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Alcalá
Municipality and town
Flag of Alcalá
Flag
Official seal of Alcalá
Seal
Nickname(s): 
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
Country  Colombia
Department Valle del Cauca Department
Region Andean
Demonym Alcalaino(a)
Founded 1791
Area
 • Total 61 km2 (24 sq mi)
Elevation
1,290 m (4,232 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total 21,352
 • Density 350.0/km2 (907/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

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
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