Carepa

Municipality and town in Antioquia Department, Colombia
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Location of the municipality and town of Carepa in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality and town of Carepa in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
7°45′28″N 76°39′19″W / 7.75778°N 76.65528°W / 7.75778; -76.65528Country ColombiaDepartment Antioquia DepartmentSubregionUrabáArea
 • Municipality and town387.3 km2 (149.5 sq mi) • Urban
2.6 km2 (1.0 sq mi)Population
 (2018 census)[1]
 • Municipality and town47,932 • Density120/km2 (320/sq mi) • Urban
33,009 • Urban density13,000/km2 (33,000/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Carepa is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia. Carepa is part of the Urabá Antioquia sub-region.

Climate

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

Climate data for Carepa (Tulenapa), elevation 30 m (98 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.7
(87.3)
30.7
(87.3)
31.0
(87.8)
31.2
(88.2)
31.3
(88.3)
31.3
(88.3)
31.3
(88.3)
31.4
(88.5)
31.3
(88.3)
31.1
(88.0)
30.9
(87.6)
30.8
(87.4)
31.1
(88.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.7
(80.1)
26.8
(80.2)
27.0
(80.6)
27.2
(81.0)
27.0
(80.6)
26.9
(80.4)
26.7
(80.1)
26.8
(80.2)
26.7
(80.1)
26.6
(79.9)
26.5
(79.7)
26.6
(79.9)
26.8
(80.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23.3
(73.9)
23.3
(73.9)
23.5
(74.3)
23.9
(75.0)
23.8
(74.8)
23.4
(74.1)
23.2
(73.8)
23.5
(74.3)
23.3
(73.9)
23.3
(73.9)
23.2
(73.8)
23.2
(73.8)
23.4
(74.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 92.7
(3.65)
76.5
(3.01)
98.8
(3.89)
248.1
(9.77)
320.9
(12.63)
316.3
(12.45)
284.0
(11.18)
277.5
(10.93)
319.2
(12.57)
319.7
(12.59)
307.1
(12.09)
214.0
(8.43)
2,872
(113.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 9 7 10 16 21 22 21 22 21 21 19 14 197
Average relative humidity (%) 85 85 84 86 88 89 88 88 87 87 88 88 87
Mean monthly sunshine hours 182.9 152.4 136.4 120.0 130.2 126.0 148.8 148.8 135.0 151.9 150.0 161.2 1,743.6
Mean daily sunshine hours 5.9 5.4 4.4 4.0 4.2 4.2 4.8 4.8 4.5 4.9 5.0 5.2 4.8
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[2]
Climate data for Carepa (Antonio Roldán Betancur Airport), elevation 19 m (62 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.6
(87.1)
30.6
(87.1)
30.8
(87.4)
31.1
(88.0)
31.5
(88.7)
31.5
(88.7)
31.5
(88.7)
31.7
(89.1)
31.7
(89.1)
31.5
(88.7)
31.2
(88.2)
30.9
(87.6)
31.2
(88.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.1
(80.8)
27.1
(80.8)
27.3
(81.1)
27.5
(81.5)
27.5
(81.5)
27.5
(81.5)
27.5
(81.5)
27.5
(81.5)
27.3
(81.1)
27.2
(81.0)
27.1
(80.8)
27.1
(80.8)
27.3
(81.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23.4
(74.1)
23.6
(74.5)
23.7
(74.7)
23.9
(75.0)
23.6
(74.5)
23.4
(74.1)
23.1
(73.6)
23.1
(73.6)
22.9
(73.2)
23.0
(73.4)
22.9
(73.2)
23.3
(73.9)
23.3
(73.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 110.8
(4.36)
99.7
(3.93)
156.1
(6.15)
285.3
(11.23)
379.4
(14.94)
342.7
(13.49)
348.0
(13.70)
291.2
(11.46)
330.0
(12.99)
347.7
(13.69)
332.3
(13.08)
250.2
(9.85)
3,273.4
(128.87)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 10 10 13 19 23 23 23 23 22 22 19 16 222
Average relative humidity (%) 82 82 82 83 84 84 83 83 83 83 84 83 83
Mean monthly sunshine hours 179.8 152.4 142.6 126.0 120.9 114.0 130.2 136.4 129.0 145.7 141.0 145.7 1,663.7
Mean daily sunshine hours 5.8 5.4 4.6 4.2 3.9 3.8 4.2 4.4 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.6
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[3]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of Carepa municipality with localities
  2. ^ "Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010" (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010" (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
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