Vélez, Santander

Municipality and town in Santander Department, Colombia

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Location of the municipality and town of Vélez, Santander in the Santander Department of Colombia.

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ColombiaDepartmentSantander DepartmentFoundedSeptember 14, 1539^[1]Founded byMartín Galeano^[1]Area

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• Total250 km² (100 sq mi)Population

(Census 2018^[3])

• Total19,376 • Density78/km² (200/sq mi)DemonymVeleño -aTime zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)Websitewww.velez-santander.gov.co

Vélez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbeles]) is a town and municipality of the Santander Department in northeastern Colombia.

Climate

Climate data for Vélez (Velez Granja), elevation 2,170 m (7,120 ft), (1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	23.4 (74.1)	23.5 (74.3)	23.3 (73.9)	23.1 (73.6)	22.9 (73.2)	22.9 (73.2)	22.7 (72.9)	22.7 (72.9)	22.9 (73.2)	22.6 (72.7)	22.6 (72.7)	22.9 (73.2)	22.9 (73.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	16.7 (62.1)	16.7 (62.1)	16.7 (62.1)	16.7 (62.1)	16.7 (62.1)	16.7 (62.1)	16.6 (61.9)	16.6 (61.9)	16.6 (61.9)	16.4 (61.5)	16.4 (61.5)	16.7 (62.1)	16.6 (61.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	11.9 (53.4)	12.0 (53.6)	12.2 (54.0)	12.4 (54.3)	12.5 (54.5)	12.3 (54.1)	12.0 (53.6)	12.0 (53.6)	12.0 (53.6)	12.0 (53.6)	12.1 (53.8)	12.0 (53.6)	12.1 (53.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	55.4 (2.18)	79.2 (3.12)	135.5 (5.33)	244.0 (9.61)	273.1 (10.75)	186.1 (7.33)	171.4 (6.75)	170.9 (6.73)	222.8 (8.77)	263.7 (10.38)	185.6 (7.31)	86.1 (3.39)	2,067.2 (81.39)
Average precipitation days	10	12	17	22	24	20	21	20	21	24	20	13	225
Average relative humidity (%)	87	86	87	89	89	88	87	87	87	89	90	89	88
Mean monthly sunshine hours	207.7	172.2	151.9	120.0	130.2	144.0	164.3	167.4	150.0	133.3	144.0	192.2	1,877.2
Mean daily sunshine hours	6.7	6.1	4.9	4.0	4.2	4.8	5.3	5.4	5.0	4.3	4.8	6.2	5.1
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales^[4]

^ ^a ^b "Nuestro municipio". www.velez-santander.gov.co. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
^ "Municipalities of Colombia". Statoids. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
^ "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
^ "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.