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The climate, however, varies with the elevation. The low regions along the coast
and the deep Pat�a and Magdalena river valleys are torrid, with mean annual
temperatures of 75� to 80� F. From about 1500 to 7500 ft the climate is
subtropical, and from about 7500 to 10,000 ft it is temperate. Above about
10,000 ft is the cold-climate zone, where temperatures range from 0� to 55� F.
The average January and July temperatures in Bogot� are 58� F and 57� F,
respectively. The averages for the same months in Barranquilla are 80� F and 82�
F. Throughout the year, three-month periods of rain an....
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