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Villamaría, Caldas

Coordinates: 5°00′N 75°30′W / 5.000°N 75.500°W / 5.000; -75.500
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Villamaría, Caldas
Municipality and town
Flag of Villamaría, Caldas
Official seal of Villamaría, Caldas
Location of the municipality and town of Villamaría, Caldas in the Caldas Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Villamaría, Caldas in the Caldas Department of Colombia.
Villamaría, Caldas is located in Colombia
Villamaría, Caldas
Villamaría, Caldas
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 5°05′52″N 75°30′56″W / 5.09778°N 75.51556°W / 5.09778; -75.51556
Country Colombia
DepartmentCaldas Department
FoundedOctober 19, 1852
Government
 • MayorJuan Alejandro Holguin
Area
 • Municipality and town461 km2 (178 sq mi)
 • Metro
50,956 km2 (19,674 sq mi)
Elevation
1,920 m (6,300 ft)
Population
 (2012)
 • Municipality and town43,085
 • Density93/km2 (240/sq mi)
DemonymVillamariano
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Area code57 + 6
WebsiteOfficial website (in Spanish)

Villamaría is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Caldas.

Climate

The city of Villamaría and the lower parts of the municipality have a subtropical highland climate (Cfb).

Climate data for Villamaría
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 22.8
(73.0)
22.8
(73.0)
22.7
(72.9)
22.0
(71.6)
22.0
(71.6)
21.8
(71.2)
22.7
(72.9)
22.5
(72.5)
22.1
(71.8)
21.3
(70.3)
21.4
(70.5)
22.0
(71.6)
22.2
(71.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 17.7
(63.9)
17.8
(64.0)
18.1
(64.6)
17.7
(63.9)
17.9
(64.2)
17.5
(63.5)
17.8
(64.0)
17.8
(64.0)
17.4
(63.3)
17.0
(62.6)
17.0
(62.6)
17.3
(63.1)
17.6
(63.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 12.6
(54.7)
12.9
(55.2)
13.5
(56.3)
13.4
(56.1)
13.8
(56.8)
13.3
(55.9)
12.9
(55.2)
13.1
(55.6)
12.8
(55.0)
12.8
(55.0)
12.7
(54.9)
12.7
(54.9)
13.0
(55.5)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 110.4
(4.35)
116.5
(4.59)
160.5
(6.32)
213.9
(8.42)
224.8
(8.85)
154.1
(6.07)
98.3
(3.87)
95.5
(3.76)
159.1
(6.26)
249.8
(9.83)
232.8
(9.17)
138.5
(5.45)
1,954.2
(76.94)
Average rainy days 11 12 16 20 20 17 12 11 16 20 19 12 186
Source 1: [1]
Source 2: [2]

While the higher parts of the municipality have an alpine tundra climate (ET) and the highest parts has an ice cap climate (EF).

Climate data for Las Brisas
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 8.6
(47.5)
8.5
(47.3)
8.7
(47.7)
8.5
(47.3)
8.5
(47.3)
8.7
(47.7)
8.6
(47.5)
8.6
(47.5)
8.3
(46.9)
7.7
(45.9)
8.0
(46.4)
8.4
(47.1)
8.4
(47.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 4.4
(39.9)
4.6
(40.3)
4.8
(40.6)
5.0
(41.0)
5.1
(41.2)
4.9
(40.8)
4.5
(40.1)
4.5
(40.1)
4.4
(39.9)
4.4
(39.9)
4.4
(39.9)
4.5
(40.1)
4.6
(40.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 0.8
(33.4)
1.0
(33.8)
1.2
(34.2)
1.8
(35.2)
1.9
(35.4)
1.5
(34.7)
0.9
(33.6)
0.9
(33.6)
1.0
(33.8)
1.3
(34.3)
1.5
(34.7)
1.0
(33.8)
1.2
(34.2)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 85.7
(3.37)
83.3
(3.28)
116.7
(4.59)
178.0
(7.01)
189.3
(7.45)
112.3
(4.42)
70.7
(2.78)
73.2
(2.88)
114.7
(4.52)
192.2
(7.57)
145.7
(5.74)
86.7
(3.41)
1,448.5
(57.02)
Average rainy days 14 16 20 23 23 21 18 18 19 25 23 18 238
Average relative humidity (%) 89 92 92 94 93 92 91 91 92 93 92 90 92
Mean monthly sunshine hours 96.1 84.7 71.3 45.0 52.7 72.0 102.3 99.2 63.0 43.4 63.0 83.7 876.4
Mean daily sunshine hours 3.1 3.0 2.3 1.5 1.7 2.4 3.3 3.2 2.1 1.4 2.1 2.7 2.4
Source: [1]

References

5°00′N 75°30′W / 5.000°N 75.500°W / 5.000; -75.500