Alcalá, Valle del Cauca

Municipality and town in Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia
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Official seal of Alcalá
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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.
4°40′N 75°45′W / 4.667°N 75.750°W / 4.667; -75.750Country ColombiaDepartmentValle del Cauca DepartmentRegionAndeanDemonymAlcalaino(a)Founded1791Government
 • MayorWilliam Velazquez VillaArea
 • 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

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]

External links

  • (in Spanish) Government of Valle del Cauca: Alcala Archived 2012-02-06 at the Wayback Machine

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

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  1. ^ "Promedios Climatológicos 1971–2000" (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Retrieved 25 June 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)