Condoto

Condoto is the third most important municipality in the Chocó Department, after Quibdó and Istmina. It is situated in the south of the department and its main economical activity is mining (it is rich in gold and platinum) and agriculture. Condoto is also known as the "Platinum Capital of Colombia".

Condoto
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Condoto in the Chocó Department of Colombia.
Country Colombia
DepartmentChocó Department
Area
 • Municipality and town888 km2 (343 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
 • Municipality and town14,660
 • Density17/km2 (43/sq mi)
 • Urban
10,324
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Climate

Condoto has an extremely wet tropical rainforest climate (Af).

Climate data for Condoto Airport
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 29.9
(85.8)		 30.3
(86.5)		 30.6
(87.1)		 30.7
(87.3)		 30.8
(87.4)		 30.8
(87.4)		 30.7
(87.3)		 30.7
(87.3)		 30.5
(86.9)		 30.2
(86.4)		 29.9
(85.8)		 29.7
(85.5)		 30.4
(86.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.0
(78.8)		 26.1
(79.0)		 26.3
(79.3)		 26.3
(79.3)		 26.5
(79.7)		 26.3
(79.3)		 26.3
(79.3)		 26.1
(79.0)		 26.1
(79.0)		 25.9
(78.6)		 25.7
(78.3)		 25.4
(77.7)		 26.1
(78.9)
Average low °C (°F) 22.6
(72.7)		 22.2
(72.0)		 22.7
(72.9)		 22.5
(72.5)		 22.6
(72.7)		 22.4
(72.3)		 22.4
(72.3)		 22.5
(72.5)		 22.4
(72.3)		 22.4
(72.3)		 22.5
(72.5)		 22.5
(72.5)		 22.5
(72.5)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 618.6
(24.35)		 574.6
(22.62)		 554.4
(21.83)		 619.8
(24.40)		 694.2
(27.33)		 585.2
(23.04)		 601.5
(23.68)		 677.8
(26.69)		 650.9
(25.63)		 650.5
(25.61)		 547.8
(21.57)		 624.6
(24.59)		 7,399.9
(291.34)
Average rainy days 25 21 22 24 24 24 25 25 25 24 23 23 285
Average relative humidity (%) 91 90 90 90 90 91 89 90 90 91 91 91 90
Mean monthly sunshine hours 80.6 70.6 74.4 75.0 102.3 99.0 111.6 105.4 87.0 89.9 90.0 80.6 1,066.4
Mean daily sunshine hours 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.5 3.3 3.3 3.6 3.4 2.9 2.9 3.0 2.6 2.9
Source: [2]


References
  1. "Municipalities of Colombia". statoids. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  2. http://www.ideam.gov.co/documents/21021/553571/Promedios+Climatol%C3%B3gicos++1981+-+2010.xlsx/f28d0b07-1208-4a46-8ccf-bddd70fb4128

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