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

Marquetalia, Caldas
Municipality and town
View of Marquetalia
View of Marquetalia
Flag of Marquetalia, Caldas
Official seal of Marquetalia, Caldas
Location of the municipality and town of Marquetalia, Caldas in the Caldas Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Marquetalia, Caldas in the Caldas Department of Colombia.
Marquetalia, Caldas is located in Colombia
Marquetalia, Caldas
Marquetalia, Caldas
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 5°17′49″N 75°3′11″W / 5.29694°N 75.05306°W / 5.29694; -75.05306
Country Colombia
Department Caldas Department
Area
 • Total90.3 km2 (34.9 sq mi)
Elevation
1,600 m (5,200 ft)
Population
 (Census 2018[1])
 • Total12,146
 • Density130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Climate

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Marquetalia has a cool tropical rainforest climate (Af) due to altitude.

Climate data for Marquetalia, elevation 1,450 m (4,760 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 24.2
(75.6)
24.3
(75.7)
24.3
(75.7)
24.1
(75.4)
24.2
(75.6)
24.7
(76.5)
24.8
(76.6)
25.0
(77.0)
24.6
(76.3)
23.5
(74.3)
23.6
(74.5)
23.8
(74.8)
24.3
(75.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 20.1
(68.2)
20.2
(68.4)
20.3
(68.5)
20.2
(68.4)
20.3
(68.5)
20.7
(69.3)
20.8
(69.4)
20.9
(69.6)
20.3
(68.5)
19.6
(67.3)
19.6
(67.3)
19.8
(67.6)
20.2
(68.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 16.9
(62.4)
16.9
(62.4)
17.0
(62.6)
17.1
(62.8)
17.1
(62.8)
17.2
(63.0)
16.8
(62.2)
16.6
(61.9)
16.3
(61.3)
16.4
(61.5)
16.6
(61.9)
16.7
(62.1)
16.8
(62.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 212.9
(8.38)
272.3
(10.72)
303.0
(11.93)
337.0
(13.27)
346.3
(13.63)
191.3
(7.53)
134.2
(5.28)
229.1
(9.02)
300.9
(11.85)
377.2
(14.85)
356.7
(14.04)
252.8
(9.95)
3,313.7
(130.45)
Average precipitation days 14 14 16 18 17 11 9 11 15 17 18 15 175
Average relative humidity (%) 85 83 85 86 84 77 70 71 79 85 88 87 82
Mean monthly sunshine hours 130.2 101.8 105.4 93.0 120.9 162.0 180.0 195.3 162.0 111.6 111.0 117.8 1,591
Mean daily sunshine hours 4.2 3.6 3.4 3.1 3.9 5.4 6.0 6.3 5.4 3.6 3.7 3.8 4.4
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Promedios Climatológicos 1971–2000" (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Retrieved 25 June 2024.[dead link]

5°20′N 75°00′W / 5.333°N 75.000°W / 5.333; -75.000