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Río Quito

Coordinates: 5°28′58″N 76°44′23″W / 5.48278°N 76.73972°W / 5.48278; -76.73972
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Río Quito
Municipality and town
Flag of Río Quito
Location of the municipality and town of Río Quito in the Chocó Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality and town of Río Quito in the Chocó Department of Colombia
Coordinates: 5°28′58″N 76°44′23″W / 5.48278°N 76.73972°W / 5.48278; -76.73972
Country Colombia
DepartmentChocó Department
Area
 • Total70,000 km2 (30,000 sq mi)
Population
 (2011[1])
 • Total8,000
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Río Quito is a municipality and town in the Chocó Department, Colombia.

Climate

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Rio Quito has a very wet tropical rainforest climate (Af). The following climate data is for Paimadó, the capital of the municipality.

Climate data for Río Quito (San Isidro), elevation 45 m (148 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.0
(86.0)
30.5
(86.9)
30.7
(87.3)
31.1
(88.0)
31.3
(88.3)
31.1
(88.0)
31.1
(88.0)
31.2
(88.2)
31.0
(87.8)
30.6
(87.1)
30.2
(86.4)
30.0
(86.0)
30.8
(87.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.0
(78.8)
26.3
(79.3)
26.6
(79.9)
26.6
(79.9)
26.6
(79.9)
26.5
(79.7)
26.5
(79.7)
26.4
(79.5)
26.3
(79.3)
26.0
(78.8)
25.9
(78.6)
25.9
(78.6)
26.3
(79.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23.0
(73.4)
23.1
(73.6)
23.0
(73.4)
23.3
(73.9)
23.3
(73.9)
23.1
(73.6)
22.8
(73.0)
22.8
(73.0)
22.8
(73.0)
22.8
(73.0)
23.0
(73.4)
22.8
(73.0)
22.9
(73.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 516.0
(20.31)
469.6
(18.49)
493.6
(19.43)
601.8
(23.69)
625.6
(24.63)
648.3
(25.52)
708.8
(27.91)
723.9
(28.50)
542.5
(21.36)
507.4
(19.98)
561.7
(22.11)
501.8
(19.76)
6,792.3
(267.41)
Average precipitation days 24 20 21 24 26 25 26 26 26 25 25 25 288
Average relative humidity (%) 90 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 89 90 88
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[2]

References

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  1. ^ Manrique Reyes, Alfredo (November 29, 2011). "Rio Quito: a municipality of Choco that emerges from poverty and abandons corruption.(translated)". Radio Santa Fe. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010" (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2024.