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Alcalá, Valle del Cauca

Coordinates: 4°40′N 75°45′W / 4.667°N 75.750°W / 4.667; -75.750
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Alcalá
Municipality and town
Flag of Alcalá
Official seal of Alcalá
Nickname: 
El Saman
Location of the municipality and town of Alcalá, Valle del Cauca in the Valle del Cauca Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of Alcalá, Valle del Cauca in the Valle del Cauca Department of Colombia.
Alcalá is located in Colombia
Alcalá
Alcalá
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 4°40′N 75°45′W / 4.667°N 75.750°W / 4.667; -75.750
Country Colombia
DepartmentValle del Cauca Department
RegionAndean
DemonymAlcalaino(a)
Founded1791
Government
 • MayorWilliam Velazquez Villa
Area
 • Total61 km2 (24 sq mi)
Elevation
1,290 m (4,232 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total21,352
 • Density350/km2 (910/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
ClimateCfb

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)
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]

  1. ^ "Promedios Climatológicos 1971–2000" (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Retrieved 25 June 2024.[dead link]

External links[edit]

4°40′N 75°45′W / 4.667°N 75.750°W / 4.667; -75.750