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El Retén
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Location of the municipality and town of El Retén in the Department of Magdalena.
Location of the municipality and town of El Retén in the Department of Magdalena.
El Retén is located in Colombia
El Retén
El Retén
Location in Colombia
Country Colombia
Region Caribbean
Department Magdalena
Foundation June 24, 1913
Area
 • Total 268 km2 (103 sq mi)
Elevation
22 m (72 ft)
Population
 (Census 2018)
 • Total 19,345
 • Density 72.18/km2 (187.0/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5

El Retén is a town and municipality of the Magdalena Department in northern Colombia.

Climate

Climate data for El Retén (Zacapa), elevation 30 m (98 ft), (1971–2000)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 33.8
(92.8)
33.9
(93.0)
34.1
(93.4)
34.4
(93.9)
34.2
(93.6)
34.1
(93.4)
34.2
(93.6)
34.2
(93.6)
33.3
(91.9)
33.1
(91.6)
33.1
(91.6)
33.4
(92.1)
33.8
(92.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.7
(81.9)
27.9
(82.2)
28.3
(82.9)
28.3
(82.9)
28.2
(82.8)
28.3
(82.9)
28.3
(82.9)
28.0
(82.4)
27.8
(82.0)
27.6
(81.7)
27.7
(81.9)
27.6
(81.7)
28.0
(82.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 20.9
(69.6)
20.9
(69.6)
21.5
(70.7)
21.9
(71.4)
22.2
(72.0)
22.3
(72.1)
22.3
(72.1)
22.2
(72.0)
22.0
(71.6)
22.0
(71.6)
21.9
(71.4)
21.4
(70.5)
21.8
(71.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 4.4
(0.17)
6.5
(0.26)
15.1
(0.59)
92.8
(3.65)
151.7
(5.97)
121.6
(4.79)
88.5
(3.48)
135.0
(5.31)
192.0
(7.56)
222.3
(8.75)
121.6
(4.79)
21.0
(0.83)
1,172.4
(46.16)
Average precipitation days 1 1 2 8 11 10 10 12 14 15 9 2 95
Average relative humidity (%) 81 81 80 81 82 83 82 82 82 83 83 84 82
Mean monthly sunshine hours 232.5 212.0 192.2 171.0 173.6 165.0 198.4 179.8 153.0 164.3 186.0 226.3 2,254.1
Mean daily sunshine hours 7.5 7.5 6.2 5.7 5.6 5.5 6.4 5.8 5.1 5.3 6.2 7.3 6.2
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales
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