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San Vicente Del Caguán
San Vicente del Caguán (Spanish pronunciation: [sam biˈsente ðel kaˈɣwan]) is a town and municipality in Amazonian Caquetá Department, southern Colombia.

Religion

Its Marian Catedral Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes (dedicated to the Virgin of Mercy) is the cathedral episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Vicente del Caguán.

History

Between 1998 and 2002, San Vicente del Caguán was the center of the demilitarized zone (DMZ), which was created as a safe haven for the revolutionary FARC rebels. Two days after the peace talks were ended, Ingrid Betancourt was kidnapped while entering the former DMZ.

Climate

Climate data for San Vicente del Caguán (S.Vcte Caguan), elevation 300 m (980 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 33.5
(92.3) 		33.0
(91.4) 		31.9
(89.4) 		31.1
(88.0) 		30.7
(87.3) 		29.7
(85.5) 		29.5
(85.1) 		30.5
(86.9) 		31.4
(88.5) 		31.8
(89.2) 		31.9
(89.4) 		32.8
(91.0) 		31.3
(88.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.3
(81.1) 		27.3
(81.1) 		26.6
(79.9) 		26.0
(78.8) 		25.8
(78.4) 		25.1
(77.2) 		24.7
(76.5) 		25.4
(77.7) 		25.7
(78.3) 		26.1
(79.0) 		26.2
(79.2) 		26.8
(80.2) 		26
(79)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 20.7
(69.3) 		21.3
(70.3) 		21.8
(71.2) 		22.0
(71.6) 		22.0
(71.6) 		21.4
(70.5) 		21.2
(70.2) 		21.2
(70.2) 		21.1
(70.0) 		21.6
(70.9) 		21.7
(71.1) 		21.2
(70.2) 		21.4
(70.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 49.1
(1.93) 		124.1
(4.89) 		219.1
(8.63) 		331.3
(13.04) 		315.8
(12.43) 		346.9
(13.66) 		287.9
(11.33) 		199.4
(7.85) 		203.2
(8.00) 		215.3
(8.48) 		140.4
(5.53) 		59.4
(2.34) 		2,440.8
(96.09)
Average precipitation days 6 9 15 21 23 24 23 20 18 18 14 10 187
Average relative humidity (%) 72 73 78 83 83 84 84 82 81 82 82 77 80
Mean monthly sunshine hours 213.9 149.6 127.1 102.0 124.0 108.0 108.5 133.3 153.0 164.3 177.0 204.6 1,765.3
Mean daily sunshine hours 6.9 5.3 4.1 3.4 4.0 3.6 3.5 4.3 5.1 5.3 5.9 6.6 4.8
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales
Climate data for San Vicente del Caguán (Sta Rosa Caguan), elevation 240 m (790 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 34.0
(93.2) 		34.1
(93.4) 		31.9
(89.4) 		31.3
(88.3) 		30.4
(86.7) 		30.1
(86.2) 		29.5
(85.1) 		30.8
(87.4) 		31.9
(89.4) 		32.3
(90.1) 		32.1
(89.8) 		32.9
(91.2) 		31.7
(89.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.8
(80.2) 		26.7
(80.1) 		26.1
(79.0) 		25.6
(78.1) 		25.3
(77.5) 		24.6
(76.3) 		24.4
(75.9) 		25.0
(77.0) 		25.5
(77.9) 		25.9
(78.6) 		26.0
(78.8) 		26.4
(79.5) 		25.7
(78.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 20.8
(69.4) 		21.4
(70.5) 		22.0
(71.6) 		22.3
(72.1) 		22.1
(71.8) 		21.7
(71.1) 		21.2
(70.2) 		21.4
(70.5) 		21.6
(70.9) 		21.9
(71.4) 		22.0
(71.6) 		21.3
(70.3) 		21.7
(71.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 55.8
(2.20) 		135.9
(5.35) 		276.4
(10.88) 		337.5
(13.29) 		347.9
(13.70) 		351.0
(13.82) 		292.5
(11.52) 		223.0
(8.78) 		219.8
(8.65) 		261.0
(10.28) 		164.3
(6.47) 		74.5
(2.93) 		2,696
(106.14)
Average precipitation days 6 10 16 21 22 22 19 18 16 17 14 7 185
Average relative humidity (%) 75 77 82 86 87 88 87 85 84 84 83 79 83
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales

References

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de
  2. ^ "Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010" (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2024.

2°07′N 74°46′W / 2.117°N 74.767°W / 2.117; -74.767


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