Mamarongo is a settlement in Riohacha Municipality, La Guajira Department in Colombia. It is located at the foothills of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountain range.

Mamarongo
Mamarongo is located in La Guajira Department
Mamarongo
Mamarongo
Location in La Guajira and Colombia
Mamarongo is located in Colombia
Mamarongo
Mamarongo
Mamarongo (Colombia)
Coordinates: 10°57′19″N 73°17′54″W / 10.95528°N 73.29833°W / 10.95528; -73.29833
Country Colombia
DepartmentLa Guajira Department
MunicipalityRiohacha Municipality
Elevation
6,217 ft (1,895 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Climate edit

Mamarongo has a subtropical highland climate (Cfb) with moderate rainfall from December to March and heavy to very heavy rainfall from April to November.

Climate data for Mamarongo
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 19.9
(67.8)
21.0
(69.8)
21.1
(70.0)
21.3
(70.3)
21.4
(70.5)
21.3
(70.3)
21.8
(71.2)
21.9
(71.4)
21.2
(70.2)
20.4
(68.7)
20.3
(68.5)
20.8
(69.4)
21.0
(69.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 14.7
(58.5)
15.3
(59.5)
15.7
(60.3)
16.2
(61.2)
16.3
(61.3)
16.6
(61.9)
16.5
(61.7)
16.5
(61.7)
16.4
(61.5)
16.0
(60.8)
15.7
(60.3)
15.1
(59.2)
15.9
(60.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 9.5
(49.1)
9.6
(49.3)
10.4
(50.7)
11.1
(52.0)
11.2
(52.2)
11.9
(53.4)
11.3
(52.3)
11.2
(52.2)
11.7
(53.1)
11.6
(52.9)
11.1
(52.0)
9.4
(48.9)
10.8
(51.5)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 41
(1.6)
48
(1.9)
86
(3.4)
279
(11.0)
382
(15.0)
183
(7.2)
110
(4.3)
225
(8.9)
308
(12.1)
441
(17.4)
329
(13.0)
90
(3.5)
2,522
(99.3)
Source: Climate-Data.org[1]

References edit

  1. ^ "Climate: Mamarongo". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved August 24, 2020.