Mesetas is a town and municipality in the Meta Department, Colombia.
Mesetas | |
|---|---|
Municipality and town | |
 Calle 9 in Mesetas Colombia | |
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 Location of the municipality and town of Mesetas in the Meta Department of Colombia. | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department | Meta Department |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,980 km2 (760 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 827 m (2,713 ft) |
| Population (Census 2018[2]) | |
| • Total | 9,751 |
| • Density | 4.9/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Climate | Am |
Climate
editMesetas 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) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| 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 days | 7 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 206 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 76 | 79 | 85 | 86 | 88 | 88 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 81 | 84 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 179.8 | 141.2 | 108.5 | 105.0 | 114.7 | 108.0 | 111.6 | 124.0 | 141.0 | 145.7 | 147.0 | 173.6 | 1,600.1 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 5.8 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 4.4 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[4] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- Mesetas census results 2005 (in Spanish)
- Mesetas municipal website (in Spanish)
- ^ "Municipalities of Colombia". statoids. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria". Nature: Scientific Data. 23 October 2023.
- ^ "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.
3°22′41″N 74°02′41″W / 3.37806°N 74.0447°W
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