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La Sierra, Cauca

Municipality and town in Cauca Department, Colombia

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Location of the municipality and town of La Sierra, Cauca in the Cauca Department of Colombia.

Country

ColombiaDepartmentCauca DepartmentArea

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• 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

^ "Municipalities of Colombia". statoids. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
^ "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
^ "Data". www.ideam.gov.co. Retrieved 2021-08-07.