Quípama is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá, part of the subregion of the Western Boyacá Province.
Quípama | |
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Municipality and town | |
 View of Quípama | |
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 Location of the municipality and town of Quipama in the Boyacá Department of Colombia. | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department | Boyacá |
| Province | Western Boyacá Province |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Carlos Alberto Ávila Cepeda (2020-2023) |
| Elevation | 1,200 m (3,900 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
It is home of one of the largest emerald mines in the world.
Climate
editQuípama has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.
| Climate data for Quípama (Furatena Airport), elevation 1,250 m (4,100 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) | 27.0 (80.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.2 (81.0) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.9 (82.2) |
28.1 (82.6) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.8 (80.2) |
27.3 (81.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 21.8 (71.2) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.8 (71.2) |
22.1 (71.8) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.8 (71.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 17.7 (63.9) |
17.7 (63.9) |
17.8 (64.0) |
17.6 (63.7) |
17.8 (64.0) |
17.8 (64.0) |
17.6 (63.7) |
17.6 (63.7) |
17.6 (63.7) |
17.8 (64.0) |
17.9 (64.2) |
17.9 (64.2) |
17.7 (63.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 129.0 (5.08) |
208.4 (8.20) |
314.8 (12.39) |
365.8 (14.40) |
338.3 (13.32) |
239.6 (9.43) |
198.2 (7.80) |
191.8 (7.55) |
274.9 (10.82) |
391.2 (15.40) |
283.1 (11.15) |
179.1 (7.05) |
3,008 (118.4) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 17 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 238 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 86 | 85 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[1] | |||||||||||||
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010" (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
External links
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