La Sierra, Cauca

La Sierra, Cauca
Municipality and town
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Location of the municipality and town of La Sierra, Cauca in the Cauca Department of Colombia.
Country	Colombia
Department	Cauca Department
Area [1]
• Total	217 km2 (84 sq mi)
Population  (Census 2018 [2] )
• Total	9,935
• Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Climate	Cfb

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

Climate

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

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′N76°50′W / 2.250°N 76.833°W / 2.250; -76.833