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El Carmen de Atrato
Municipality and town
Location of the municipality and town of El Carmen de Atrato in the Chocó Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of El Carmen de Atrato in the Chocó Department of Colombia.
Country  Colombia
Department Chocó Department
Area
 • Total 931 km2 (359 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total 13,819
 • Density 14.843/km2 (38.444/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

El Carmen de Atrato is a municipality and town in the Chocó Department, Colombia.

Climate

El Carmen de Atrato has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cfb) which borders a tropical rainforest climate. The town’s high altitude makes its climate far more temperate (similar to that of the Andean Region) than the climate of most of Chocó Department, although it still receives more than twice as much rain as Bogotá.

Climate data for El Carmen de Atrato town
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 23.3
(73.9)
23.5
(74.3)
23.8
(74.8)
23.6
(74.5)
23.0
(73.4)
23.2
(73.8)
23.6
(74.5)
23.3
(73.9)
22.8
(73.0)
22.4
(72.3)
22.3
(72.1)
22.5
(72.5)
23.1
(73.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 18.2
(64.8)
18.4
(65.1)
18.7
(65.7)
18.6
(65.5)
18.4
(65.1)
18.4
(65.1)
18.5
(65.3)
18.2
(64.8)
18.0
(64.4)
17.7
(63.9)
17.7
(63.9)
17.8
(64.0)
18.2
(64.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 13.1
(55.6)
13.3
(55.9)
13.7
(56.7)
13.7
(56.7)
13.8
(56.8)
13.6
(56.5)
13.4
(56.1)
13.2
(55.8)
13.2
(55.8)
13.1
(55.6)
13.2
(55.8)
13.2
(55.8)
13.4
(56.1)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 122.3
(4.81)
127.0
(5.00)
166.9
(6.57)
216.9
(8.54)
279.7
(11.01)
242.9
(9.56)
253.6
(9.98)
216.0
(8.50)
228.6
(9.00)
261.8
(10.31)
255.2
(10.05)
157.8
(6.21)
2,528.7
(99.54)
Average rainy days (≥ 1 mm) 11 12 14 18 21 18 17 17 18 20 19 14 199
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