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Saldaña, Tolima

Coordinates: 3°56′05″N 75°01′13″W / 3.93472°N 75.0203°W / 3.93472; -75.0203
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Saldaña, Colombia
Municipality and town
Flag of Saldaña, Colombia
Coat of arms of Saldaña, Colombia
Location of the municipality and town of Saldaña, Colombia in the Tolima Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Saldaña, Colombia in the Tolima Department of Colombia.
Country Colombia
DepartmentTolima Department
Government
 • mayorJorge Lozano Arciniegas
Area
 • Total214 km2 (83 sq mi)
Elevation
305 m (1,001 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total14,329
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Saldaña is a town and municipality in the Tolima department of Colombia. Saldaña is where nearly 30% of Colombian rice is grown, and most of them work in the rice business. The population of the municipality was 14,273 as of the 1993 census.

Climate

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Climate data for Saldaña (Jabalcon), elevation 425 m (1,394 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 33.0
(91.4)
33.1
(91.6)
32.8
(91.0)
32.2
(90.0)
32.3
(90.1)
32.9
(91.2)
33.9
(93.0)
34.9
(94.8)
34.0
(93.2)
32.6
(90.7)
31.8
(89.2)
32.1
(89.8)
33.0
(91.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 28.0
(82.4)
28.0
(82.4)
27.9
(82.2)
27.6
(81.7)
27.7
(81.9)
27.8
(82.0)
28.3
(82.9)
29.1
(84.4)
28.6
(83.5)
27.7
(81.9)
27.4
(81.3)
27.5
(81.5)
28.0
(82.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.5
(72.5)
22.4
(72.3)
22.4
(72.3)
22.4
(72.3)
22.3
(72.1)
22.3
(72.1)
22.3
(72.1)
22.7
(72.9)
22.4
(72.3)
22.1
(71.8)
22.3
(72.1)
22.4
(72.3)
22.4
(72.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 94.0
(3.70)
115.5
(4.55)
150.4
(5.92)
209.2
(8.24)
167.2
(6.58)
58.6
(2.31)
49.1
(1.93)
47.1
(1.85)
116.7
(4.59)
198.0
(7.80)
178.2
(7.02)
131.4
(5.17)
1,515.5
(59.67)
Average precipitation days 8 10 12 14 13 8 7 5 9 15 13 11 123
Average relative humidity (%) 74 74 75 78 76 73 68 63 67 75 77 78 73
Mean monthly sunshine hours 207.7 166.6 158.1 147.0 155.0 159.0 179.8 182.9 171.0 179.8 174.0 195.3 2,076.2
Mean daily sunshine hours 6.7 5.9 5.1 4.9 5.0 5.3 5.8 5.9 5.7 5.8 5.8 6.3 5.7
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Municipalities of Colombia". statoids. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  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.

3°56′05″N 75°01′13″W / 3.93472°N 75.0203°W / 3.93472; -75.0203