Villamaría, Caldas

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

Villamaría, Caldas
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Villamaría, Caldas in the Caldas Department of Colombia.
Villamaría, Caldas
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 5°05′52″N 75°30′56″W
Country Colombia
DepartmentCaldas Department
FoundedOctober 19, 1852
Government
  MayorJuan Alejandro Holguin
Area
  Municipality and town461 km2 (178 sq mi)
  Metro
50,956 km2 (19,674 sq mi)
Elevation
1,920 m (6,300 ft)
Population
 (2012)
  Municipality and town43,085
  Density93/km2 (240/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Villamariano
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Area code(s)57 + 6
WebsiteOfficial website (in Spanish)

Climate

The city of Villamaría and the lower parts of the municipality have a subtropical highland climate (Cfb).

Climate data for Villamaría
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 22.8
(73.0)
22.8
(73.0)
22.7
(72.9)
22.0
(71.6)
22.0
(71.6)
21.8
(71.2)
22.7
(72.9)
22.5
(72.5)
22.1
(71.8)
21.3
(70.3)
21.4
(70.5)
22.0
(71.6)
22.2
(71.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 17.7
(63.9)
17.8
(64.0)
18.1
(64.6)
17.7
(63.9)
17.9
(64.2)
17.5
(63.5)
17.8
(64.0)
17.8
(64.0)
17.4
(63.3)
17.0
(62.6)
17.0
(62.6)
17.3
(63.1)
17.6
(63.6)
Average low °C (°F) 12.6
(54.7)
12.9
(55.2)
13.5
(56.3)
13.4
(56.1)
13.8
(56.8)
13.3
(55.9)
12.9
(55.2)
13.1
(55.6)
12.8
(55.0)
12.8
(55.0)
12.7
(54.9)
12.7
(54.9)
13.0
(55.5)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 110.4
(4.35)
116.5
(4.59)
160.5
(6.32)
213.9
(8.42)
224.8
(8.85)
154.1
(6.07)
98.3
(3.87)
95.5
(3.76)
159.1
(6.26)
249.8
(9.83)
232.8
(9.17)
138.5
(5.45)
1,954.2
(76.94)
Average rainy days 11 12 16 20 20 17 12 11 16 20 19 12 186
Source 1: [1]
Source 2: [2]

While the higher parts of the municipality have an alpine tundra climate (ET) and the highest parts has an ice cap climate (EF).

Climate data for Las Brisas
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 8.6
(47.5)
8.5
(47.3)
8.7
(47.7)
8.5
(47.3)
8.5
(47.3)
8.7
(47.7)
8.6
(47.5)
8.6
(47.5)
8.3
(46.9)
7.7
(45.9)
8.0
(46.4)
8.4
(47.1)
8.4
(47.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 4.4
(39.9)
4.6
(40.3)
4.8
(40.6)
5.0
(41.0)
5.1
(41.2)
4.9
(40.8)
4.5
(40.1)
4.5
(40.1)
4.4
(39.9)
4.4
(39.9)
4.4
(39.9)
4.5
(40.1)
4.6
(40.3)
Average low °C (°F) 0.8
(33.4)
1.0
(33.8)
1.2
(34.2)
1.8
(35.2)
1.9
(35.4)
1.5
(34.7)
0.9
(33.6)
0.9
(33.6)
1.0
(33.8)
1.3
(34.3)
1.5
(34.7)
1.0
(33.8)
1.2
(34.2)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 85.7
(3.37)
83.3
(3.28)
116.7
(4.59)
178.0
(7.01)
189.3
(7.45)
112.3
(4.42)
70.7
(2.78)
73.2
(2.88)
114.7
(4.52)
192.2
(7.57)
145.7
(5.74)
86.7
(3.41)
1,448.5
(57.02)
Average rainy days 14 16 20 23 23 21 18 18 19 25 23 18 238
Average relative humidity (%) 89 92 92 94 93 92 91 91 92 93 92 90 92
Mean monthly sunshine hours 96.1 84.7 71.3 45.0 52.7 72.0 102.3 99.2 63.0 43.4 63.0 83.7 876.4
Mean daily sunshine hours 3.1 3.0 2.3 1.5 1.7 2.4 3.3 3.2 2.1 1.4 2.1 2.7 2.4
Source: [1]

References

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