Atrato is a municipality and town in the Chocó Department near the Pacific Ocean, Colombia.
Atrato | |
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Municipality and town | |
 View of Atrato | |
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 Location of the municipality and town of Atrato in the Chocó Department of Colombia. | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department | Chocó Department |
| Area | |
| • Total | 725 km2 (280 sq mi) |
| Population (Census 2018[2]) | |
| • Total | 5,519 |
| • Density | 7.6/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Climate
Atrato has an extremely wet tropical rainforest climate (Af). The following climate data is for Yutó, the capital of the municipality.
| Climate data for Atrato | |||||||||||||
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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) | 29.9 (85.8) | 30.3 (86.5) | 30.2 (86.4) | 30.1 (86.2) | 30.0 (86.0) | 30.1 (86.2) | 30.1 (86.2) | 30.0 (86.0) | 29.5 (85.1) | 29.4 (84.9) | 29.6 (85.3) | 29.9 (85.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.1 (79.0) | 26.1 (79.0) | 26.5 (79.7) | 26.5 (79.7) | 26.4 (79.5) | 26.2 (79.2) | 26.3 (79.3) | 26.3 (79.3) | 26.3 (79.3) | 25.9 (78.6) | 25.8 (78.4) | 26.0 (78.8) | 26.2 (79.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.4 (72.3) | 22.3 (72.1) | 22.7 (72.9) | 22.8 (73.0) | 22.7 (72.9) | 22.5 (72.5) | 22.5 (72.5) | 22.5 (72.5) | 22.6 (72.7) | 22.3 (72.1) | 22.3 (72.1) | 22.4 (72.3) | 22.5 (72.5) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 607.2 (23.91) | 516.7 (20.34) | 526.1 (20.71) | 672.0 (26.46) | 795.9 (31.33) | 776.8 (30.58) | 768.5 (30.26) | 867.7 (34.16) | 742.9 (29.25) | 724.6 (28.53) | 722.2 (28.43) | 598.4 (23.56) | 8,319 (327.52) |
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References
- (in Spanish) [ Colombian geografic Institute; Creation of the Atrato municipality]