San Sebastián de Buenavista

Town in Caribbean, Colombia

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Location of the municipality and town of San Sebastián de Buenavista in the Department of Magdalena.

CountryColombiaRegion CaribbeanDepartmentMagdalenaFoundation1748Area

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• Total421 km² (163 sq mi)Population

(Census 2018^[2])

• Total18,865 • Density45/km² (120/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-5Website
www.sansebastiandebuenavista-magdalena.gov.co

San Sebastián de Buenavista is a town and municipality of the Colombian Department of Magdalena. Founded in 1748 by Fernando de Mier y Guerra with the name San Sebastián de Melchiquejo, but was later changed on November 15, 1957 when it was erected municipality.

Politics

Administrative divisions

Corregimientos:

Troncosito
Troncoso
Buenavista
El Coco
Las Margaritas
La Pacha
Los Galvis
San Valentín
Sabanas de Peralejo
Maria Antonia
Venero
El Seis
San Rafael
Santa Rosa
Dividivi

Climate

Climate data for San Sebastián de Buenavista (Alamos Los), elevation 25 m (82 ft), (1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	34.7 (94.5)	35.8 (96.4)	35.8 (96.4)	35.4 (95.7)	34.4 (93.9)	34.4 (93.9)	35.2 (95.4)	34.4 (93.9)	33.2 (91.8)	33.4 (92.1)	32.8 (91.0)	33.8 (92.8)	34.5 (94.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)	28.0 (82.4)	28.9 (84.0)	29.4 (84.9)	29.0 (84.2)	28.5 (83.3)	28.4 (83.1)	28.7 (83.7)	28.5 (83.3)	27.9 (82.2)	27.5 (81.5)	27.4 (81.3)	27.5 (81.5)	28.3 (82.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	21.1 (70.0)	21.8 (71.2)	22.8 (73.0)	23.5 (74.3)	23.5 (74.3)	23.2 (73.8)	23.1 (73.6)	22.9 (73.2)	22.8 (73.0)	22.9 (73.2)	22.8 (73.0)	22.1 (71.8)	22.7 (72.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	13.2 (0.52)	23.0 (0.91)	57.3 (2.26)	134.2 (5.28)	195.5 (7.70)	157.6 (6.20)	112.3 (4.42)	189.3 (7.45)	211.7 (8.33)	186.7 (7.35)	148.1 (5.83)	66.1 (2.60)	1,449.7 (57.07)
Average precipitation days	1	3	5	10	12	10	10	13	14	13	11	5	105
Average relative humidity (%)	76	73	74	78	82	82	80	81	83	85	85	81	80
Mean monthly sunshine hours	266.6	234.3	217.0	183.0	182.9	201.0	226.3	217.0	180.0	192.2	189.0	229.4	2,518.7
Mean daily sunshine hours	8.6	8.3	7.0	6.1	5.9	6.7	7.3	7.0	6.0	6.2	6.3	7.4	6.9
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales^[3]

Climate data for San Sebastián de Buenavista (Seis El), elevation 50 m (160 ft), (1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	35.8 (96.4)	36.3 (97.3)	36.0 (96.8)	34.6 (94.3)	33.3 (91.9)	33.8 (92.8)	34.4 (93.9)	34.0 (93.2)	33.2 (91.8)	32.4 (90.3)	32.7 (90.9)	33.9 (93.0)	34.1 (93.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)	29.0 (84.2)	29.6 (85.3)	29.7 (85.5)	29.1 (84.4)	28.7 (83.7)	28.7 (83.7)	28.9 (84.0)	28.9 (84.0)	28.6 (83.5)	28.2 (82.8)	28.3 (82.9)	28.4 (83.1)	28.8 (83.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	21.2 (70.2)	22.2 (72.0)	23.1 (73.6)	23.2 (73.8)	23.2 (73.8)	22.9 (73.2)	22.9 (73.2)	22.9 (73.2)	22.7 (72.9)	22.5 (72.5)	22.6 (72.7)	21.6 (70.9)	22.6 (72.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	15.3 (0.60)	18.6 (0.73)	52.2 (2.06)	127.6 (5.02)	164.5 (6.48)	130.3 (5.13)	102.4 (4.03)	173.8 (6.84)	158.4 (6.24)	172.9 (6.81)	125.9 (4.96)	52.2 (2.06)	1,245.1 (49.02)
Average precipitation days	1	2	4	7	8	7	7	10	9	9	7	3	72
Average relative humidity (%)	71	69	72	75	78	78	77	78	80	82	81	76	76
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales^[3]

References

^ "Municipalities of Colombia". statoids. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
^ "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
^ ^a ^b "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.