Town in Caribbean, Colombia
El Retén is a town and municipality of the Magdalena Department in northern Colombia.
Climate
| Climate data for El Retén (Zacapa), elevation 30 m (98 ft), (1971–2000)
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| Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
|
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
33.8
(92.8)
|
33.9
(93.0)
|
34.1
(93.4)
|
34.4
(93.9)
|
34.2
(93.6)
|
34.1
(93.4)
|
34.2
(93.6)
|
34.2
(93.6)
|
33.3
(91.9)
|
33.1
(91.6)
|
33.1
(91.6)
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33.4
(92.1)
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33.8
(92.8)
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| Daily mean °C (°F)
|
27.7
(81.9)
|
27.9
(82.2)
|
28.3
(82.9)
|
28.3
(82.9)
|
28.2
(82.8)
|
28.3
(82.9)
|
28.3
(82.9)
|
28.0
(82.4)
|
27.8
(82.0)
|
27.6
(81.7)
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27.7
(81.9)
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27.6
(81.7)
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28.0
(82.4)
|
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
20.9
(69.6)
|
20.9
(69.6)
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21.5
(70.7)
|
21.9
(71.4)
|
22.2
(72.0)
|
22.3
(72.1)
|
22.3
(72.1)
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22.2
(72.0)
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22.0
(71.6)
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22.0
(71.6)
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21.9
(71.4)
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21.4
(70.5)
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21.8
(71.2)
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| Average precipitation mm (inches)
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4.4
(0.17)
|
6.5
(0.26)
|
15.1
(0.59)
|
92.8
(3.65)
|
151.7
(5.97)
|
121.6
(4.79)
|
88.5
(3.48)
|
135.0
(5.31)
|
192.0
(7.56)
|
222.3
(8.75)
|
121.6
(4.79)
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21.0
(0.83)
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1,172.4
(46.16)
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| Average precipitation days
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
8
|
11
|
10
|
10
|
12
|
14
|
15
|
9
|
2
|
95
|
| Average relative humidity (%)
|
81
|
81
|
80
|
81
|
82
|
83
|
82
|
82
|
82
|
83
|
83
|
84
|
82
|
| Mean monthly sunshine hours
|
232.5
|
212.0
|
192.2
|
171.0
|
173.6
|
165.0
|
198.4
|
179.8
|
153.0
|
164.3
|
186.0
|
226.3
|
2,254.1
|
| Mean daily sunshine hours
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7.5
|
7.5
|
6.2
|
5.7
|
5.6
|
5.5
|
6.4
|
5.8
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5.1
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5.3
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6.2
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7.3
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6.2
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| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[2]
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References
External links
10°37′00″N 74°16′00″W / 10.6167°N 74.2667°W / 10.6167; -74.2667
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