Saldaña, Tolima facts for kids
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Saldaña, Colombia
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Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Saldaña, Colombia in the Tolima Department of Colombia.
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Country | Colombia | ||
Department | Tolima Department | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 214 km2 (83 sq mi) | ||
Elevation | 305 m (1,001 ft) | ||
Population
(2017)
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• Total | 14,329 | ||
Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Saldaña is a town and municipality in the Tolima department of Colombia. Saldaña is where nearly 30% of Colombian rice is grown, and most of them work in the rice business. The population of the municipality was 14,273 as of the 1993 census.
Climate
Climate data for Saldaña (Jabalcon), elevation 425 m (1,394 ft), (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 33.0 (91.4) |
33.1 (91.6) |
32.8 (91.0) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.9 (91.2) |
33.9 (93.0) |
34.9 (94.8) |
34.0 (93.2) |
32.6 (90.7) |
31.8 (89.2) |
32.1 (89.8) |
33.0 (91.4) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 28.0 (82.4) |
28.0 (82.4) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.8 (82.0) |
28.3 (82.9) |
29.1 (84.4) |
28.6 (83.5) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.5 (81.5) |
28.0 (82.4) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.5 (72.5) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.4 (72.3) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 94.0 (3.70) |
115.5 (4.55) |
150.4 (5.92) |
209.2 (8.24) |
167.2 (6.58) |
58.6 (2.31) |
49.1 (1.93) |
47.1 (1.85) |
116.7 (4.59) |
198.0 (7.80) |
178.2 (7.02) |
131.4 (5.17) |
1,515.5 (59.67) |
Average precipitation days | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 123 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 74 | 74 | 75 | 78 | 76 | 73 | 68 | 63 | 67 | 75 | 77 | 78 | 73 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 207.7 | 166.6 | 158.1 | 147.0 | 155.0 | 159.0 | 179.8 | 182.9 | 171.0 | 179.8 | 174.0 | 195.3 | 2,076.2 |
Mean daily sunshine hours | 6.7 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 5.7 |
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales |
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