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Flandes
Municipality and town
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Flag of Flandes
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Official seal of Flandes
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Location of the municipality and town of Flandes in the Tolima Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Flandes in the Tolima Department of Colombia.
Country  Colombia
Department Tolima Department
Area
 • Municipality and town 96.8 km2 (37.4 sq mi)
 • Urban
7.44 km2 (2.87 sq mi)
Elevation
285 m (935 ft)
Population
 (2018 census)
 • Municipality and town 28,389
 • Density 293.27/km2 (759.6/sq mi)
 • Urban
24,551
 • Urban density 3,299.9/km2 (8,547/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Flandes is a town and municipality in the Tolima department of Colombia. The population of the municipality was 28,389 as of the 2018 census.

Climate

Climate data for Flandes (Santiago Vila Airport), elevation 286 m (938 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 34.3
(93.7)
34.3
(93.7)
33.8
(92.8)
32.8
(91.0)
32.6
(90.7)
33.2
(91.8)
34.4
(93.9)
35.5
(95.9)
34.6
(94.3)
33.1
(91.6)
32.5
(90.5)
33.1
(91.6)
33.7
(92.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 29.1
(84.4)
29.2
(84.6)
28.9
(84.0)
28.3
(82.9)
28.1
(82.6)
28.2
(82.8)
28.8
(83.8)
29.8
(85.6)
29.4
(84.9)
28.3
(82.9)
27.9
(82.2)
28.5
(83.3)
28.7
(83.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23.3
(73.9)
23.5
(74.3)
23.5
(74.3)
23.4
(74.1)
23.1
(73.6)
22.6
(72.7)
22.2
(72.0)
23.0
(73.4)
23.2
(73.8)
23.1
(73.6)
23.1
(73.6)
23.1
(73.6)
23.1
(73.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 49.3
(1.94)
84.6
(3.33)
117.7
(4.63)
183.2
(7.21)
157.6
(6.20)
64.3
(2.53)
36.3
(1.43)
41.8
(1.65)
121.3
(4.78)
158.9
(6.26)
110.1
(4.33)
88.6
(3.49)
1,213.7
(47.78)
Average precipitation days 9 12 14 17 16 13 12 10 14 16 15 12 158
Average relative humidity (%) 66 66 68 73 75 71 64 58 64 71 75 71 68
Mean monthly sunshine hours 207.7 172.2 167.4 162.0 176.7 180.0 198.4 198.4 186.0 189.1 183.0 198.4 2,219.3
Mean daily sunshine hours 6.7 6.1 5.4 5.4 5.7 6.0 6.4 6.4 6.2 6.1 6.1 6.4 6.1
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales

See also

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