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Barranca de Upía
Municipality and town
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Official seal of Barranca de Upía
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Location of the municipality and town of Barranca de Upía in the Meta Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Barranca de Upía in the Meta Department of Colombia.
Country  Colombia
Department Meta Department
Area
 • Municipality and town 815 km2 (315 sq mi)
Elevation
200 m (700 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Municipality and town 3,926
 • Urban
2,858
Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Climate Am

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
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