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

Puerto Lleras
Municipality and town
Flag of Puerto Lleras
Official seal of Puerto Lleras
Location of the municipality and town of Puerto Lleras in the Meta Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Puerto Lleras in the Meta Department of Colombia.
Country Colombia
DepartmentMeta Department
Area
 • Total
2,061 km2 (796 sq mi)
Elevation
450 m (1,480 ft)
Population
 (Census 2018[2])
 • Total
8,982
 • Density4.4/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
ClimateAm

The town[3][4] is on the Ariari River, and is served by Puerto Lleras Airport.

Climate

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Climate data for Puerto Lleras (Pto Lleras), elevation 245 m (804 ft), (1981–2010)
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

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  1. ^ "Municipalities of Colombia". statoids. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Puerto Lleras". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Puerto Lleras". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010" (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2024.

3°16′10″N 73°22′30″W / 3.26944°N 73.37500°W / 3.26944; -73.37500