Condoto
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Condoto | |
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Municipality and town | |
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UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
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".
Climate
Condoto has an extremely wet tropical rainforest climate (Af).
| Climate data for Condoto Airport | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °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) |
| Mean daily minimum °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 (%)
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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
| Gold |          | |
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| Silver | ||
| Platinum | ||
| Nickel | ||
| Coltan | ||
| Emeralds | ||
| Coal |
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| Salt | ||
| Sources | ||
5°06′N 76°39′W / 5.100°N 76.650°W