Quípama

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Quípama
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Quipama in the Boyacá Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Quipama in the Boyacá Department of Colombia.
Country Colombia
DepartmentBoyacá
ProvinceWestern Boyacá Province
Government
 • MayorCarlos Alberto Ávila Cepeda
(2020-2023)
Elevation
1,200 m (3,900 ft)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Quípama is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá, part of the subregion of the Western Boyacá Province.

Climate[]

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

Climate data for Quípama
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 26.2
(79.2) 		26.5
(79.7) 		26.9
(80.4) 		26.9
(80.4) 		26.6
(79.9) 		26.3
(79.3) 		27.0
(80.6) 		26.7
(80.1) 		26.4
(79.5) 		25.8
(78.4) 		25.5
(77.9) 		25.6
(78.1) 		26.4
(79.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 21.5
(70.7) 		21.9
(71.4) 		22.4
(72.3) 		22.7
(72.9) 		22.4
(72.3) 		21.8
(71.2) 		22.1
(71.8) 		21.9
(71.4) 		21.6
(70.9) 		21.4
(70.5) 		21.2
(70.2) 		21.2
(70.2) 		21.8
(71.3)
Average low °C (°F) 16.9
(62.4) 		17.4
(63.3) 		18.0
(64.4) 		18.5
(65.3) 		18.3
(64.9) 		17.4
(63.3) 		17.3
(63.1) 		17.1
(62.8) 		16.9
(62.4) 		17.1
(62.8) 		17.0
(62.6) 		16.9
(62.4) 		17.4
(63.3)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 129.0
(5.08) 		208.4
(8.20) 		314.8
(12.39) 		365.8
(14.40) 		338.3
(13.32) 		239.6
(9.43) 		198.2
(7.80) 		191.8
(7.55) 		274.9
(10.82) 		391.2
(15.40) 		283.1
(11.15) 		179.1
(7.05) 		3,114.2
(122.59)
Average rainy days 17 17 22 23 25 21 19 18 22 24 22 19 249
Average relative humidity (%) 84 85 86 87 87 85 83 82 84 85 86 86 85
Source 1: IDEAM[1]
Source 2: Climate-Data.org[2]

It is home of one of the largest emerald mines in the world.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Data". www.ideam.gov.co. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  2. ^ "Climate: Quípama". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved August 23, 2020.

External links[]

Coordinates: 5°31′N 74°11′W / 5.517°N 74.183°W / 5.517; -74.183


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