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La Sierra, Cauca

Coordinates: 2°15′N 76°50′W / 2.250°N 76.833°W / 2.250; -76.833
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La Sierra, Cauca
Municipality and town
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Official seal of La Sierra, Cauca
Location of the municipality and town of La Sierra, Cauca in the Cauca Department of Colombia.
Location of the municipality and town of La Sierra, Cauca in the Cauca Department of Colombia.
Country Colombia
DepartmentCauca Department
Area
 • Total
217 km2 (84 sq mi)
Population
 (Census 2018[2])
 • Total
9,935
 • Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
ClimateCfb

La Sierra is a town and municipality in the Cauca Department, Colombia.

Climate

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La Sierra has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cfb) with pleasant mornings and warm afternoons year-round, accompanied by moderate to little rainfall from June to September and heavy to very heavy rainfall from October to May.

Climate data for La Sierra (Sierra La), elevation 1,870 m (6,140 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 21.8
(71.2)
22.0
(71.6)
22.1
(71.8)
21.9
(71.4)
22.1
(71.8)
22.2
(72.0)
22.9
(73.2)
23.6
(74.5)
23.7
(74.7)
22.6
(72.7)
21.4
(70.5)
21.2
(70.2)
22.3
(72.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 17.5
(63.5)
17.8
(64.0)
17.9
(64.2)
17.8
(64.0)
18.0
(64.4)
18.1
(64.6)
18.3
(64.9)
18.7
(65.7)
18.6
(65.5)
17.9
(64.2)
17.3
(63.1)
17.3
(63.1)
17.9
(64.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 14.3
(57.7)
14.4
(57.9)
14.4
(57.9)
14.6
(58.3)
14.7
(58.5)
14.6
(58.3)
14.4
(57.9)
14.4
(57.9)
14.3
(57.7)
14.1
(57.4)
14.0
(57.2)
14.2
(57.6)
14.4
(57.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 296.7
(11.68)
201.4
(7.93)
233.8
(9.20)
225.6
(8.88)
182.7
(7.19)
76.6
(3.02)
39.6
(1.56)
41.4
(1.63)
106.1
(4.18)
309.9
(12.20)
399.0
(15.71)
372.2
(14.65)
2,485.1
(97.84)
Average precipitation days 19 16 20 22 21 15 9 9 12 22 24 24 214
Average relative humidity (%) 88 87 88 88 87 83 76 72 75 83 89 90 84
Mean monthly sunshine hours 133.3 110.1 108.5 99.0 111.6 135.0 164.3 170.5 132.0 114.7 99.0 114.7 1,492.7
Mean daily sunshine hours 4.3 3.9 3.5 3.3 3.6 4.5 5.3 5.5 4.4 3.7 3.3 3.7 4.1
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Municipalities of Colombia". statoids. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Promedios Climatológicos 1981–2010" (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2024.

2°15′N 76°50′W / 2.250°N 76.833°W / 2.250; -76.833