Puerto Leguízamo

Puerto Leguízamo^[2] (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpweɾto leɣiˈsamo]) is a town and municipality located in the Putumayo Department, a southern border region of the Republic of Colombia. It is on the north bank of the Putumayo River.

Puerto Leguizamo
Municipality and town
Aerial view of the town
Flag Seal
Location of the municipality and town of Puerto Leguízamo in the Putumayo Department of Colombia.
Country	Colombia
Department	Putumayo Department
Area
• Municipality and town	10,907 km2 (4,211 sq mi)
• Urban	2.13 km2 (0.82 sq mi)
Elevation	177 m (581 ft)
Population  (2018 census)[1]
• Municipality and town	28,468
• Density	2.6/km2 (6.8/sq mi)
• Urban	12,755
• Urban density	6,000/km2 (16,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Its Catedral Nuestra Señora del Carmen, dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel, is the cathedral episcopal see of the Latin Catholic missionary pre-diocesan Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Leguízamo-Solano.

Puerto Leguízamo is served by Caucayá Airport.

Climate

Located just a few kilometres south of the equator, Puerto Leguízamo has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Puerto Leguízamo (Pto Leguizamo), elevation 147 m (482 ft), (1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	31.9 (89.4)	31.7 (89.1)	31.1 (88.0)	30.4 (86.7)	29.8 (85.6)	29.1 (84.4)	29.3 (84.7)	30.3 (86.5)	31.2 (88.2)	31.4 (88.5)	31.4 (88.5)	31.5 (88.7)	30.8 (87.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)	26.7 (80.1)	26.3 (79.3)	25.9 (78.6)	25.5 (77.9)	25.2 (77.4)	24.6 (76.3)	24.4 (75.9)	25.1 (77.2)	25.5 (77.9)	25.8 (78.4)	26.2 (79.2)	26.3 (79.3)	25.6 (78.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	22.7 (72.9)	22.7 (72.9)	22.7 (72.9)	22.8 (73.0)	22.6 (72.7)	22.1 (71.8)	21.7 (71.1)	21.9 (71.4)	22.3 (72.1)	22.5 (72.5)	22.7 (72.9)	22.7 (72.9)	22.4 (72.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	115.0 (4.53)	197.6 (7.78)	237.5 (9.35)	306.3 (12.06)	330.0 (12.99)	385.9 (15.19)	297.6 (11.72)	234.7 (9.24)	249.5 (9.82)	235.2 (9.26)	222.5 (8.76)	134.4 (5.29)	2,923.4 (115.09)
Average precipitation days	11	14	19	22	24	24	23	21	19	18	17	14	222
Average relative humidity (%)	80	83	86	88	88	88	88	86	85	85	84	83	85
Mean monthly sunshine hours	164.3	121.4	105.4	96.0	102.3	96.0	108.5	133.3	141.0	148.8	147.0	155.0	1,519
Mean daily sunshine hours	5.3	4.3	3.4	3.2	3.3	3.2	3.5	4.3	4.7	4.8	4.9	5.0	4.2
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[3]