# San Vicente del Caguán

San Vicente del Caguán (Spanish pronunciation:) is a town and municipality in Amazonian Caquetá Department, southern Colombia.

## Religion

Its Marian Catedral Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes (dedicated to the Virgin of Mercy) is the cathedral episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Vicente del Caguán.

## History

Between 1998 and 2002, San Vicente del Caguán was the center of the demilitarized zone (DMZ), which was created as a safe haven for the revolutionary FARC rebels. Two days after the peace talks were ended, Ingrid Betancourt was kidnapped while entering the former DMZ.

## Climate

Climate data for San Vicente del Caguán (S.Vcte Caguan), elevation 300 m (980 ft), (1981–2010) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 33.5 (92.3) | 33.0 (91.4) | 31.9 (89.4) | 31.1 (88.0) | 30.7 (87.3) | 29.7 (85.5) | 29.5 (85.1) | 30.5 (86.9) | 31.4 (88.5) | 31.8 (89.2) | 31.9 (89.4) | 32.8 (91.0) | 31.3 (88.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.3 (81.1) | 27.3 (81.1) | 26.6 (79.9) | 26.0 (78.8) | 25.8 (78.4) | 25.1 (77.2) | 24.7 (76.5) | 25.4 (77.7) | 25.7 (78.3) | 26.1 (79.0) | 26.2 (79.2) | 26.8 (80.2) | 26 (79) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20.7 (69.3) | 21.3 (70.3) | 21.8 (71.2) | 22.0 (71.6) | 22.0 (71.6) | 21.4 (70.5) | 21.2 (70.2) | 21.2 (70.2) | 21.1 (70.0) | 21.6 (70.9) | 21.7 (71.1) | 21.2 (70.2) | 21.4 (70.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 49.1 (1.93) | 124.1 (4.89) | 219.1 (8.63) | 331.3 (13.04) | 315.8 (12.43) | 346.9 (13.66) | 287.9 (11.33) | 199.4 (7.85) | 203.2 (8.00) | 215.3 (8.48) | 140.4 (5.53) | 59.4 (2.34) | 2,440.8 (96.09) |
| Average precipitation days | 6 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 187 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 72 | 73 | 78 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 77 | 80 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 213.9 | 149.6 | 127.1 | 102.0 | 124.0 | 108.0 | 108.5 | 133.3 | 153.0 | 164.3 | 177.0 | 204.6 | 1,765.3 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 6.9 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 4.8 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales ||||||||||||||
Climate data for San Vicente del Caguán (Sta Rosa Caguan), elevation 240 m (790 ft), (1981–2010) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 34.0 (93.2) | 34.1 (93.4) | 31.9 (89.4) | 31.3 (88.3) | 30.4 (86.7) | 30.1 (86.2) | 29.5 (85.1) | 30.8 (87.4) | 31.9 (89.4) | 32.3 (90.1) | 32.1 (89.8) | 32.9 (91.2) | 31.7 (89.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.8 (80.2) | 26.7 (80.1) | 26.1 (79.0) | 25.6 (78.1) | 25.3 (77.5) | 24.6 (76.3) | 24.4 (75.9) | 25.0 (77.0) | 25.5 (77.9) | 25.9 (78.6) | 26.0 (78.8) | 26.4 (79.5) | 25.7 (78.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20.8 (69.4) | 21.4 (70.5) | 22.0 (71.6) | 22.3 (72.1) | 22.1 (71.8) | 21.7 (71.1) | 21.2 (70.2) | 21.4 (70.5) | 21.6 (70.9) | 21.9 (71.4) | 22.0 (71.6) | 21.3 (70.3) | 21.7 (71.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 55.8 (2.20) | 135.9 (5.35) | 276.4 (10.88) | 337.5 (13.29) | 347.9 (13.70) | 351.0 (13.82) | 292.5 (11.52) | 223.0 (8.78) | 219.8 (8.65) | 261.0 (10.28) | 164.3 (6.47) | 74.5 (2.93) | 2,696 (106.14) |
| Average precipitation days | 6 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 185 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 75 | 77 | 82 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 79 | 83 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales ||||||||||||||