San Marcos, Sucre
Municipality and town in Sucre Department, Colombia
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San Marcos is a town and municipality located in the Sucre Department, northern Colombia. It is also called "La Perla del San Jorge".
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San Marcos, Sucre | |
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Municipality and town | |
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 Location of the municipality and town of San Marcos, Sucre in the Sucre Department of Colombia. | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department | Sucre Department |
| Area | |
| 970.4 km2 (374.7 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 7.06 km2 (2.73 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| 60,735 | |
| • Density | 62.59/km2 (162.1/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 33,366 |
| • Urban density | 4,730/km2 (12,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
There is not Airport in the town.
Climate
| Climate data for San Marcos (San Marcos Airport), elevation 30 m (98 ft), (1971–2000) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 32.9 (91.2) |
33.6 (92.5) |
34.2 (93.6) |
33.5 (92.3) |
32.5 (90.5) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.5 (90.5) |
32.1 (89.8) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.9 (89.4) |
32.5 (90.5) |
32.6 (90.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 28.2 (82.8) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.6 (83.5) |
28.6 (83.5) |
28.2 (82.8) |
28.0 (82.4) |
28.1 (82.6) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.8 (82.0) |
28 (82) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.9 (71.4) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.5 (72.5) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.5 (72.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 7.7 (0.30) |
23.9 (0.94) |
26.9 (1.06) |
121.4 (4.78) |
177.4 (6.98) |
211.0 (8.31) |
217.0 (8.54) |
236.8 (9.32) |
244.1 (9.61) |
239.2 (9.42) |
119.9 (4.72) |
34.5 (1.36) |
1,659.7 (65.34) |
| Average precipitation days | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 126 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 76 | 76 | 79 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 80 | 81 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 241.8 | 186.6 | 192.2 | 147.0 | 161.2 | 162.0 | 204.6 | 207.7 | 174.0 | 145.7 | 183.0 | 213.9 | 2,219.7 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 7.8 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 6.1 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[3] | |||||||||||||
References
- (in Spanish) Gobernacion de Sucre - San Marcos
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