# Carepa

Carepa is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia. Carepa is part of the Urabá Antioquia sub-region.

## Climate

Carepa has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.
Climate data for Carepa (Tulenapa), elevation 30 m (98 ft), (1981–2010) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.7 (87.3) | 30.7 (87.3) | 31.0 (87.8) | 31.2 (88.2) | 31.3 (88.3) | 31.3 (88.3) | 31.3 (88.3) | 31.4 (88.5) | 31.3 (88.3) | 31.1 (88.0) | 30.9 (87.6) | 30.8 (87.4) | 31.1 (88.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.7 (80.1) | 26.8 (80.2) | 27.0 (80.6) | 27.2 (81.0) | 27.0 (80.6) | 26.9 (80.4) | 26.7 (80.1) | 26.8 (80.2) | 26.7 (80.1) | 26.6 (79.9) | 26.5 (79.7) | 26.6 (79.9) | 26.8 (80.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23.3 (73.9) | 23.3 (73.9) | 23.5 (74.3) | 23.9 (75.0) | 23.8 (74.8) | 23.4 (74.1) | 23.2 (73.8) | 23.5 (74.3) | 23.3 (73.9) | 23.3 (73.9) | 23.2 (73.8) | 23.2 (73.8) | 23.4 (74.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 92.7 (3.65) | 76.5 (3.01) | 98.8 (3.89) | 248.1 (9.77) | 320.9 (12.63) | 316.3 (12.45) | 284.0 (11.18) | 277.5 (10.93) | 319.2 (12.57) | 319.7 (12.59) | 307.1 (12.09) | 214.0 (8.43) | 2,872 (113.1) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 9 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 197 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 85 | 85 | 84 | 86 | 88 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 87 | 88 | 88 | 87 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 182.9 | 152.4 | 136.4 | 120.0 | 130.2 | 126.0 | 148.8 | 148.8 | 135.0 | 151.9 | 150.0 | 161.2 | 1,743.6 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 5.9 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 4.8 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales ||||||||||||||
Climate data for Carepa (Antonio Roldán Betancur Airport), elevation 19 m (62 ft), (1981–2010) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.6 (87.1) | 30.6 (87.1) | 30.8 (87.4) | 31.1 (88.0) | 31.5 (88.7) | 31.5 (88.7) | 31.5 (88.7) | 31.7 (89.1) | 31.7 (89.1) | 31.5 (88.7) | 31.2 (88.2) | 30.9 (87.6) | 31.2 (88.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.1 (80.8) | 27.1 (80.8) | 27.3 (81.1) | 27.5 (81.5) | 27.5 (81.5) | 27.5 (81.5) | 27.5 (81.5) | 27.5 (81.5) | 27.3 (81.1) | 27.2 (81.0) | 27.1 (80.8) | 27.1 (80.8) | 27.3 (81.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23.4 (74.1) | 23.6 (74.5) | 23.7 (74.7) | 23.9 (75.0) | 23.6 (74.5) | 23.4 (74.1) | 23.1 (73.6) | 23.1 (73.6) | 22.9 (73.2) | 23.0 (73.4) | 22.9 (73.2) | 23.3 (73.9) | 23.3 (73.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 110.8 (4.36) | 99.7 (3.93) | 156.1 (6.15) | 285.3 (11.23) | 379.4 (14.94) | 342.7 (13.49) | 348.0 (13.70) | 291.2 (11.46) | 330.0 (12.99) | 347.7 (13.69) | 332.3 (13.08) | 250.2 (9.85) | 3,273.4 (128.87) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 10 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 222 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 82 | 82 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 83 | 83 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 179.8 | 152.4 | 142.6 | 126.0 | 120.9 | 114.0 | 130.2 | 136.4 | 129.0 | 145.7 | 141.0 | 145.7 | 1,663.7 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 5.8 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales ||||||||||||||

## Notable people

* Lina Flórez (1984-), athlete
* Hermán Gaviria (1969-2002), Football player
* Andrés Mosquera Marmolejo, football player