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El Guacamayo
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of El Guacamayo in the Santander  Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of El Guacamayo in the Santander Department of Colombia.
Country  Colombia
Department Santander Department
Population
 • Total 2,303
Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

El Guacamayo is a town and municipality in the Santander Department in northeastern Colombia.

Climate

El Guacamayo has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cfb) with warm afternoons, cool to comfortable mornings, and very heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for El Guacamayo
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 23.1
(73.6)
23.3
(73.9)
23.4
(74.1)
22.7
(72.9)
22.4
(72.3)
22.4
(72.3)
22.9
(73.2)
22.9
(73.2)
22.5
(72.5)
21.9
(71.4)
22.2
(72.0)
22.5
(72.5)
22.7
(72.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 17.1
(62.8)
17.4
(63.3)
17.7
(63.9)
17.6
(63.7)
17.5
(63.5)
17.3
(63.1)
17.0
(62.6)
17.0
(62.6)
17.1
(62.8)
17.1
(62.8)
17.3
(63.1)
17.0
(62.6)
17.3
(63.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 11.2
(52.2)
11.6
(52.9)
12.0
(53.6)
12.6
(54.7)
12.7
(54.9)
12.2
(54.0)
11.2
(52.2)
11.2
(52.2)
11.8
(53.2)
12.3
(54.1)
12.4
(54.3)
11.5
(52.7)
11.9
(53.4)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 154.0
(6.06)
166.8
(6.57)
276.4
(10.88)
406.7
(16.01)
526.6
(20.73)
378.9
(14.92)
341.7
(13.45)
412.4
(16.24)
461.0
(18.15)
480.8
(18.93)
407.0
(16.02)
226.4
(8.91)
4,238.7
(166.87)
Average rainy days 9 9 14 21 23 19 19 21 22 23 19 13 212
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales
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