Vetas

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Vetas
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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
CountryFlag of Colombia.svg Colombia
Department Santander Department
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Government
  Alcaldesa (Mayor Femenine)Angela Garcia
Area
   Municipality and town
92.42 km2 (35.68 sq mi)
  Land92.42 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
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
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 days4581414119111416125123
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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Vetas climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Vetas weather averages - Climate-Data.org". en.climate-data.org. Retrieved 2021-12-25.