# El Tambo, Cauca

El Tambo is a municipality of Cauca Department, Colombia, located about 33 kilometres west of the departmental capital Popayán in the Andes mountain range. Within its territories is located the Munchique National Park. El Tambo is the main producer of peach palm or chontaduro in the region.

## Climate

Climate data for El Tambo (Manuel Mejia), elevation 1,700 m (5,600 ft), (1971–2000) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 23.3 (73.9) | 23.4 (74.1) | 23.7 (74.7) | 23.8 (74.8) | 23.7 (74.7) | 23.9 (75.0) | 24.5 (76.1) | 24.8 (76.6) | 24.6 (76.3) | 23.6 (74.5) | 22.9 (73.2) | 22.9 (73.2) | 23.8 (74.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 18.4 (65.1) | 18.6 (65.5) | 18.7 (65.7) | 18.6 (65.5) | 18.6 (65.5) | 18.6 (65.5) | 18.9 (66.0) | 18.9 (66.0) | 18.8 (65.8) | 18.3 (64.9) | 18.0 (64.4) | 18.1 (64.6) | 18.5 (65.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14.8 (58.6) | 14.6 (58.3) | 14.7 (58.5) | 14.7 (58.5) | 14.7 (58.5) | 14.1 (57.4) | 13.1 (55.6) | 13.1 (55.6) | 13.5 (56.3) | 14.4 (57.9) | 14.7 (58.5) | 14.8 (58.6) | 14.3 (57.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 194.6 (7.66) | 145.3 (5.72) | 164.7 (6.48) | 185.5 (7.30) | 155.4 (6.12) | 61.2 (2.41) | 45.7 (1.80) | 69.2 (2.72) | 132.8 (5.23) | 275.1 (10.83) | 331.9 (13.07) | 225.7 (8.89) | 1,987 (78.2) |
| Average precipitation days | 17 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 202 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 82 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 76 | 68 | 67 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 78 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 155.0 | 130.0 | 136.4 | 129.0 | 127.1 | 144.0 | 176.7 | 158.1 | 135.0 | 127.1 | 123.0 | 142.6 | 1,684 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales ||||||||||||||
Climate data for El Tambo (Munchique), elevation 3,012 m (9,882 ft), (1971–2000) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 15.5 (59.9) | 15.2 (59.4) | 15.7 (60.3) | 15.8 (60.4) | 15.4 (59.7) | 15.4 (59.7) | 15.1 (59.2) | 15.3 (59.5) | 15.6 (60.1) | 15.3 (59.5) | 15.2 (59.4) | 14.8 (58.6) | 15.4 (59.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.9 (51.6) | 11.0 (51.8) | 11.0 (51.8) | 11.0 (51.8) | 10.9 (51.6) | 10.9 (51.6) | 10.6 (51.1) | 10.6 (51.1) | 10.7 (51.3) | 10.6 (51.1) | 10.3 (50.5) | 10.5 (50.9) | 10.8 (51.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 7.5 (45.5) | 7.6 (45.7) | 7.6 (45.7) | 7.4 (45.3) | 7.4 (45.3) | 7.6 (45.7) | 7.1 (44.8) | 7.1 (44.8) | 7.4 (45.3) | 7.5 (45.5) | 7.1 (44.8) | 7.2 (45.0) | 7.4 (45.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 248.3 (9.78) | 210.9 (8.30) | 244.9 (9.64) | 266.6 (10.50) | 255.0 (10.04) | 112.4 (4.43) | 89.0 (3.50) | 83.7 (3.30) | 178.1 (7.01) | 351.8 (13.85) | 412.5 (16.24) | 317.6 (12.50) | 2,770.8 (109.09) |
| Average precipitation days | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 227 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 92 | 93 | 92 | 92 | 91 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 92 | 94 | 93 | 91 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 117.8 | 79.1 | 80.6 | 84.0 | 105.4 | 123.0 | 164.3 | 142.6 | 114.0 | 71.3 | 60.0 | 83.7 | 1,225.8 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 3.4 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales ||||||||||||||