Barranca de Upía

Municipality and town in Meta Department, Colombia

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Location of the municipality and town of Barranca de Upía in the Meta Department of Colombia.

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ColombiaDepartmentMeta DepartmentArea

• Municipality and town815 km² (315 sq mi)Elevation

200 m (700 ft)Population

(2015)

• Municipality and town3,926 • Urban

2,858Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)ClimateAm

Barranca de Upía is a town and municipality in the Meta Department, Colombia.

Climate

Climate data for Barranca de Upía (Guaicaramo), elevation 190 m (620 ft), (1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	33.5 (92.3)	33.9 (93.0)	33.4 (92.1)	31.6 (88.9)	30.6 (87.1)	29.8 (85.6)	29.7 (85.5)	30.6 (87.1)	31.2 (88.2)	31.6 (88.9)	31.6 (88.9)	32.3 (90.1)	31.7 (89.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)	27.4 (81.3)	27.7 (81.9)	27.5 (81.5)	26.6 (79.9)	26.2 (79.2)	25.7 (78.3)	25.5 (77.9)	25.9 (78.6)	26.6 (79.9)	26.7 (80.1)	26.6 (79.9)	27.1 (80.8)	26.6 (79.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	21.1 (70.0)	21.3 (70.3)	21.8 (71.2)	22.3 (72.1)	22.0 (71.6)	21.6 (70.9)	21.3 (70.3)	21.7 (71.1)	21.9 (71.4)	22.2 (72.0)	22.1 (71.8)	21.6 (70.9)	21.7 (71.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	23.4 (0.92)	50.8 (2.00)	139.8 (5.50)	279.2 (10.99)	418.4 (16.47)	345.9 (13.62)	269.4 (10.61)	240.2 (9.46)	272.7 (10.74)	277.0 (10.91)	171.7 (6.76)	50.0 (1.97)	2,495.2 (98.24)
Average precipitation days	2	6	10	17	22	20	19	17	15	15	11	4	152
Average relative humidity (%)	70	71	74	83	86	87	86	85	83	82	81	76	80
Mean monthly sunshine hours	226.3	192.0	148.8	126.0	130.2	126.0	133.3	145.7	171.0	189.1	189.0	213.9	1,991.3
Mean daily sunshine hours	7.3	6.8	4.8	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.7	5.7	6.1	6.3	6.9	5.5
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales^[1]

^ "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.

Municipalities in Meta Department