La Playa or La Playa de Belén is a Colombian municipality in the department of North Santander.

La Playa
Municipality and town
View of La Playa de Belén
View of La Playa de Belén
Flag of La Playa
Location of the municipality and town of La Playa in the Norte de Santander Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of La Playa in the Norte de Santander Department of Colombia.
CountryColombia
DepartmentNorte de Santander Department
Area
 • Municipality and town241.25 km2 (93.15 sq mi)
Elevation
1,450 m (4,760 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Municipality and town8,546
 • Urban
641
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

La Playa is among Colombia's most-atmospheric and best-preserved 19th-century pueblos. It was named a Pueblo Patrimonio (heritage town) of Colombia in 2010, one of only 11 municipalities nationwide that were selected to be part of the Red Turística de Pueblos Patrimonio original cohort.[1]

Climate

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La Playa has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen: Aw)[2] with consistently warm temperatures, moderated by altitude. The period from December to March is fairly dry, while the rest of the year experiences significant rainfall.

Climate data for La Playa (Playa La), elevation 1,500 m (4,900 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 23.9
(75.0)
24.8
(76.6)
25.5
(77.9)
25.9
(78.6)
26.2
(79.2)
26.6
(79.9)
27.0
(80.6)
27.1
(80.8)
26.3
(79.3)
25.3
(77.5)
24.2
(75.6)
23.5
(74.3)
25.5
(77.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 18.6
(65.5)
19.2
(66.6)
19.8
(67.6)
20.3
(68.5)
20.5
(68.9)
20.5
(68.9)
20.7
(69.3)
20.6
(69.1)
20.1
(68.2)
19.8
(67.6)
19.4
(66.9)
18.9
(66.0)
19.9
(67.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 14.1
(57.4)
14.7
(58.5)
15.1
(59.2)
16.0
(60.8)
15.7
(60.3)
15.1
(59.2)
14.8
(58.6)
14.8
(58.6)
15.1
(59.2)
15.5
(59.9)
15.3
(59.5)
14.6
(58.3)
15.1
(59.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 13.2
(0.52)
15.5
(0.61)
24.6
(0.97)
71.2
(2.80)
100.7
(3.96)
62.3
(2.45)
44.4
(1.75)
89.7
(3.53)
140.6
(5.54)
158.3
(6.23)
83.0
(3.27)
29.1
(1.15)
824.1
(32.44)
Average precipitation days 4 4 6 11 13 9 10 13 17 17 13 7 123
Average relative humidity (%) 84 82 81 83 82 80 77 79 83 85 85 84 82
Mean monthly sunshine hours 186.0 158.1 148.8 123.0 139.5 174.0 204.6 192.2 144.0 142.6 138.0 161.2 1,912
Mean daily sunshine hours 6.0 5.6 4.8 4.1 4.5 5.8 6.6 6.2 4.8 4.6 4.6 5.2 5.2
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[3]

References

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  1. ^ "GUÍA: Red Turística de Pueblos Patrimonio de Colombia" (PDF). Fondo Nacional de Turismo de la República de Colombia - FONTUR. Dec 2020. Retrieved 29 Mar 2021.
  2. ^ "Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria". Nature: Scientific Data. 23 October 2023.
  3. ^ "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.

8°15′N 73°10′W / 8.250°N 73.167°W / 8.250; -73.167