Gómez Plata

Gómez Plata is a town and municipality in the Colombian department of Antioquia. Part of the subregion of Northern Antioquia.

Gómez Plata
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Gómez Plata in the Antioquia Department of Colombia
Gómez Plata Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 6°40′54″N 75°13′5″W
Country	Colombia
Department	Antioquia Department
Subregion	Northern
Area [1]
• Total	360 km^2 (140 sq mi)
Population  (Census 2018[2])
• Total	8,235
• Density	23/km^2 (59/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

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
Average high °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)
Average low °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
Source 1: [3]
Source 2: [4]

References

1. "Municipalities of Colombia". statoids. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
2. "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
3. http://www.ideam.gov.co/documents/21021/553571/Promedios+Climatol%C3%B3gicos++1981+-+2010.xlsx/f28d0b07-1208-4a46-8ccf-bddd70fb4128
4. https://en.climate-data.org/south-america/colombia/antioquia/gomez-plata-47701/?amp=true