Alcalá, Valle del Cauca

For other uses, see Alcalá (disambiguation).

Municipality and town in Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia

Alcalá

Municipality and town

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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.

Alcalá

Location in Colombia

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

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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

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

## External links

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

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Municipalities in the Valle del Cauca Department

* Alcalá
* Andalucía
* Ansermanuevo
* Argelia
* Bolívar
* Buenaventura
* Buga
* Bugalagrande
* Caicedonia
* Cali
* Calima
* Candelaria
* Cartago
* Dagua
* El Águila
* El Cairo
* El Cerrito
* El Dovio
* Florida
* Ginebra
* Guacarí
* Jamundí
* La Cumbre
* La Unión
* La Victoria
* Obando
* Palmira
* Pradera
* Restrepo
* Riofrío
* Roldanillo
* San Pedro
* Sevilla
* Toro
* Trujillo
* Tuluá
* Ulloa
* Versalles
* Vijes
* Yotoco
* Yumbo
* Zarzal

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