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Taganga | |
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Town | |
 Location Taganga in the Magdalena Department of Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 11°17′N 74°11′W / 11.283°N 74.183°W | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department | Magdalena Department |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Taganga is a small fishing village in the department of Magdalena, 5km north of Santa Marta on the Caribbean coast of Colombia.
Geography
[edit]Climate
[edit]Temperatures in Taganga and surrounding cities range from 27 to 35 °C (81 to 95 °F) at sea level. Rainfall in this region varies from nothing to around 975 millimetres (38 in) per month, but overall the climate is semi-arid and hot, with agriculture requiring irrigation from streams that drain from the snowy peaks.[1] The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Aw". (Tropical Savanna Climate).[2]
| Climate data for Taganga | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 37.0 (98.6) |
38.2 (100.8) |
37.0 (98.6) |
37.6 (99.7) |
37.4 (99.3) |
37.4 (99.3) |
37.8 (100.0) |
37.4 (99.3) |
37.2 (99.0) |
36.0 (96.8) |
38.2 (100.8) |
36.4 (97.5) |
38.2 (100.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 33.0 (91.4) |
33.5 (92.3) |
33.7 (92.7) |
33.4 (92.1) |
32.6 (90.7) |
32.7 (90.9) |
32.7 (90.9) |
32.4 (90.3) |
31.9 (89.4) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.7 (89.1) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.6 (90.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.2 (81.0) |
27.7 (81.9) |
28.2 (82.8) |
28.8 (83.8) |
28.8 (83.8) |
29.0 (84.2) |
28.6 (83.5) |
28.3 (82.9) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.2 (81.0) |
28.1 (82.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.7 (71.1) |
22.6 (72.7) |
23.7 (74.7) |
24.9 (76.8) |
25.1 (77.2) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.0 (75.2) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.0 (71.6) |
23.6 (74.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 17.4 (63.3) |
18.3 (64.9) |
20.0 (68.0) |
20.9 (69.6) |
18.8 (65.8) |
21.6 (70.9) |
20.6 (69.1) |
20.3 (68.5) |
19.0 (66.2) |
21.0 (69.8) |
19.0 (66.2) |
18.2 (64.8) |
17.4 (63.3) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 6.9 (0.27) |
2.7 (0.11) |
1.8 (0.07) |
9.1 (0.36) |
58.3 (2.30) |
53.1 (2.09) |
63.2 (2.49) |
57.3 (2.26) |
81.9 (3.22) |
108.4 (4.27) |
45.5 (1.79) |
11.1 (0.44) |
499.3 (19.67) |
| Average rainy days | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 76 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 73 | 72 | 70 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 77 | 75 | 75 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 281.0 | 251.0 | 251.6 | 226.8 | 221.8 | 230.3 | 226.2 | 219.8 | 202.4 | 204.7 | 226.4 | 279.3 | 2,821.3 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales [3] | |||||||||||||
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Activities
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Taganga is a popular scuba diving destination with many PADI certified dive centers. Dive sites are usually near the small island "Aguja", a part of Tayrona National Natural Park. The underwater reefs and surrounding areas of Taganga have a large diversity of flora and fauna.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=90008&cityname=Santa-Marta-Caqueta-Colombia
- ^ Climate Summary
- ^ "CARTAS CLIMATOLÓGICAS - MEDIAS MENSUALES - AEROPUERTO SIMÓN BOLIVAR (Santa Marta) (CLOSEST CITY ON RECORD TO TAGANGA,COLOMBIA)" (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
- ^ National encyclopedia.com Flora and Fauna of Colombia
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