Sipí is a municipality and town in the Chocó Department, Colombia.
Sipí | |
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Municipality and town | |
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 Location of the municipality and town of Sipí in the Chocó Department of Colombia. | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department | Chocó Department |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
An 1853 watercolor by Manuel María Paz showing a house in Sipí, built on a raised platform with a notched treetrunk for steps, is held by the National Library of Colombia.[1]
Climate
editSipí has a very wet tropical rainforest climate (Af) with very heavy rainfall year-round.
| Climate data for Sipí | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.3 (86.5) |
30.4 (86.7) |
30.7 (87.3) |
30.6 (87.1) |
30.5 (86.9) |
30.5 (86.9) |
30.8 (87.4) |
30.6 (87.1) |
30.5 (86.9) |
29.8 (85.6) |
29.6 (85.3) |
29.7 (85.5) |
30.3 (86.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.2 (79.2) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.3 (79.3) |
25.8 (78.4) |
25.8 (78.4) |
25.8 (78.4) |
26.2 (79.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.1 (71.8) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.1 (71.8) |
21.9 (71.4) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.2 (71.9) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 441 (17.4) |
386 (15.2) |
440 (17.3) |
503 (19.8) |
556 (21.9) |
503 (19.8) |
483 (19.0) |
521 (20.5) |
558 (22.0) |
611 (24.1) |
547 (21.5) |
477 (18.8) |
6,026 (237.3) |
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References
edit- ^ Paz, Manuel María. "The Village of Sipí or San Agustín, Chocó Province". World Digital Library. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
4°39′N 76°29′W / 4.650°N 76.483°W
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