Altos del Rosario is a town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia.
Altos del Rosario | |
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Municipality and town | |
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 Location of the municipality and town of Altos del Rosario in the Bolívar Department of Colombia | |
  Altos del Rosario Location in Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 8°48′N 74°10′W / 8.800°N 74.167°W | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department |  Bolívar Department |
| Area | |
• Municipality and town | 248.66 km2 (96.01 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 850 m (2,790 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Municipality and town | 13,669 |
| • Urban | 8,073 |
| Climate | Am |
| Website | www.altosdelrosario.com |
Climate
editAltos del Rosario has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) with moderate to little rainfall from January to March and heavy to very heavy rainfall in the remaining months.
| Climate data for Altos del Rosario | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 32.9 (91.2) |
33.4 (92.1) |
33.8 (92.8) |
33.3 (91.9) |
32.5 (90.5) |
32.4 (90.3) |
32.9 (91.2) |
32.8 (91.0) |
32.1 (89.8) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.5 (88.7) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.6 (90.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 28.3 (82.9) |
28.6 (83.5) |
29.1 (84.4) |
28.9 (84.0) |
28.5 (83.3) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.5 (83.3) |
28.5 (83.3) |
28.0 (82.4) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.8 (82.0) |
28.0 (82.4) |
28.4 (83.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23.7 (74.7) |
23.9 (75.0) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.2 (75.6) |
24.2 (75.6) |
23.9 (75.0) |
24.0 (75.2) |
24.2 (75.6) |
23.9 (75.0) |
24.2 (75.5) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 41.1 (1.62) |
42.3 (1.67) |
87.5 (3.44) |
224.2 (8.83) |
370.6 (14.59) |
294.3 (11.59) |
307.4 (12.10) |
365.6 (14.39) |
482.8 (19.01) |
534.5 (21.04) |
440.9 (17.36) |
166.8 (6.57) |
3,358 (132.21) |
| Average rainy days | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 101 |
| Source: IDEAM[1] | |||||||||||||
References
editExternal links
edit- (in Spanish) altos del rosario
8°48′N 74°10′W / 8.800°N 74.167°W
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