Location & Surroundings

El Tendido is a settlement in Boyaca, Colombia, at 2,785 m elevation. The nearest larger town is Sogamoso, 6 km to the east. The national capital Bogota is about 175 km to the southwest. The nearest airport is Aeropuerto El Alcaravan, 71 km away.

Basic Data

  • Type populated place (PPL)
  • a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work

Geography

  • Coordinates
    5° 43' 53" N, 72° 59' 19" W
  • Elevation DEM: 2785 m
  • Timezone America/Bogota
  • Time Shift GMT -5 (DST -5)

Statistics & Country

  • Pop. Density 30 p/km²
  • Built-up 0.4%
  • Settlement Very low density rural
  • Currency Peso (COP)
  • Phone Prefix +57

Sun & Local Time

Other populated places nearby

Nearby

Weather in El Tendido

Current conditions and a 3-day (72-hour) weather forecast for El Tendido, updated from the NOAA GFS model.

Now 19.4 C with overcast skies and a 3.6 m/s south-easterly wind. Next 24h: 10.5 to 19.4 C, max wind 3.6 m/s. Precip around 0.9 mm. Solar peaks near 575 W/m2.

Temperature
19.4 C
Wind
3.6 m/s SE (124 deg)
Humidity
48 %
Pressure
1,012.1 hPa
Clouds
100 %
Precip
0.92 mm
Solar
0.0 W/m2
UV-B
n/a

Hour Temp (C) Wind (m/s) Dir (deg) RH (%) Pressure (hPa) Precip (step/total mm) Clouds (%) Solar (W/m2) UV-B (W/m2)
NOW 19.4 3.6 124 48 1,012.1 - / 0.00 100 0.0 n/a
6h 10.7 1.6 118 89 1,016.5 0.88 / 0.88 76 343.7 n/a
12h 10.7 0.9 193 90 1,017.0 0.00 / 0.38 100 0.0 n/a
18h 10.5 1.2 115 91 1,018.8 0.05 / 0.43 98 1.8 n/a
Tomorrow 17.7 3.2 110 58 1,012.5 0.49 / 0.92 85 574.9 n/a
30h 11.1 2.0 129 87 1,016.4 0.75 / 1.67 99 297.5 n/a
36h 9.1 1.2 96 93 1,017.9 0.00 / 0.08 100 0.0 n/a
42h 10.5 0.6 97 89 1,018.6 0.02 / 0.10 87 4.0 n/a
Saturday 16.3 3.0 90 62 1,014.3 0.53 / 0.63 100 445.2 n/a
54h 10.5 2.2 118 85 1,017.9 0.05 / 0.68 99 309.6 n/a
60h 8.1 1.0 105 92 1,019.5 0.00 / 0.01 100 0.0 n/a
66h 9.9 1.4 99 83 1,020.0 0.00 / 0.00 100 7.0 n/a
Sunday 18.3 4.5 132 47 1,013.5 0.13 / 0.13 99 626.9 n/a
Source: NOAA GFS 0.25° (run 2026-09-10 18:00 UTC).

FAQ

What is the current weather and next 24-hour outlook in El Tendido?
Now 19.4 C with overcast skies and a 3.6 m/s south-easterly wind. Next 24h: 10.5 to 19.4 C, max wind 3.6 m/s. Precip around 0.9 mm. Solar peaks near 575 W/m2.
Is precipitation expected in the next 24 hours?
Around 0.9 mm of precipitation is expected in the next 24 hours.
When are sunrise and sunset in El Tendido today?
Sunrise around 05:42 and sunset around 17:55 (local time). Day length about 12h 13m.
What is the local time in El Tendido?
Local time is 23:34. Time zone: America/Bogota (UTC-05:00).
What type of place is El Tendido?
El Tendido is a populated place.
What is the elevation of El Tendido?
DEM 2,785 m.
Where is El Tendido located?
It is at 5.73135, -72.98861 (latitude, longitude).
Which country is El Tendido in?
It is in Colombia.

Sources

Last updated 2016-01-28
geonames https://www.geonames.org/3682944