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Purificación, Tolima

Coordinates: 3°52′N 74°56′W / 3.867°N 74.933°W / 3.867; -74.933
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Purificación, Tolima
Municipality and town
Flag of Purificación, Tolima
Official seal of Purificación, Tolima
Nickname(s): 
Puri, villa de las palmas (palm tree town)
Location of the municipality and town of Purificación, Tolima in the Tolima Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Purificación, Tolima in the Tolima Department of Colombia.
Country Colombia
DepartmentTolima Department
ProvinceSoutheastern
Government
 • 2020Cristián Andrés Barragán
Area
 • Total422 km2 (163 sq mi)
Elevation
329 m (1,079 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total29,539
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Purificación is a town and municipality in the Tolima department of Colombia.[1]

Climate[edit]

Climate data for Purificacion (Lozania), elevation 400 m (1,300 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 32.2
(90.0)
32.3
(90.1)
32.1
(89.8)
31.4
(88.5)
31.3
(88.3)
31.5
(88.7)
32.1
(89.8)
33.2
(91.8)
32.8
(91.0)
31.7
(89.1)
31.3
(88.3)
31.5
(88.7)
32.0
(89.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.5
(79.7)
26.6
(79.9)
26.5
(79.7)
26.2
(79.2)
26.2
(79.2)
26.0
(78.8)
26.0
(78.8)
26.6
(79.9)
26.7
(80.1)
26.3
(79.3)
26.3
(79.3)
26.4
(79.5)
26.4
(79.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 20.7
(69.3)
20.7
(69.3)
20.8
(69.4)
21.4
(70.5)
20.8
(69.4)
20.2
(68.4)
19.9
(67.8)
19.9
(67.8)
20.2
(68.4)
20.9
(69.6)
21.0
(69.8)
21.0
(69.8)
20.6
(69.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 119.6
(4.71)
146.8
(5.78)
215.9
(8.50)
231.7
(9.12)
193.7
(7.63)
85.2
(3.35)
49.7
(1.96)
53.7
(2.11)
135.8
(5.35)
288.6
(11.36)
280.0
(11.02)
186.9
(7.36)
1,976.5
(77.81)
Average precipitation days 11 13 16 18 18 14 11 9 13 19 18 15 175
Average relative humidity (%) 80 80 82 84 84 82 79 75 77 81 83 82 80
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[2]
Climate data for Purificación (Sta Helena), 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) 32.9
(91.2)
33.1
(91.6)
32.7
(90.9)
31.7
(89.1)
31.7
(89.1)
32.2
(90.0)
33.1
(91.6)
34.1
(93.4)
33.3
(91.9)
31.9
(89.4)
31.5
(88.7)
31.9
(89.4)
32.5
(90.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.9
(82.2)
27.8
(82.0)
27.7
(81.9)
27.1
(80.8)
27.1
(80.8)
27.3
(81.1)
27.6
(81.7)
28.3
(82.9)
27.9
(82.2)
27.0
(80.6)
27.0
(80.6)
27.3
(81.1)
27.5
(81.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.9
(73.2)
22.9
(73.2)
23.0
(73.4)
22.9
(73.2)
22.7
(72.9)
22.3
(72.1)
21.8
(71.2)
22.2
(72.0)
22.6
(72.7)
22.5
(72.5)
22.6
(72.7)
22.8
(73.0)
22.6
(72.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 89.9
(3.54)
118.7
(4.67)
155.4
(6.12)
230.3
(9.07)
210.3
(8.28)
82.1
(3.23)
57.0
(2.24)
52.0
(2.05)
141.5
(5.57)
228.0
(8.98)
193.5
(7.62)
142.0
(5.59)
1,696.5
(66.79)
Average precipitation days 8 10 12 17 17 10 8 7 11 16 15 11 141
Average relative humidity (%) 74 73 75 77 77 75 71 68 70 76 77 76 74
Mean monthly sunshine hours 127.1 107.3 102.3 99.0 124.0 168.0 182.9 192.2 159.0 111.6 105.0 120.9 1,599.3
Mean daily sunshine hours 4.1 3.8 3.3 3.3 4.0 5.6 5.9 6.2 5.3 3.6 3.5 3.9 4.4
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Purificación". www.purificacion-tolima.gov.co. 1 December 2012. Archived from the original on 1 December 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b "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.

3°52′N 74°56′W / 3.867°N 74.933°W / 3.867; -74.933