Chaparral, Tolima

Municipality and town in Tolima Department, Colombia

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Location of the municipality and town of Chaparral, Tolima in the Tolima Department of Colombia.

CountryColombiaDepartmentTolima DepartmentGovernment

• MayorHumberto Buenaventura LassoArea

• Municipality and town2,102 km² (812 sq mi) • Urban

6.76 km² (2.61 sq mi)Elevation

854 m (2,802 ft)Population

(2018 census)^[1]

• Municipality and town50,367 • Density24/km² (62/sq mi) • Urban

28,615 • Urban density4,200/km² (11,000/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Chaparral is a town and municipality in the Tolima department of Colombia.

Population

The population of the municipality was 40,880 as of the 1993 census. The 2017 census had a total population of 47,293

Climate data for Chaparral (Demostracion Gja), elevation 1,040 m (3,410 ft), (1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	29 (84)	29.3 (84.7)	29.4 (84.9)	29.4 (84.9)	29.4 (84.9)	30.2 (86.4)	30.6 (87.1)	31.2 (88.2)	30.9 (87.6)	29.2 (84.6)	28.3 (82.9)	28.6 (83.5)	29.6 (85.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)	24.1 (75.4)	24.2 (75.6)	24.2 (75.6)	24.2 (75.6)	24.3 (75.7)	24.7 (76.5)	24.9 (76.8)	25.3 (77.5)	25.0 (77.0)	24.0 (75.2)	23.6 (74.5)	23.7 (74.7)	24.4 (75.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	19.6 (67.3)	19.8 (67.6)	19.9 (67.8)	19.8 (67.6)	19.8 (67.6)	19.9 (67.8)	19.8 (67.6)	20.0 (68.0)	19.8 (67.6)	19.5 (67.1)	19.4 (66.9)	19.5 (67.1)	19.7 (67.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	203.2 (8.00)	201.5 (7.93)	245.1 (9.65)	308.4 (12.14)	269.7 (10.62)	113.2 (4.46)	85.7 (3.37)	89.5 (3.52)	169.5 (6.67)	352.5 (13.88)	345.8 (13.61)	280.7 (11.05)	2,664.8 (104.91)
Average precipitation days	17	16	18	21	19	13	11	10	14	22	22	20	200
Average relative humidity (%)	79	78	80	81	80	75	70	67	72	79	82	81	77
Mean monthly sunshine hours	182.9	158.1	148.8	147.0	170.5	171.0	179.8	179.8	168.0	161.2	150.0	179.8	1,996.9
Mean daily sunshine hours	5.9	5.6	4.8	4.9	5.5	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.6	5.2	5.0	5.8	5.5
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales^[2]

Climate data for Chaparral (Limon El), elevation 1,000 m (3,300 ft), (1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	28.2 (82.8)	28.6 (83.5)	28.4 (83.1)	28.5 (83.3)	28.8 (83.8)	29.0 (84.2)	29.4 (84.9)	30.2 (86.4)	30.1 (86.2)	29.0 (84.2)	27.7 (81.9)	27.8 (82.0)	28.8 (83.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)	23.1 (73.6)	23.3 (73.9)	23.2 (73.8)	23.2 (73.8)	23.4 (74.1)	23.4 (74.1)	23.7 (74.7)	24.0 (75.2)	24.0 (75.2)	23.2 (73.8)	22.7 (72.9)	22.9 (73.2)	23.4 (74.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	18.2 (64.8)	18.3 (64.9)	18.4 (65.1)	18.4 (65.1)	18.5 (65.3)	18.4 (65.1)	18.3 (64.9)	18.4 (65.1)	18.5 (65.3)	18.2 (64.8)	18.3 (64.9)	18.3 (64.9)	18.3 (64.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	269.6 (10.61)	255.5 (10.06)	298.5 (11.75)	372.1 (14.65)	304.5 (11.99)	118.5 (4.67)	99.9 (3.93)	94.5 (3.72)	175.8 (6.92)	350.5 (13.80)	396.7 (15.62)	336.9 (13.26)	3,068.9 (120.82)
Average precipitation days	17	16	18	19	18	12	11	9	14	20	22	20	195
Average relative humidity (%)	79	77	78	79	78	76	74	71	72	77	81	80	77
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales^[2]

^ Citypopulation.de Population of Chaparral municipality with localities
^ ^a ^b "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.