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Puerto Caicedo
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Puerto Caicedo in the Putumayo Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Puerto Caicedo in the Putumayo Department of Colombia.
Country  Colombia
Department Putumayo Department
Area
 • Total 864 km2 (334 sq mi)
Elevation
230 m (750 ft)
Population
 (Census 2018)
 • Total 11,122
 • Density 12.873/km2 (33.340/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Puerto Caicedo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpweɾto kajˈseðo]) is a town and municipality located in the Putumayo Department, Republic of Colombia.

Climate

Puerto Caicedo has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Puerto Caicedo
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.4
(86.7)
29.9
(85.8)
29.6
(85.3)
29.3
(84.7)
28.9
(84.0)
28.9
(84.0)
28.8
(83.8)
29.6
(85.3)
30.1
(86.2)
30.7
(87.3)
30.6
(87.1)
30.6
(87.1)
29.8
(85.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.3
(77.5)
25.0
(77.0)
24.9
(76.8)
24.7
(76.5)
24.4
(75.9)
24.5
(76.1)
24.3
(75.7)
24.6
(76.3)
25.1
(77.2)
25.6
(78.1)
25.6
(78.1)
25.6
(78.1)
25.0
(76.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 20.2
(68.4)
20.2
(68.4)
20.2
(68.4)
20.1
(68.2)
19.9
(67.8)
20.1
(68.2)
19.8
(67.6)
19.7
(67.5)
20.2
(68.4)
20.5
(68.9)
20.7
(69.3)
20.7
(69.3)
20.2
(68.4)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 222.3
(8.75)
294.4
(11.59)
331.4
(13.05)
424.7
(16.72)
441.3
(17.37)
358.5
(14.11)
282.8
(11.13)
268.0
(10.55)
252.8
(9.95)
308.2
(12.13)
354.2
(13.94)
272.5
(10.73)
3,811.1
(150.02)
Average rainy days 15 16 21 21 23 22 20 17 16 18 19 19 227
Source 1: IDEAM
Source 2: Climate-Data.org
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