# Puracé, Cauca

Puracé (Spanish pronunciation:) 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 ||||||||||||||