Municipality and town in Chocó Department, Colombia
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 (Mandinga Airport ), elevation 66 m (217 ft), (1981–2010)
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 (79.0)
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 precipitation 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 (291.33)
Average precipitation days
25
21
22
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
23
23
277
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: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales [ 2]
References
5°06′N 76°39′W / 5.100°N 76.650°W / 5.100; -76.650