Palmar is a town and municipality in the Santander Department in northeastern Colombia.

Palmar, Santander
Municipality and town
Location of the municipality and town of Palmar, Santander in the Santander Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Palmar, Santander in the Santander Department of Colombia.
Country Colombia
DepartmentSantander Department
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Climate edit

Cimitarra has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen: Am)[1] with a wet season from March to November and a drier period from December to February.

Climate data for Palmar (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 32.78
(91.00)
33.34
(92.01)
33.0
(91.4)
32.21
(89.98)
31.52
(88.74)
31.58
(88.84)
32.25
(90.05)
32.49
(90.48)
32.21
(89.98)
31.03
(87.85)
30.71
(87.28)
31.59
(88.86)
32.06
(89.71)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.75
(80.15)
26.96
(80.53)
26.74
(80.13)
26.26
(79.27)
26.01
(78.82)
26.02
(78.84)
26.06
(78.91)
26.12
(79.02)
26.09
(78.96)
25.68
(78.22)
25.73
(78.31)
26.23
(79.21)
26.22
(79.20)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 19.72
(67.50)
19.92
(67.86)
20.3
(68.5)
20.45
(68.81)
20.56
(69.01)
20.31
(68.56)
19.83
(67.69)
19.8
(67.6)
19.86
(67.75)
19.92
(67.86)
20.2
(68.4)
20.02
(68.04)
20.07
(68.13)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 53.21
(2.09)
78.37
(3.09)
151.84
(5.98)
230.58
(9.08)
219.27
(8.63)
121.3
(4.78)
135.48
(5.33)
159.89
(6.29)
180.85
(7.12)
241.41
(9.50)
188.37
(7.42)
81.04
(3.19)
1,841.61
(72.50)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 5.58 6.68 11.11 15.7 17.18 13.61 13.88 16.22 15.39 16.61 13.19 6.84 151.98
Source: NOAA[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria". Nature: Scientific Data. 23 October 2023.
  2. ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Palmar". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 25, 2024.

6°35′N 73°15′W / 6.583°N 73.250°W / 6.583; -73.250