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 | |
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Municipality and town | |
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 Location of the municipality and town of Argelia, Valle del Cauca in the Valle del Cauca Department of Colombia. | |
  Argelia Location in Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 4°40′N 76°40′W / 4.667°N 76.667°W | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department | Valle del Cauca Department |
| Area | |
• Total | 87 km2 (34 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,560 m (5,120 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Total | 6,440 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Climate | Af |
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
edit| 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
edit- ^ "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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