The commercial port in Buenaventura. (Image: Getty)
A South American city sees more days of rain than not, with locals battered by almost 260 days of downpours on average.
recently put together a map showing the countries that see the most rain days (when at least 1mm of rain or snow occurs) based on figures from .
It used the data to collect the number of rainy days for 64,429 cities globally. The dataset was compiled in June 2021.
Buenaventura, a coastal seaport city located in Valle del Cauca, Colombia, ranked top, with an estimated 258 rain days per year on average, as per the outlet.
Located on the country’s rain-soaked Pacific coast, conditions there have enabled a dense tropical rainforest to flourish, as per .
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Buenaventura is known for its humidity and frequent rain. (Image: Getty)
Buenaventura is main Pacific port, handling much of the nation’s coffee and various other important products.
describes the city is “a stronghold of Afro-Colombian culture, with a rich culinary and musical tradition that extends well beyond the city’s borders”.
Another Colombian city, Manizales, wasn’t far behind with 257 rain days, as per .
The country is the wettest in the world according to , which estimated at the time that Colombia saw an average of 3,240 millimetres of rain in a year.
Colombia is divided into six regions, sharing borders with Venezuela, Brazil, Peru and Ecuador whilst also being exposed to the Caribbean Sea coast and the Pacific coastline, where Buenaventura is located.
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Buenaventura (Image: Getty)
The country is hailed for its striking landscapes, as per
The country once had a reputation for violent and organised crime, but is said to have come into its own as a travel destination in the past few decades.
It came as a result of historic accords signed in 2016 between the Colombian government and the FARC, a Marxist rebel group, a blog post from February last year says.
It reportedly led to many rural parts of the country that were once regarded as no-go areas becoming “welcoming places for visitors”.
Nevertheless, the outlet says it still doesn’t “recommend straying too far from the beaten path” as some of these areas “remain dangerous because of their links with neo-paramilitary and drug-trafficking groups, particularly along the borders with , and “.
The UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office currently advises against all travel to parts of the country.
You can find the latest official guidance .