San Diego, Cesar

Town in Caribbean, Colombia

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Location of the municipality and town of San Diego in the Department of Cesar.

CountryColombiaRegion CaribbeanDepartmentCesarGovernment

• MayorJuan Enrique Mendoza
(Alas Equipo Colombia)^[1]Area

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• Total687 km² (265 sq mi)Population

(Census 2018^[3])

• Total18,531 • Density27/km² (70/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-5Website
alcaldiasandiego.com

San Diego is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Cesar. It was founded on 19 July 1609.

Climate

Climate data for San Diego (Rincon El), elevation 350 m (1,150 ft), (1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	33.4 (92.1)	34.3 (93.7)	34.4 (93.9)	33.4 (92.1)	32.0 (89.6)	32.1 (89.8)	32.7 (90.9)	32.5 (90.5)	31.7 (89.1)	30.9 (87.6)	31.1 (88.0)	32.1 (89.8)	32.6 (90.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	26.1 (79.0)	26.9 (80.4)	27.4 (81.3)	27.2 (81.0)	26.6 (79.9)	26.5 (79.7)	26.8 (80.2)	26.7 (80.1)	26.1 (79.0)	25.7 (78.3)	25.6 (78.1)	25.6 (78.1)	26.4 (79.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	18.4 (65.1)	19.2 (66.6)	20.2 (68.4)	20.9 (69.6)	21.1 (70.0)	20.8 (69.4)	20.5 (68.9)	20.6 (69.1)	20.4 (68.7)	20.5 (68.9)	20.0 (68.0)	19.0 (66.2)	20.1 (68.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	13.1 (0.52)	35.6 (1.40)	52.6 (2.07)	147.8 (5.82)	201.5 (7.93)	126.1 (4.96)	105.1 (4.14)	139.4 (5.49)	158.2 (6.23)	203.6 (8.02)	133.4 (5.25)	34.7 (1.37)	1,351 (53.19)
Average precipitation days	2	3	6	13	18	16	14	18	18	19	13	4	141
Average relative humidity (%)	72	70	69	73	79	80	76	77	80	81	80	77	76
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales^[4]

^ (in Spanish) Interpolitico.com: Mayors of Cesar - 2008-2011 Archived 2007-11-01 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Municipalities of Colombia". statoids. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
^ "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
^ "Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010" (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2024.