Chaparral, Tolima

For other uses, see Chaparral (disambiguation).

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

Chaparral, Tolima
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Chaparral, Tolima in the Tolima Department of Colombia.
Country	Colombia
Department	Tolima Department
Government
• Mayor	Helver González Mora
Area
• Municipality and town	2,102 km2 (812 sq mi)
• Urban	6.76 km2 (2.61 sq mi)
Elevation	854 m (2,802 ft)
Population  (2018 census)[1]
• Municipality and town	50,367
• Density	24/km2 (62/sq mi)
• Urban	28,615
• Urban density	4,200/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

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

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)	29.0 (84.2)	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]