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Gómez Plata
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Gómez Plata in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality and town of Gómez Plata in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
Gómez Plata is located in Colombia
Gómez Plata
Gómez Plata
Location in Colombia
Country  Colombia
Department Antioquia Department
Subregion Northern
Area
 • Total 360 km2 (140 sq mi)
Population
 (Census 2018)
 • Total 8,235
 • Density 22.9/km2 (59.2/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Gómez Plata is a town and municipality in the Colombian department of Antioquia. It is part of the subregion of Northern Antioquia. The population was 8,235 at the 2018 census.

Climate

Gómez Plata has a cool tropical rainforest climate (Af) due to altitude. It has very heavy rainfall year round.

Climate data for Gómez Plata
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 24.5
(76.1)
24.9
(76.8)
25.4
(77.7)
25.4
(77.7)
25.1
(77.2)
24.9
(76.8)
25.7
(78.3)
25.3
(77.5)
24.8
(76.6)
24.1
(75.4)
23.7
(74.7)
24.5
(76.1)
24.9
(76.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 19.6
(67.3)
19.9
(67.8)
20.5
(68.9)
20.8
(69.4)
20.5
(68.9)
20.1
(68.2)
20.4
(68.7)
20.0
(68.0)
19.7
(67.5)
19.6
(67.3)
19.2
(66.6)
19.2
(66.6)
20.0
(67.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 14.8
(58.6)
15.0
(59.0)
15.7
(60.3)
16.2
(61.2)
16.0
(60.8)
15.4
(59.7)
15.1
(59.2)
14.8
(58.6)
14.7
(58.5)
15.1
(59.2)
14.8
(58.6)
13.9
(57.0)
15.1
(59.2)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 83.7
(3.30)
114.9
(4.52)
188.5
(7.42)
343.8
(13.54)
438.9
(17.28)
327.0
(12.87)
304.7
(12.00)
333.3
(13.12)
406.4
(16.00)
381.3
(15.01)
274.2
(10.80)
149.1
(5.87)
3,345.8
(131.73)
Average rainy days 7 9 13 19 20 16 16 18 20 20 16 11 185

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