Mesetas
Mesetas is a town and municipality in the Meta Department, Colombia.
Mesetas | |
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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
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 (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.4 (86.7) |
31.03 (87.85) |
30.11 (86.20) |
29.3 (84.7) |
28.83 (83.89) |
28.18 (82.72) |
27.94 (82.29) |
28.55 (83.39) |
29.44 (84.99) |
29.51 (85.12) |
29.35 (84.83) |
29.73 (85.51) |
29.37 (84.87) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 18.79 (65.82) |
19.01 (66.22) |
19.51 (67.12) |
19.73 (67.51) |
19.93 (67.87) |
19.49 (67.08) |
19.18 (66.52) |
19.2 (66.6) |
19.32 (66.78) |
19.63 (67.33) |
19.93 (67.87) |
19.68 (67.42) |
19.45 (67.01) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 67.27 (2.65) |
79.83 (3.14) |
223.9 (8.81) |
388.76 (15.31) |
426.49 (16.79) |
383.58 (15.10) |
333.03 (13.11) |
281.12 (11.07) |
269.73 (10.62) |
269.2 (10.60) |
224.52 (8.84) |
95.65 (3.77) |
3,043.08 (119.81) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 5.93 | 5.97 | 13.16 | 20.89 | 23.58 | 23.44 | 23.56 | 21.18 | 18.35 | 18.24 | 15.81 | 9.32 | 199.43 |
| Source: NOAA[4] | |||||||||||||
References
- 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.
- "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Mesetas". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
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