Tona is a town and municipality in the Santander Department in northeastern Colombia.

Tona, Santander
Municipality and town
Flag of Tona, Santander
Official seal of Tona, Santander
Location of the municipality and town of Tona, Santander in the Santander Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Tona, Santander in the Santander Department of Colombia.
Country Colombia
DepartmentSantander Department
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Climate

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Climate data for Tona (Berlin Automatica), elevation 3,214 m (10,545 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 14.5
(58.1)
14.7
(58.5)
14.9
(58.8)
14.3
(57.7)
13.8
(56.8)
12.9
(55.2)
12.3
(54.1)
12.8
(55.0)
13.5
(56.3)
13.5
(56.3)
13.5
(56.3)
13.9
(57.0)
13.7
(56.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 8.5
(47.3)
8.7
(47.7)
9.0
(48.2)
9.3
(48.7)
9.2
(48.6)
8.8
(47.8)
8.4
(47.1)
8.7
(47.7)
8.9
(48.0)
9.0
(48.2)
9.0
(48.2)
8.7
(47.7)
8.8
(47.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 1.7
(35.1)
2.6
(36.7)
3.7
(38.7)
5.4
(41.7)
5.9
(42.6)
5.8
(42.4)
5.4
(41.7)
5.4
(41.7)
5.2
(41.4)
5.2
(41.4)
4.6
(40.3)
3.1
(37.6)
4.5
(40.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 14.0
(0.55)
23.9
(0.94)
36.4
(1.43)
81.5
(3.21)
92.3
(3.63)
59.0
(2.32)
55.7
(2.19)
68.0
(2.68)
94.1
(3.70)
99.7
(3.93)
54.0
(2.13)
19.6
(0.77)
698.2
(27.49)
Average precipitation days 6 8 11 15 18 20 21 19 17 19 13 8 175
Average relative humidity (%) 84 84 85 88 88 89 89 88 87 88 87 86 87
Mean monthly sunshine hours 223.2 180.7 161.2 114.0 108.5 105.0 124.0 133.3 132.0 127.1 147.0 198.4 1,754.4
Mean daily sunshine hours 7.2 6.4 5.2 3.8 3.5 3.5 4.0 4.3 4.4 4.1 4.9 6.4 4.8
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[1]

7°15′N 72°54′W / 7.250°N 72.900°W / 7.250; -72.900


  1. ^ "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.