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Guamal, Meta
Municipality and town
Iglesia de Guamal-Meta.jpg
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Official seal of Guamal, Meta
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Location of the municipality and town of Guamal, Meta in the Meta Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Guamal, Meta in the Meta Department of Colombia.
Country  Colombia
Department Meta Department
Area
 • Total 638 km2 (246 sq mi)
Elevation
525 m (1,722 ft)
Population
 (Census 2018)
 • Total 13,857
 • Density 21.719/km2 (56.25/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Climate Af

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

Climate

Guamal has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). The climate is hot and sometimes humid, though its proximity to the foothills of the Oriental Andes brings mild breezes at nightfall. Average temperature is 25.1 °C or 77.2 °F. Although January is almost dry enough for tropical monsoon (Am) classification, the other eleven months all receive over 125 millimetres or 5 inches of rain, and for eight months from April to November monthly rainfall consistently exceeds 340 millimetres or 13.4 inches.

Climate data for Guamal
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31.0
(87.8)
31.4
(88.5)
31.1
(88.0)
30.0
(86.0)
29.5
(85.1)
29.0
(84.2)
28.9
(84.0)
29.7
(85.5)
30.2
(86.4)
30.1
(86.2)
30.1
(86.2)
30.3
(86.5)
30.1
(86.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.6
(78.1)
26.0
(78.8)
26.0
(78.8)
25.2
(77.4)
24.9
(76.8)
24.3
(75.7)
24.2
(75.6)
24.6
(76.3)
25.0
(77.0)
25.0
(77.0)
25.1
(77.2)
25.0
(77.0)
25.1
(77.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 20.2
(68.4)
20.6
(69.1)
21.0
(69.8)
20.4
(68.7)
20.4
(68.7)
19.7
(67.5)
19.6
(67.3)
19.5
(67.1)
19.8
(67.6)
20.0
(68.0)
20.2
(68.4)
19.7
(67.5)
20.1
(68.2)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 69.0
(2.72)
126.7
(4.99)
254.0
(10.00)
484.8
(19.09)
575.3
(22.65)
512.6
(20.18)
395.5
(15.57)
344.8
(13.57)
376.8
(14.83)
440.3
(17.33)
488.2
(19.22)
167.6
(6.60)
4,235.6
(166.75)
Average rainy days (≥ 1 mm) 6 8 12 19 22 22 20 17 16 17 16 10 185

See also

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