°F) 22.1
(71.8)
22.2
(72.0)
22.5
(72.5)
22.5
(72.5)
22.4
(72.3)
22.1
(71.8)
22.2
(72.0)
22.1
(71.8)
22.1
(71.8)
21.9
(71.4)
22.0
(71.6)
22.0
(71.6)
22.2
(71.9)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 441
(17.4)
386
(15.2)
440
(17.3)
503
(19.8)
556
(21.9)
503
(19.8)
483
(19.0)
521
(20.5)
558
(22.0)
611
(24.1)
547
(21.5)
477
(18.8)
6,026
(237.3)


References

  1. Paz, Manuel María. "The Village of Sipí or San Agustín, Chocó Province". World Digital Library. Retrieved 2014-05-21.

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