El Tarra is a Colombian municipality and town located in the department of Norte de Santander.
El Tarra | |
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Municipality and town | |
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 Location of the municipality and town of El Tarra in the Norte de Santander Department of Colombia. | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department | Norte de Santander Department |
| Area | |
• Total | 687 km2 (265 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 160 m (520 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Total | 10,957 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (41/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Climate
edit| Climate data for El Tarra (Tarra El), elevation 180 m (590 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) | 31.7 (89.1) |
31.7 (89.1) |
31.8 (89.2) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.5 (90.5) |
32.4 (90.3) |
32.5 (90.5) |
32.4 (90.3) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.7 (89.1) |
32.1 (89.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.8 (80.2) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.6 (79.9) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.4 (81.3) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.7 (80.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20.1 (68.2) |
20.4 (68.7) |
20.7 (69.3) |
21.1 (70.0) |
21.2 (70.2) |
20.8 (69.4) |
20.7 (69.3) |
20.7 (69.3) |
20.7 (69.3) |
20.7 (69.3) |
20.5 (68.9) |
20.4 (68.7) |
20.7 (69.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 85.9 (3.38) |
84.7 (3.33) |
123.4 (4.86) |
179.1 (7.05) |
181.0 (7.13) |
194.1 (7.64) |
211.3 (8.32) |
233.5 (9.19) |
288.9 (11.37) |
314.2 (12.37) |
361.4 (14.23) |
295.6 (11.64) |
2,355.1 (92.72) |
| Average precipitation days | 6 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 141 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 82 | 80 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 80 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[2] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- (in Spanish) Government of Norte de Santander - El Tarra
- (in Spanish) El Tarra official website Archived 2018-08-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Municipalities of Colombia". statoids. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ "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.
8°02′51″N 73°05′01″W / 8.0475°N 73.0836°W
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