Marquetalia, Caldas

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

Marquetalia, Caldas
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Marquetalia, Caldas in the Caldas Department of Colombia.
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
• Total	90.3 km² (34.9 sq mi)
Elevation	1,600 m (5,200 ft)
Population (Census 2018^[1])
• Total	12,146
• Density	130/km² (350/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Climate edit

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

Climate data for Marquetalia
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	23.6 (74.5)	24.3 (75.7)	24.2 (75.6)	23.4 (74.1)	23.6 (74.5)	23.9 (75.0)	24.5 (76.1)	24.3 (75.7)	24.1 (75.4)	23.0 (73.4)	22.8 (73.0)	23.2 (73.8)	23.7 (74.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	19.0 (66.2)	19.6 (67.3)	19.7 (67.5)	19.3 (66.7)	19.6 (67.3)	19.5 (67.1)	19.5 (67.1)	19.5 (67.1)	19.4 (66.9)	18.8 (65.8)	18.8 (65.8)	18.8 (65.8)	19.3 (66.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	14.5 (58.1)	14.9 (58.8)	15.2 (59.4)	15.3 (59.5)	15.7 (60.3)	15.2 (59.4)	14.6 (58.3)	14.8 (58.6)	14.7 (58.5)	14.7 (58.5)	14.8 (58.6)	14.5 (58.1)	14.9 (58.8)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	214.4 (8.44)	264.3 (10.41)	322.4 (12.69)	331.5 (13.05)	346.6 (13.65)	203.5 (8.01)	141.9 (5.59)	200.7 (7.90)	299.8 (11.80)	352.9 (13.89)	333.6 (13.13)	264.2 (10.40)	3,275.8 (128.96)
Average rainy days	14	14	17	18	16	11	9	11	15	17	17	15	174
Source 1: ^[2]
Source 2: ^[3]

^ "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^ "Data". www.ideam.gov.co. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
^ "Climate data. Sacama". climate-data.org. Retrieved 9 June 2023.

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