Lejanías

Municipality and town in Meta Department, Colombia
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Location of the municipality and town of Lejanías in the Meta Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Lejanías in the Meta Department of Colombia.
Coordinates: 3°31′36.50″N 74°1′23.60″W / 3.5268056°N 74.0232222°W / 3.5268056; -74.0232222Country ColombiaDepartmentMeta DepartmentArea • Total852 km2 (329 sq mi)Elevation
670−750 m (−1,790 ft)Population
 (Census 2018[2])
 • Total10,576 • Density12/km2 (32/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)ClimateAfWebsitehttp://lejanias-meta.gov.co/index.shtml

Lejanías is a town and municipality in the Meta Department, Colombia.

Climate

Lejanías has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af) with heavy to extremely heavy rainfall year round.

Climate data for Lejanías, elevation 680 m (2,230 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.6
(85.3) 		29.8
(85.6) 		29.0
(84.2) 		28.0
(82.4) 		27.5
(81.5) 		26.9
(80.4) 		26.8
(80.2) 		27.7
(81.9) 		28.4
(83.1) 		28.3
(82.9) 		28.1
(82.6) 		28.5
(83.3) 		28.2
(82.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 24.4
(75.9) 		24.9
(76.8) 		24.2
(75.6) 		23.4
(74.1) 		23.0
(73.4) 		22.5
(72.5) 		22.2
(72.0) 		22.9
(73.2) 		23.4
(74.1) 		23.4
(74.1) 		23.4
(74.1) 		23.7
(74.7) 		23.4
(74.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 19.4
(66.9) 		19.9
(67.8) 		20.2
(68.4) 		19.9
(67.8) 		19.8
(67.6) 		19.3
(66.7) 		18.9
(66.0) 		19.2
(66.6) 		19.4
(66.9) 		19.7
(67.5) 		19.7
(67.5) 		19.4
(66.9) 		19.6
(67.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 60.1
(2.37) 		114.6
(4.51) 		250.2
(9.85) 		463.1
(18.23) 		513.8
(20.23) 		478.2
(18.83) 		409.4
(16.12) 		327.5
(12.89) 		327.0
(12.87) 		369.0
(14.53) 		292.1
(11.50) 		114.0
(4.49) 		3,699.9
(145.67)
Average precipitation days 6 8 15 23 26 25 25 22 20 21 19 11 220
Average relative humidity (%) 79 78 82 86 87 88 88 86 85 85 86 83 84
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[3]

References

  1. ^ "Municipalities of Colombia". statoids. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  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.

3°31′36.50″N 74°01′23.60″W / 3.5268056°N 74.0232222°W / 3.5268056; -74.0232222


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