Argelia, Valle del Cauca
Municipality and town in Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia
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Location of the municipality and town of Argelia, Valle del Cauca in the Valle del Cauca Department of Colombia.
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Argelia is a town and municipality located in the Department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia. The main means of income for this region is coffee.[citation needed]
Argelia was founded by the Ospina-Agi brothers, and are now recognized by a donkey statue for their great efforts in transporting goods by donkey up the jungle terrain and steep hills.
Climate
Climate data for Argelia (Argelia El Recreo), elevation 1,600 m (5,200 ft), (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26.8 (80.2) | 27.3 (81.1) | 26.8 (80.2) | 26.5 (79.7) | 26.4 (79.5) | 26.7 (80.1) | 26.6 (79.9) | 27.0 (80.6) | 26.6 (79.9) | 26.1 (79.0) | 26.1 (79.0) | 26.5 (79.7) | 26.6 (79.9) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 20.6 (69.1) | 20.7 (69.3) | 20.6 (69.1) | 20.5 (68.9) | 20.5 (68.9) | 20.6 (69.1) | 20.4 (68.7) | 20.6 (69.1) | 20.5 (68.9) | 20.1 (68.2) | 20.3 (68.5) | 20.4 (68.7) | 20.4 (68.7) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 15.5 (59.9) | 15.5 (59.9) | 15.6 (60.1) | 15.8 (60.4) | 15.8 (60.4) | 15.7 (60.3) | 15.4 (59.7) | 15.5 (59.9) | 15.4 (59.7) | 15.3 (59.5) | 15.3 (59.5) | 15.4 (59.7) | 15.5 (59.9) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 79.8 (3.14) | 80.3 (3.16) | 112.9 (4.44) | 170.1 (6.70) | 167.7 (6.60) | 106.5 (4.19) | 94.9 (3.74) | 86.4 (3.40) | 126.5 (4.98) | 184.0 (7.24) | 148.2 (5.83) | 91.8 (3.61) | 1,438.7 (56.64) |
Average precipitation days | 12 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 184 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 90 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 124.0 | 110.1 | 114.7 | 111.0 | 114.7 | 126.0 | 161.2 | 161.2 | 126.0 | 105.4 | 105.0 | 111.6 | 1,470.9 |
Mean daily sunshine hours | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales[1] |
References
- ^ "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.
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Municipalities in the Valle del Cauca Department
- Alcalá
- Andalucía
- Ansermanuevo
- Argelia
- Bolívar
- Buenaventura
- Buga
- Bugalagrande
- Caicedonia
- Cali
- Calima
- Candelaria
- Cartago
- Dagua
- El Águila
- El Cairo
- El Cerrito
- El Dovio
- Florida
- Ginebra
- Guacarí
- Jamundí
- La Cumbre
- La Unión
- La Victoria
- Obando
- Palmira
- Pradera
- Restrepo
- Riofrío
- Roldanillo
- San Pedro
- Sevilla
- Toro
- Trujillo
- Tuluá
- Ulloa
- Versalles
- Vijes
- Yotoco
- Yumbo
- Zarzal
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