Pivijay

Town in Caribbean, Colombia

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Location of the municipality and town of Pivijay in the Department of Magdalena.

CountryColombiaRegion CaribbeanDepartmentMagdalenaFoundation1774Population

(2020 est.^[1])

• Total33,047Time zoneUTC-5Website
www.pivijay-magdalena.gov.co

Pivijay is a town and municipality of the Colombian Department of Magdalena. Founded in 1774 by José Flores, Julian Valera y Antonio Sánchez. Promoted to municipality in 1912.

Politics

Administrative divisions

Corregimientos:

Avianca
Canoas
Caraballo
Chinoblas
Garrapatas
Las Piedras
Media Luna
Paraco (Carmen del Magdalena)
Paraíso
Piñuelas
Placitas
Salaminita

Climate

Climate data for Pivijay (Media Luna), elevation 20 m (66 ft), (1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	34.5 (94.1)	35.1 (95.2)	35.7 (96.3)	35.7 (96.3)	34.7 (94.5)	34.4 (93.9)	34.5 (94.1)	34.4 (93.9)	33.9 (93.0)	33.4 (92.1)	33.2 (91.8)	33.6 (92.5)	34.5 (94.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)	27.5 (81.5)	27.9 (82.2)	28.4 (83.1)	28.7 (83.7)	28.4 (83.1)	28.4 (83.1)	28.3 (82.9)	28.2 (82.8)	27.9 (82.2)	27.6 (81.7)	27.6 (81.7)	27.6 (81.7)	28.0 (82.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	20.8 (69.4)	21.1 (70.0)	21.7 (71.1)	22.7 (72.9)	23.2 (73.8)	22.9 (73.2)	22.7 (72.9)	22.5 (72.5)	22.6 (72.7)	22.4 (72.3)	22.3 (72.1)	21.5 (70.7)	22.2 (72.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	4.2 (0.17)	4.8 (0.19)	19.2 (0.76)	79.7 (3.14)	129.1 (5.08)	110.7 (4.36)	97.5 (3.84)	169.8 (6.69)	161.6 (6.36)	152.7 (6.01)	99.8 (3.93)	40.1 (1.58)	1,069.2 (42.09)
Average precipitation days	0	0	1	5	8	8	7	10	10	10	7	3	69
Average relative humidity (%)	81	79	79	80	82	82	82	82	83	84	84	83	82
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales^[2]

References

^ "Resultados y proyecciones (2005-2020) del censo 2005". Retrieved 19 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.