Silos, Norte de Santander
Municipality and town in Norte de Santander Department, Colombia
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Location of the municipality and town of Silos, Norte de Santander in the Norte de Santander Department of Colombia.
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Silos or Santo Domingo de Silos is a Colombian municipality and town located in the department of North Santander.
It is the only municipality founded in Colombia by a German, Ambrosio Alfinger, in 1531.
Climate
Climate data for Silos, elevation 2,765 m (9,072 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) | 18.7 (65.7) | 19.2 (66.6) | 19.0 (66.2) | 18.2 (64.8) | 17.8 (64.0) | 17.1 (62.8) | 16.9 (62.4) | 17.3 (63.1) | 17.7 (63.9) | 17.8 (64.0) | 17.8 (64.0) | 18.0 (64.4) | 18.0 (64.4) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 11.9 (53.4) | 12.2 (54.0) | 12.5 (54.5) | 12.5 (54.5) | 12.5 (54.5) | 12.0 (53.6) | 11.8 (53.2) | 12.0 (53.6) | 12.2 (54.0) | 12.3 (54.1) | 12.3 (54.1) | 11.9 (53.4) | 12.2 (54.0) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.8 (42.4) | 6.3 (43.3) | 7.0 (44.6) | 7.8 (46.0) | 8.1 (46.6) | 7.8 (46.0) | 7.6 (45.7) | 7.5 (45.5) | 7.5 (45.5) | 7.7 (45.9) | 7.3 (45.1) | 6.5 (43.7) | 7.3 (45.1) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 16.1 (0.63) | 24.7 (0.97) | 45.7 (1.80) | 87.8 (3.46) | 107.8 (4.24) | 94.1 (3.70) | 90.2 (3.55) | 89.7 (3.53) | 99.2 (3.91) | 107.4 (4.23) | 60.9 (2.40) | 30.8 (1.21) | 845.0 (33.27) |
Average precipitation days | 7 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 190 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 75 | 76 | 79 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 83 | 81 | 78 | 81 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 161.2 | 132.7 | 117.8 | 75.0 | 71.3 | 66.0 | 89.9 | 105.4 | 102.0 | 93.0 | 102.0 | 133.3 | 1,249.6 |
Mean daily sunshine hours | 5.2 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.4 |
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[1] |
See also
- Santo Domingo de Silos, Spain
References
- ^ "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.
- (in Spanish) Government of Norte de Santander - Silos
- (in Spanish) Silos official website
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Municipalities in Norte de Santander Department
- Ábrego
- Arboledas
- Bochalema
- Bucarasica
- Cáchira
- Cácota
- Chinácota
- Chitagá
- Convención
- Cúcuta
- Cucutilla
- Durania
- El Carmen
- El Tarra
- El Zulia
- Gramalote
- Hacarí
- Herrán
- La Esperanza
- La Playa
- Labateca
- Los Patios
- Lourdes
- Mutiscua
- Ocaña
- Pamplona
- Pamplonita
- Puerto Santander
- Ragonvalia
- Salazar de las Palmas
- San Calixto
- San Cayetano
- Santiago
- Sardinata
- Silos
- Teorama
- Tibú
- Toledo
- Villa Caro
- Villa del Rosario
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7°12′N 72°46′W / 7.200°N 72.767°W / 7.200; -72.767
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