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Climate

The weather in Medellín is warm year-round with few temperature extremes. As a municipality, Medellín has an area of 382 km (147 sq mi). Medellín features a trade-wind tropical rainforest climate (Af), albeit a cooler version of this climate that borders closely on a tropical monsoon climate (Am), as well as having characteristics of a tropical highland climate (Cfb). Since Medellín is located at 1,495 m (4,900 ft) above sea level, its climate is not as hot as other cities located at the same latitude near the equator. Because of its altitude above sea level and privileged location in the Andes Range, Medellín's weather at times is more characteristic of a humid subtropical climate than that of a tropical climate. The city's average annual temperature is 23 °C (73 °F), and because of its proximity to the equator, its temperature is constant year-round, with minimal temperature variations. Temperatures range from 17 to 28 °C (63 to 82 °F). Because of the former pleasant springlike climate all year, Medellín was known as "La Ciudad de la Eterna Primavera" or "City of the Eternal Spring". But due to climate change, the city has increased its average temperatures, now hovering around 28 °C (82 °F). The city is located in a valley and many of its districts are on slopes; temperatures can be slightly cooler on the surrounding mountains.