# Santa Rosa del Sur

San Rosa del Sur (Spanish pronunciation:) is a town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia, around 720 km away from the department's capital, Cartagena.

## Climate

Climate data for Santa Rosa del Sur (Sta Rosa D Simiti), elevation 700 m (2,300 ft), (1981–2010) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.3 (86.5) | 31.1 (88.0) | 30.5 (86.9) | 29.2 (84.6) | 28.5 (83.3) | 28.6 (83.5) | 29.0 (84.2) | 28.9 (84.0) | 28.4 (83.1) | 28.0 (82.4) | 28.2 (82.8) | 29.2 (84.6) | 29.2 (84.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.3 (77.5) | 25.9 (78.6) | 25.8 (78.4) | 25.1 (77.2) | 24.7 (76.5) | 24.9 (76.8) | 25.0 (77.0) | 24.9 (76.8) | 24.4 (75.9) | 24.0 (75.2) | 24.2 (75.6) | 24.7 (76.5) | 24.9 (76.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20.7 (69.3) | 21.2 (70.2) | 21.6 (70.9) | 21.5 (70.7) | 21.3 (70.3) | 21.3 (70.3) | 21.1 (70.0) | 20.9 (69.6) | 20.7 (69.3) | 20.5 (68.9) | 20.8 (69.4) | 20.9 (69.6) | 21.0 (69.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 12.7 (0.50) | 24.8 (0.98) | 77.9 (3.07) | 163.2 (6.43) | 234.9 (9.25) | 227.6 (8.96) | 212.1 (8.35) | 240.4 (9.46) | 212.9 (8.38) | 192.8 (7.59) | 124.4 (4.90) | 38.0 (1.50) | 1,756.2 (69.14) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 127 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 73 | 71 | 74 | 82 | 85 | 84 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 85 | 79 | 81 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 248.0 | 194.8 | 164.3 | 123.0 | 136.4 | 159.0 | 201.5 | 189.1 | 147.0 | 130.2 | 147.0 | 207.7 | 2,048 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 8.0 | 6.9 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 6.7 | 5.6 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales ||||||||||||||
Climate data for Santa Rosa del Sur (Canelos) (1981–2010) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27.0 (80.6) | 27.6 (81.7) | 27.5 (81.5) | 26.9 (80.4) | 26.8 (80.2) | 27.3 (81.1) | 27.3 (81.1) | 27.5 (81.5) | 26.9 (80.4) | 26.4 (79.5) | 26.0 (78.8) | 26.6 (79.9) | 27 (81) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 21.8 (71.2) | 22.1 (71.8) | 22.3 (72.1) | 22.1 (71.8) | 22.2 (72.0) | 22.3 (72.1) | 22.3 (72.1) | 22.4 (72.3) | 22.0 (71.6) | 21.7 (71.1) | 21.6 (70.9) | 21.7 (71.1) | 22.0 (71.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 16.4 (61.5) | 17.0 (62.6) | 17.8 (64.0) | 18.3 (64.9) | 18.4 (65.1) | 18.1 (64.6) | 17.8 (64.0) | 17.9 (64.2) | 18.0 (64.4) | 18.0 (64.4) | 17.7 (63.9) | 17.1 (62.8) | 17.7 (63.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 45.0 (1.77) | 70.4 (2.77) | 116.2 (4.57) | 213.2 (8.39) | 261.4 (10.29) | 224.9 (8.85) | 212.0 (8.35) | 236.9 (9.33) | 237.0 (9.33) | 247.4 (9.74) | 196.8 (7.75) | 92.4 (3.64) | 2,088.5 (82.22) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 6 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 158 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 85 | 84 | 86 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 87 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 182.9 | 146.8 | 114.7 | 84.0 | 111.6 | 117.0 | 164.3 | 158.1 | 117.0 | 111.6 | 117.0 | 155.0 | 1,580 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 5.9 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 4.3 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales ||||||||||||||