Puracé, Cauca
Puracé (Spanish pronunciation: [puɾaˈse]) is a town and municipality in the Cauca Department, Colombia.
An 1853 watercolor by Manuel María Paz is an early depiction of four indigenous people in Puracé wearing straw hats and ruanas.
Climate
| Climate data for Puracé (Paletara), elevation 2,900 m (9,500 ft), (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 16.1 (61.0) |
15.7 (60.3) |
15.4 (59.7) |
15.4 (59.7) |
15.5 (59.9) |
14.9 (58.8) |
13.6 (56.5) |
14.6 (58.3) |
15.2 (59.4) |
16.1 (61.0) |
15.8 (60.4) |
15.5 (59.9) |
15.3 (59.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 11.4 (52.5) |
11.5 (52.7) |
11.4 (52.5) |
11.6 (52.9) |
11.7 (53.1) |
11.2 (52.2) |
10.5 (50.9) |
10.6 (51.1) |
11.3 (52.3) |
11.5 (52.7) |
11.7 (53.1) |
11.5 (52.7) |
11.3 (52.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.8 (42.4) |
5.8 (42.4) |
6.2 (43.2) |
6.3 (43.3) |
6.6 (43.9) |
6.6 (43.9) |
6.1 (43.0) |
6.2 (43.2) |
6.2 (43.2) |
6.3 (43.3) |
6.1 (43.0) |
5.7 (42.3) |
6.2 (43.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 72.3 (2.85) |
76.8 (3.02) |
81.9 (3.22) |
112.7 (4.44) |
110.1 (4.33) |
110.6 (4.35) |
146.9 (5.78) |
98.8 (3.89) |
71.5 (2.81) |
95.5 (3.76) |
99.9 (3.93) |
85.3 (3.36) |
1,141.8 (44.95) |
| Average precipitation days | 15 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 242 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 88 | 87 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 88 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 120.9 | 93.2 | 77.5 | 69.0 | 74.4 | 66.0 | 62.0 | 74.4 | 72.0 | 77.5 | 90.0 | 114.7 | 991.6 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 3.9 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 2.7 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Puracé (Sta Leticia), elevation 2,085 m (6,841 ft), (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 20.2 (68.4) |
20.1 (68.2) |
19.8 (67.6) |
19.9 (67.8) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.2 (66.6) |
18.7 (65.7) |
18.8 (65.8) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.9 (67.8) |
19.6 (67.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 16.1 (61.0) |
16.2 (61.2) |
16.0 (60.8) |
16.1 (61.0) |
16.0 (60.8) |
15.7 (60.3) |
15.3 (59.5) |
15.4 (59.7) |
15.7 (60.3) |
15.9 (60.6) |
15.9 (60.6) |
16.0 (60.8) |
15.9 (60.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 11.6 (52.9) |
11.8 (53.2) |
11.9 (53.4) |
12.1 (53.8) |
12.0 (53.6) |
11.7 (53.1) |
11.3 (52.3) |
11.3 (52.3) |
11.3 (52.3) |
11.5 (52.7) |
11.7 (53.1) |
11.7 (53.1) |
11.7 (53.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 94.2 (3.71) |
126.9 (5.00) |
165.8 (6.53) |
218.3 (8.59) |
199.7 (7.86) |
175.5 (6.91) |
148.0 (5.83) |
114.3 (4.50) |
117.9 (4.64) |
168.9 (6.65) |
146.0 (5.75) |
111.2 (4.38) |
1,763.9 (69.44) |
| Average precipitation days | 18 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 264 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 81 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 127.1 | 101.6 | 83.7 | 75.0 | 80.6 | 78.0 | 74.4 | 83.7 | 90.0 | 96.1 | 99.0 | 120.9 | 1,110.1 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.0 |
| Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Municipalities of Colombia". statoids. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ Paz, Manuel María. "Indians of Puracé, Popayán Province". World Digital Library. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
- ^ "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′N 76°25′W / 2.250°N 76.417°W
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