Flandes

Flandes is a town and municipality in the Tolima department of Colombia.^[2] The population of the municipality was 28,389 as of the 2018 census.^[1]

Flandes
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Flandes in the Tolima Department of Colombia.
Country	Colombia
Department	Tolima Department
Area
• Municipality and town	96.8 km2 (37.4 sq mi)
• Urban	7.44 km2 (2.87 sq mi)
Elevation	285 m (935 ft)
Population  (2018 census)[1]
• Municipality and town	28,389
• Density	290/km2 (760/sq mi)
• Urban	24,551
• Urban density	3,300/km2 (8,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Climate

Climate data for Flandes (Santiago Vila Airport), elevation 286 m (938 ft), (1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	34.3 (93.7)	34.3 (93.7)	33.8 (92.8)	32.8 (91.0)	32.6 (90.7)	33.2 (91.8)	34.4 (93.9)	35.5 (95.9)	34.6 (94.3)	33.1 (91.6)	32.5 (90.5)	33.1 (91.6)	33.7 (92.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	29.1 (84.4)	29.2 (84.6)	28.9 (84.0)	28.3 (82.9)	28.1 (82.6)	28.2 (82.8)	28.8 (83.8)	29.8 (85.6)	29.4 (84.9)	28.3 (82.9)	27.9 (82.2)	28.5 (83.3)	28.7 (83.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	23.3 (73.9)	23.5 (74.3)	23.5 (74.3)	23.4 (74.1)	23.1 (73.6)	22.6 (72.7)	22.2 (72.0)	23.0 (73.4)	23.2 (73.8)	23.1 (73.6)	23.1 (73.6)	23.1 (73.6)	23.1 (73.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	49.3 (1.94)	84.6 (3.33)	117.7 (4.63)	183.2 (7.21)	157.6 (6.20)	64.3 (2.53)	36.3 (1.43)	41.8 (1.65)	121.3 (4.78)	158.9 (6.26)	110.1 (4.33)	88.6 (3.49)	1,213.7 (47.78)
Average precipitation days	9	12	14	17	16	13	12	10	14	16	15	12	158
Average relative humidity (%)	66	66	68	73	75	71	64	58	64	71	75	71	68
Mean monthly sunshine hours	207.7	172.2	167.4	162.0	176.7	180.0	198.4	198.4	186.0	189.1	183.0	198.4	2,219.3
Mean daily sunshine hours	6.7	6.1	5.4	5.4	5.7	6.0	6.4	6.4	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.4	6.1
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[3]