Villamaría, Caldas
Villamaría, Caldas | |
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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 / 5.09778°N 75.51556°W | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department |  Caldas Department |
| Founded | October 19, 1852 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Juan Alejandro Holguin |
| Area | |
• Municipality and town | 455.1 km2 (175.7 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 4.83 km2 (1.86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,920 m (6,300 ft) |
| Population (2018 census)[1] | |
• Municipality and town | 64,652 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 55,894 |
| • Urban density | 12,000/km2 (30,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Villamariano |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Area code | 57 + 6 |
| Website | Official website (in Spanish) |
Villamaría is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Caldas. Located in the Colombian coffee growing axis, it was made part of the "Coffee Cultural Landscape" UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011.[2]
Climate
[edit]The city of Villamaría and the lower parts of the municipality have a subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cfb).
| Climate data for Villamaría | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °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) |
| Mean daily minimum °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 (≥ 1 mm) | 11 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 186 |
| Source 1: [3] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: [4] | |||||||||||||
While the higher parts of the municipality have an alpine tundra climate (ETH) and the highest part has an ice cap climate (EFH).
| Climate data for Las Brisas | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °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) |
| Mean daily minimum °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 | 14.3 | 15.7 | 19.9 | 23.1 | 23.3 | 20.7 | 17.9 | 17.5 | 18.9 | 24.7 | 22.8 | 17.8 | 236.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 89.3 | 91.7 | 91.8 | 93.6 | 93.4 | 92.2 | 90.5 | 91.2 | 91.8 | 92.7 | 92.2 | 90.5 | 91.7 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 97.6 | 85.1 | 71.9 | 46.0 | 53.7 | 72.6 | 102.6 | 98.4 | 62.4 | 44.8 | 62.4 | 82.8 | 880.3 |
| 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: [3] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Citypopulation.de
- ^ "Coffee Cultural Landscape". UNESCO World Heritage List. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 25 Apr 2011.
- ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Villamaría climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Villamaría weather averages - Climate-Data.org". en.climate-data.org. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
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