La Pedrera, Amazonas
La Pedrera | |
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Municipality and town | |
Coordinates: 1°19′S 69°34′W / 1.317°S 69.567°W / -1.317; -69.567 | |
Country | Colombia |
Department | Amazonas Department |
Elevation | 180 m (590 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 3,711 |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Climate | Af |
La Pedrera is a town and municipality in the southern Colombian Department of Amazonas. The town on the southern bank of the Caquetá River is served by La Pedrera Airport. It is located 18 kilometres (11 mi) from the border with Brazil.
Climate
La Pedrera has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.
Climate data for La Pedrera | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.4 (86.7) |
30.6 (87.1) |
30.6 (87.1) |
30.6 (87.1) |
29.7 (85.5) |
29.2 (84.6) |
29.4 (84.9) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.8 (87.4) |
30.7 (87.3) |
30.8 (87.4) |
30.7 (87.3) |
30.3 (86.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.0 (78.8) |
26.0 (78.8) |
26.0 (78.8) |
26.1 (79.0) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.1 (77.2) |
25.1 (77.2) |
25.5 (77.9) |
26.0 (78.8) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.1 (79.0) |
25.9 (78.6) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.6 (70.9) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.1 (70.0) |
20.8 (69.4) |
20.9 (69.6) |
21.2 (70.2) |
21.7 (71.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.4 (70.6) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 316.3 (12.45) |
270.4 (10.65) |
423.8 (16.69) |
398.9 (15.70) |
426.4 (16.79) |
359.9 (14.17) |
335.7 (13.22) |
293.3 (11.55) |
253.9 (10.00) |
250.2 (9.85) |
304.1 (11.97) |
301.2 (11.86) |
3,934.1 (154.9) |
Average rainy days (≥ 1 mm) | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 161 |
Source 1: [1] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: [2] |
References
- Gobernacion del Amazonas, La Pedrera