Alcalá, Valle del Cauca
Alcalá | |
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Municipality and town | |
Nickname: El Saman | |
Coordinates: 4°40′N 75°45′W / 4.667°N 75.750°W | |
Country | Colombia |
Department | Valle del Cauca Department |
Region | Andean |
Demonym | Alcalaino(a) |
Founded | 1791 |
Government | |
• Mayor | William Velazquez Villa |
Area | |
• Total | 61 km2 (24 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,290 m (4,232 ft) |
Population (2015) | |
• Total | 21,352 |
• Density | 350/km2 (910/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
Climate | Cfb |
Alcalá is a town and municipality located in the Department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia.
Climate
[edit]Climate data for Alcalá (Arturo Gomez), elevation 1,320 m (4,330 ft), (1971–2000) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27.7 (81.9) | 27.9 (82.2) | 27.8 (82.0) | 27.0 (80.6) | 26.5 (79.7) | 26.8 (80.2) | 27.5 (81.5) | 27.7 (81.9) | 27.2 (81.0) | 26.4 (79.5) | 26.6 (79.9) | 27.0 (80.6) | 27.1 (80.8) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 21.4 (70.5) | 21.5 (70.7) | 21.5 (70.7) | 21.1 (70.0) | 20.9 (69.6) | 21.1 (70.0) | 21.5 (70.7) | 21.6 (70.9) | 21.0 (69.8) | 20.5 (68.9) | 20.7 (69.3) | 21.0 (69.8) | 21.2 (70.2) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 16.3 (61.3) | 16.4 (61.5) | 16.6 (61.9) | 16.6 (61.9) | 16.5 (61.7) | 16.4 (61.5) | 15.9 (60.6) | 16.0 (60.8) | 16.0 (60.8) | 16.3 (61.3) | 16.5 (61.7) | 16.4 (61.5) | 16.3 (61.3) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 109.1 (4.30) | 103.1 (4.06) | 163.7 (6.44) | 220.9 (8.70) | 224.3 (8.83) | 149.5 (5.89) | 87.8 (3.46) | 115.3 (4.54) | 150.7 (5.93) | 232.4 (9.15) | 213.5 (8.41) | 141.8 (5.58) | 1,912.1 (75.28) |
Average precipitation days | 14 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 215 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 76 | 76 | 76 | 79 | 81 | 79 | 75 | 74 | 77 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 78 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 164.3 | 138.5 | 148.8 | 129.0 | 124.0 | 141.0 | 179.8 | 164.3 | 141.0 | 127.1 | 132.0 | 139.5 | 1,729.3 |
Mean daily sunshine hours | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[1] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Promedios Climatológicos 1971–2000" (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Retrieved 25 June 2024.[dead link ]
External links
[edit]- (in Spanish) Government of Valle del Cauca: Alcala Archived 2012-02-06 at the Wayback Machine