Ayapel
Municipality and town in Córdoba Department, Colombia
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Ayapel is a town and municipality located in the Córdoba Department, northern Colombia.
Ayapel | |
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Municipality and town | |
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 Location of the municipality and town of Ayapel in the Córdoba Department of Colombia. | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department | Córdoba Department |
| Area | |
| 1,965 km2 (759 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 14.05 km2 (5.42 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| 47,247 | |
| • Density | 24.04/km2 (62.27/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 27,729 |
| • Urban density | 1,974/km2 (5,112/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Ayapel is a Colombian municipality located in the far eastern department of Cordoba and bathed by the waters of San Jorge and Ayapel swamp. Bounded on the north by San Marcos, San Benito Abad, and Majagual, on the east by Guaranda and Achi, on the west by Buenavista and Montelibano, Pueblo Nuevo and south to the department of Antioquia. According to 2020 estimates, the population of Ayapel was 47,247.
Climate
| Climate data for Ayapel, elevation 22 m (72 ft), (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 33.1 (91.6) |
33.9 (93.0) |
34.3 (93.7) |
33.9 (93.0) |
32.9 (91.2) |
32.6 (90.7) |
32.6 (90.7) |
32.4 (90.3) |
32.0 (89.6) |
31.9 (89.4) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.4 (90.3) |
32.8 (91.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.8 (82.0) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.6 (83.5) |
28.4 (83.1) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.8 (82.0) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.8 (82.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.7 (72.9) |
22.9 (73.2) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.2 (73.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 18.1 (0.71) |
28.8 (1.13) |
49.1 (1.93) |
162.9 (6.41) |
267.2 (10.52) |
290.9 (11.45) |
380.7 (14.99) |
397.2 (15.64) |
326.9 (12.87) |
266.8 (10.50) |
198.7 (7.82) |
51.7 (2.04) |
2,439.1 (96.03) |
| Average precipitation days | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 145 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 81 | 79 | 78 | 81 | 84 | 85 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 83 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 182.9 | 152.4 | 139.5 | 120.0 | 130.2 | 129.0 | 170.5 | 161.2 | 141.0 | 139.5 | 138.0 | 155.0 | 1,759.2 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 5.9 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.8 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[3] | |||||||||||||
