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Ambalema
Municipality and town
Flag of Ambalema
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Official seal of Ambalema
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Location of the municipality and town of Ambalema in the Tolima Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Ambalema in the Tolima Department of Colombia.
Country  Colombia
Department Tolima Department
Area
 • Total 239 km2 (92 sq mi)
Elevation
241 m (791 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total 6,683
Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Ambalema is a municipality in the Tolima department of Colombia. The population of Ambalema was 7,277 as of the 1993 census.

Climate

Climate data for Ambalema (Salto El), elevation 450 m (1,480 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 34.3
(93.7)
34.4
(93.9)
34.2
(93.6)
33.4
(92.1)
33.1
(91.6)
34.0
(93.2)
35.5
(95.9)
35.8
(96.4)
34.9
(94.8)
32.8
(91.0)
32.5
(90.5)
33.3
(91.9)
34.0
(93.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 29.0
(84.2)
29.2
(84.6)
29.1
(84.4)
28.2
(82.8)
28.1
(82.6)
28.8
(83.8)
29.9
(85.8)
30.3
(86.5)
29.4
(84.9)
28.0
(82.4)
27.8
(82.0)
28.4
(83.1)
28.8
(83.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23.2
(73.8)
23.3
(73.9)
23.3
(73.9)
23.0
(73.4)
22.9
(73.2)
22.9
(73.2)
23.1
(73.6)
23.1
(73.6)
23.0
(73.4)
22.6
(72.7)
22.8
(73.0)
23.0
(73.4)
23.0
(73.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 56.2
(2.21)
73.7
(2.90)
97.9
(3.85)
194.5
(7.66)
170.9
(6.73)
59.9
(2.36)
44.8
(1.76)
78.7
(3.10)
160.9
(6.33)
192.2
(7.57)
136.2
(5.36)
83.5
(3.29)
1,347.3
(53.04)
Average precipitation days 6 8 10 16 15 8 7 9 13 17 13 8 129
Mean monthly sunshine hours 195.3 160.9 148.8 147.0 167.4 171.0 198.4 195.3 174.0 167.4 168.0 182.9 2,076.4
Mean daily sunshine hours 6.3 5.7 4.8 4.9 5.4 5.7 6.4 6.3 5.8 5.4 5.6 5.9 5.7
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales

See also

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