Mesetas

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Mesetas
Municipality and town
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Calle 9 in Mesetas Colombia
Flag of Mesetas (Meta).svg
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Location of the municipality and town of Mesetas in the Meta Department of Colombia.
CountryFlag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Department Meta Department
Area
[1]
  Total1,980 km2 (760 sq mi)
Elevation
827 m (2,713 ft)
Population
 (Census 2018 [2] )
  Total9,751
  Density4.9/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Climate Am

Mesetas is a town and municipality in the Meta Department, Colombia.

Climate

Mesetas has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen: Af). [3] The period from March to November is very rainy, while December through February sees somewhat drier weather.

Climate data for Mesetas, elevation 620 m (2,030 ft), (1981–2010)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)30.1
(86.2)
30.7
(87.3)
30.0
(86.0)
29.1
(84.4)
28.5
(83.3)
27.7
(81.9)
27.4
(81.3)
28.4
(83.1)
29.1
(84.4)
29.2
(84.6)
29.0
(84.2)
29.6
(85.3)
29.1
(84.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)25.3
(77.5)
25.5
(77.9)
25.2
(77.4)
24.5
(76.1)
24.1
(75.4)
23.6
(74.5)
23.2
(73.8)
23.6
(74.5)
24.2
(75.6)
24.5
(76.1)
24.6
(76.3)
24.9
(76.8)
24.4
(75.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)18.4
(65.1)
18.6
(65.5)
19.3
(66.7)
19.8
(67.6)
19.9
(67.8)
19.5
(67.1)
19.1
(66.4)
19.1
(66.4)
19.2
(66.6)
19.5
(67.1)
19.8
(67.6)
19.3
(66.7)
19.3
(66.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)60.4
(2.38)
100.4
(3.95)
170.8
(6.72)
357.5
(14.07)
386.7
(15.22)
402.7
(15.85)
354.0
(13.94)
297.9
(11.73)
285.5
(11.24)
281.7
(11.09)
208.9
(8.22)
90.5
(3.56)
2,932.4
(115.45)
Average precipitation days7813212425242220201710206
Average relative humidity (%)77767985868888868585858184
Mean monthly sunshine hours 179.8141.2108.5105.0114.7108.0111.6124.0141.0145.7147.0173.61,600.1
Mean daily sunshine hours 5.85.03.53.53.73.63.64.04.74.74.95.64.4
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales [4]

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References

  1. "Municipalities of Colombia". statoids. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  2. "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE . Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  3. "Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria". Nature: Scientific Data. 23 October 2023.
  4. "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.

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