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Ambalema

Coordinates: 4°47′N 74°46′W / 4.783°N 74.767°W / 4.783; -74.767
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Ambalema
Municipality and town
Flag of Ambalema
Official seal of Ambalema
Location of the municipality and town of Ambalema in the Tolima Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Ambalema in the Tolima Department of Colombia.
Country Colombia
DepartmentTolima Department
Government
 • MayorJuan Carlos Chavarro Rojas
Area
 • Total239 km2 (92 sq mi)
Elevation
241 m (791 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total6,683
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Ambalema is a municipality in the Tolima department of Colombia. The population of Ambalema was 7,277 as of the 1993 census.

Climate[edit]

Climate data for Ambalema (Salto El), elevation 450 m (1,480 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 34.3
(93.7)
34.4
(93.9)
34.2
(93.6)
33.4
(92.1)
33.1
(91.6)
34.0
(93.2)
35.5
(95.9)
35.8
(96.4)
34.9
(94.8)
32.8
(91.0)
32.5
(90.5)
33.3
(91.9)
34.0
(93.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 29.0
(84.2)
29.2
(84.6)
29.1
(84.4)
28.2
(82.8)
28.1
(82.6)
28.8
(83.8)
29.9
(85.8)
30.3
(86.5)
29.4
(84.9)
28.0
(82.4)
27.8
(82.0)
28.4
(83.1)
28.8
(83.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23.2
(73.8)
23.3
(73.9)
23.3
(73.9)
23.0
(73.4)
22.9
(73.2)
22.9
(73.2)
23.1
(73.6)
23.1
(73.6)
23.0
(73.4)
22.6
(72.7)
22.8
(73.0)
23.0
(73.4)
23.0
(73.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 56.2
(2.21)
73.7
(2.90)
97.9
(3.85)
194.5
(7.66)
170.9
(6.73)
59.9
(2.36)
44.8
(1.76)
78.7
(3.10)
160.9
(6.33)
192.2
(7.57)
136.2
(5.36)
83.5
(3.29)
1,347.3
(53.04)
Average precipitation days 6 8 10 16 15 8 7 9 13 17 13 8 129
Mean monthly sunshine hours 195.3 160.9 148.8 147.0 167.4 171.0 198.4 195.3 174.0 167.4 168.0 182.9 2,076.4
Mean daily sunshine hours 6.3 5.7 4.8 4.9 5.4 5.7 6.4 6.3 5.8 5.4 5.6 5.9 5.7
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010" (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2024.

4°47′N 74°46′W / 4.783°N 74.767°W / 4.783; -74.767