El Carmen de Atrato | |
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Municipality and town | |
 Location of the municipality and town of El Carmen de Atrato in the Chocó Department of Colombia. | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department | Chocó Department |
| Area | |
• Total | 931 km2 (359 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Total | 13,819 |
| • Density | 14.8/km2 (38.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
El Carmen de Atrato is a municipality and town in theChocó Department,Colombia.
El Carmen de Atrato has asubtropical highland climate (KöppenCfb) which borders atropical rainforest climate. The town’s high altitude makes its climate far more temperate (similar to that ofthe Andean Region) than the climate of most of Chocó Department, although it still receives more than twice as much rain asBogotá.
| Climate data for El Carmen de Atrato town | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 23.3 (73.9) | 23.5 (74.3) | 23.8 (74.8) | 23.6 (74.5) | 23.0 (73.4) | 23.2 (73.8) | 23.6 (74.5) | 23.3 (73.9) | 22.8 (73.0) | 22.4 (72.3) | 22.3 (72.1) | 22.5 (72.5) | 23.1 (73.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 18.2 (64.8) | 18.4 (65.1) | 18.7 (65.7) | 18.6 (65.5) | 18.4 (65.1) | 18.4 (65.1) | 18.5 (65.3) | 18.2 (64.8) | 18.0 (64.4) | 17.7 (63.9) | 17.7 (63.9) | 17.8 (64.0) | 18.2 (64.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 13.1 (55.6) | 13.3 (55.9) | 13.7 (56.7) | 13.7 (56.7) | 13.8 (56.8) | 13.6 (56.5) | 13.4 (56.1) | 13.2 (55.8) | 13.2 (55.8) | 13.1 (55.6) | 13.2 (55.8) | 13.2 (55.8) | 13.4 (56.1) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 122.3 (4.81) | 127.0 (5.00) | 166.9 (6.57) | 216.9 (8.54) | 279.7 (11.01) | 242.9 (9.56) | 253.6 (9.98) | 216.0 (8.50) | 228.6 (9.00) | 261.8 (10.31) | 255.2 (10.05) | 157.8 (6.21) | 2,528.7 (99.54) |
| Average rainy days(≥ 1 mm) | 11 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 199 |
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5°53′16″N75°09′51″W / 5.88778°N 75.1642°W /5.88778; -75.1642
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