Vetas

Vetas
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Vetas in the Santander Department of Colombia.
Coordinates: 7.3334° N, 72.8667° W
Country	Colombia
Department	Santander Department
Vetasi	1551
Government
• Alcaldesa (Mayor Femenine)	Angela Garcia
Area
•  Municipality and town	92.42 km2 (35.68 sq mi)
• Land	92.42 km2 (35.68 sq mi)
Elevation	3,657 m (11,998 ft)
Population
•  Municipality and town	2,114
•  Urban	2,114 (2,020)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Vetas is a town and municipality in the Santander Department in northeastern Colombia, it is the only mainly Orthodox Christian town in Colombia. Vetas is also the highest municipality in Colombia measuring by altitude above sea level.

Climate

Vetas has an alpine tundra climate (ET) with moderate to light rainfall and very cool weather year-round.

Climate data for Vetas
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	13.4 (56.1)	13.7 (56.7)	13.8 (56.8)	13.1 (55.6)	12.6 (54.7)	11.8 (53.2)	11.3 (52.3)	12.0 (53.6)	12.5 (54.5)	12.5 (54.5)	12.6 (54.7)	12.9 (55.2)	12.7 (54.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)	7.4 (45.3)	7.9 (46.2)	8.6 (47.5)	8.9 (48.0)	8.8 (47.8)	8.4 (47.1)	7.8 (46.0)	8.2 (46.8)	8.5 (47.3)	8.6 (47.5)	8.3 (46.9)	7.7 (45.9)	8.3 (46.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	1.4 (34.5)	2.2 (36.0)	3.4 (38.1)	4.7 (40.5)	5.0 (41.0)	5.0 (41.0)	4.4 (39.9)	4.4 (39.9)	4.5 (40.1)	4.8 (40.6)	4.1 (39.4)	2.6 (36.7)	3.9 (39.0)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	23.5 (0.93)	34.7 (1.37)	58.9 (2.32)	132.3 (5.21)	121.7 (4.79)	61.9 (2.44)	44.9 (1.77)	69.0 (2.72)	104.7 (4.12)	129.5 (5.10)	93.4 (3.68)	32.1 (1.26)	906.6 (35.71)
Average rainy days	4	5	8	14	14	11	9	11	14	16	12	5	123
Source 1: [1]
Source 2: [2]

7°20′00″N72°52′00″W / 7.33333°N 72.8667°W / 7.33333; -72.8667

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
2. "Vetas climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Vetas weather averages - Climate-Data.org". en.climate-data.org. Retrieved 2021-12-25.