Puerto Lleras is a town and municipality in the Meta Department, Colombia.
Puerto Lleras | |
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Municipality and town | |
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 Location of the municipality and town of Puerto Lleras in the Meta Department of Colombia. | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department | Meta Department |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,061 km2 (796 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 450 m (1,480 ft) |
| Population (Census 2018[2]) | |
| • Total | 8,982 |
| • Density | 4.4/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Climate | Am |
The town[3][4] is on the Ariari River, and is served by Puerto Lleras Airport.
Climate
| Climate data for Puerto Lleras (Pto Lleras), elevation 245 m (804 ft), (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 33.2 (91.8) | 33.6 (92.5) | 32.9 (91.2) | 31.4 (88.5) | 31.1 (88.0) | 30.4 (86.7) | 30.2 (86.4) | 30.8 (87.4) | 31.6 (88.9) | 31.9 (89.4) | 31.8 (89.2) | 32.1 (89.8) | 31.7 (89.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.6 (79.9) | 27.0 (80.6) | 26.7 (80.1) | 26.1 (79.0) | 25.8 (78.4) | 25.2 (77.4) | 24.9 (76.8) | 25.3 (77.5) | 25.7 (78.3) | 26.0 (78.8) | 25.9 (78.6) | 26.3 (79.3) | 25.9 (78.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20.6 (69.1) | 20.9 (69.6) | 21.7 (71.1) | 22.1 (71.8) | 22.1 (71.8) | 21.6 (70.9) | 21.3 (70.3) | 21.4 (70.5) | 21.6 (70.9) | 21.8 (71.2) | 21.9 (71.4) | 21.4 (70.5) | 21.5 (70.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 22.5 (0.89) | 78.8 (3.10) | 193.7 (7.63) | 349.1 (13.74) | 411.1 (16.19) | 408.4 (16.08) | 296.4 (11.67) | 247.7 (9.75) | 225.1 (8.86) | 246.8 (9.72) | 199.1 (7.84) | 79.1 (3.11) | 2,756.6 (108.53) |
| Average precipitation days | 4 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 173 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 75 | 75 | 77 | 81 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 80 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 198.4 | 158.1 | 117.8 | 99.0 | 108.5 | 93.0 | 105.4 | 124.0 | 141.0 | 145.7 | 141.0 | 176.7 | 1,608.6 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 6.4 | 5.6 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 4.4 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[5] | |||||||||||||
References
3°16′10″N 73°22′30″W / 3.26944°N 73.37500°W