La Sierra, Cauca
Municipality and town
Flag 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
  Total217 km2 (84 sq mi)
Population
 (Census 2018[2])
  Total9,935
  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

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
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
(64.3)
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 rainfall 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
(97.83)
Average rainy days 19 16 20 22 21 15 9 9 12 22 24 24 213
Average relative humidity (%) 88 87 88 88 87 83 76 72 75 83 89 90 84
Source: IDEAM[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. "Data". www.ideam.gov.co. Retrieved 2021-08-07.

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


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