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Santander de Quilichao
City
Saman de Santander de Quilichao.jpg
Flag of Santander de Quilichao
Flag
Official seal of Santander de Quilichao
Seal
Nickname(s): 
City of the Samanes
Location of the city Santander de Quilichao.
Location of the city Santander de Quilichao.
Santander de Quilichao is located in Colombia
Santander de Quilichao
Santander de Quilichao
Location in Colombia
Country  Colombia
Department Cauca Department
Founded July 16, 1543
Area
 • City 518.2 km2 (200.1 sq mi)
 • Urban
10.880 km2 (4.201 sq mi)
Elevation
1,071 m (3,514 ft)
Population
 (2023)
 • City 220,000
 • Density 425/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
 • Urban
180,000
 • Urban density 16,500/km2 (42,800/sq mi)
 • Metro
180,000
Demonym(s) Quilichagüeño
Time zone UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Area code(s) 57 + 2
Climate Af
Website Official website: http://santanderdequilichao-cauca.gov.co/

Santander de Quilichao is a city in the north of the Cauca Department, Colombia at 97 km to the north of Popayán and 45 km to the south of Cali.

Climate

Climate data for Santander de Quilichao (Japio), elevation 1,015 m (3,330 ft), (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.0
(84.2)
29.2
(84.6)
29.3
(84.7)
28.9
(84.0)
28.6
(83.5)
28.8
(83.8)
29.4
(84.9)
30.2
(86.4)
29.5
(85.1)
28.7
(83.7)
28.2
(82.8)
28.5
(83.3)
29.0
(84.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 23.5
(74.3)
23.7
(74.7)
23.6
(74.5)
23.5
(74.3)
23.4
(74.1)
23.5
(74.3)
23.6
(74.5)
24.1
(75.4)
23.8
(74.8)
23.3
(73.9)
23.1
(73.6)
23.4
(74.1)
23.6
(74.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 18.5
(65.3)
18.5
(65.3)
18.7
(65.7)
18.8
(65.8)
18.7
(65.7)
18.3
(64.9)
17.5
(63.5)
17.5
(63.5)
18.0
(64.4)
18.4
(65.1)
18.6
(65.5)
18.7
(65.7)
18.3
(64.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 147.7
(5.81)
141.2
(5.56)
180.7
(7.11)
224.4
(8.83)
159.8
(6.29)
93.3
(3.67)
51.1
(2.01)
67.4
(2.65)
113.0
(4.45)
212.0
(8.35)
228.4
(8.99)
167.1
(6.58)
1,786.2
(70.32)
Average precipitation days 12 11 14 16 13 10 7 6 11 16 16 13 145
Average relative humidity (%) 78 78 78 80 80 79 75 72 75 79 80 79 78
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales
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