Gps coordinates
At the local airport Olaya Herrera the coordinates are Longitude -75,60 and Latitude 6,22.Altitude is 1.490 meters above sea level.
Metropolitan area
MedellÃn is surrounded by 8 smaller towns and together they form the Area Metropolitana (http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/)Ãrea_Metropolitana_de_MedellÃn with almost 3.5 million people. These other towns are: Bello, ItaguÃ, Sabaneta, La Estrella, Caldas, Copacabana, Girardota and Barbosa. The neighboring town of Envigado does not belong to this administrative association even though it is closer than many of the mentioned above. MedellÃn is a true conglomerate of towns and you will find it difficult to tell the borders between these municipalities.Located east of MedellÃn is the valley of Rionegro (http://www.rionegro.gov.co/) which is larger and higher in the mountains. This area holds some of the most important factories, recreational grounds and suburbs of the city, as well as the International Airport.
Climate
| Climate | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Precipitation mm | 55 | 77 | 114 | 179 | 191 | 153 | 108 | 154 | 178 | 218 | 150 | 79 |
| Source: IDEAM Colombian Meteorological Agency (http://www.ideam.gov.co) |
The weather in MedellÃn (http://www.weather.com/ou...) is quite mild it well deserves its common motto of 'City of everlasting spring'. Average daily temperatures are 22ºC 71ºF , range from 15 to 30 degrees Celsius 60º-85ºF. Humidity is comfortable in the 50%-70% range. Due to its proximity with the equator there is little variation with the seasons. Due to the high altitude and moderate overcast skies Medellin stays cool, with an occasional couple hours of strong sun light.
As MedellÃn is located in a tropical country, the absence of air conditioners in Medellin often takes foreign visitors by surprise. Air conditioning is used in downtown areas. Fresh air comes from the mountains surrounding Medellin on all sides, and provides Medellin with the perfect climate. At night time the temperature is usually in the 10-15ºC 50-60ºF range, and depends mostly on if its raining or not. The majority of restaurants are in open air environment, without walls, because of the perfect climate.
There is a new weather info page from the city of MedellÃn at (http://www.clima247.gov.co).