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Páez, Cauca
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Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of Páez, Cauca in the Cauca Department of Colombia.
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| Country |  Colombia |
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| Department | Cauca Department | |
| Population
(2020 est.)
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| • Total | 36,977 | |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) | |
| Climate | Af | |
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Paéz (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpaes]) is a municipality in the Cauca Department, Colombia. The town of Belalcazar, is the main urban center of the Municipality. It was founded in 1905 by Valencia, Mosquera and Lemus. The town is located by the steps of the Nevado del Huila Volcano, the municipality borders to the northeast with the Tolima Department, to the west with the Huila Department, southwest with the municipality of Inza, to the west with the municipalities of Silvia and Jambalo and to the north with the municipality of Toribio covering a total area of 1,258 km2 (486 sq mi).
Climate
| Climate data for Toez, elevation 1,860 m (6,100 ft), (1971–2000) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 23.2 (73.8) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.6 (72.7) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.2 (70.2) |
21.5 (70.7) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.5 (72.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 17.3 (63.1) |
17.3 (63.1) |
17.5 (63.5) |
17.3 (63.1) |
17.3 (63.1) |
16.8 (62.2) |
16.2 (61.2) |
16.3 (61.3) |
16.5 (61.7) |
16.8 (62.2) |
17.0 (62.6) |
17.0 (62.6) |
17.0 (62.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 11.9 (53.4) |
12.2 (54.0) |
12.4 (54.3) |
12.7 (54.9) |
13.1 (55.6) |
12.6 (54.7) |
12.0 (53.6) |
11.7 (53.1) |
12.0 (53.6) |
12.1 (53.8) |
12.2 (54.0) |
11.9 (53.4) |
12.2 (54.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 48.4 (1.91) |
71.1 (2.80) |
80.9 (3.19) |
126.4 (4.98) |
141.0 (5.55) |
103.6 (4.08) |
107.6 (4.24) |
106.8 (4.20) |
115.0 (4.53) |
120.6 (4.75) |
108.0 (4.25) |
75.6 (2.98) |
1,204.9 (47.44) |
| Average precipitation days | 14 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 250 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 83 | 84 | 84 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 85 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 158.1 | 147.0 | 124.0 | 114.0 | 114.7 | 99.0 | 89.9 | 105.4 | 84.0 | 93.0 | 96.0 | 170.5 | 1,395.6 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 5.5 | 3.8 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales | |||||||||||||
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