Gandajika
Gandajika | |
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Coordinates: 6°45′S 23°58′E / 6.750°S 23.967°E | |
Country | DR Congo |
Province | Lomami |
Territory | Gandajika |
Elevation | 806 m (2,644 ft) |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 146,217 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (Central Africa Time) |
Gandajika or Ngandajika is a town in Lomami province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the administrative center of the territory of the same name.
Climate
[edit]Climate data for Gandajika, elevation 780 m (2,560 ft), (1971–2000) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.2 (84.6) | 29.6 (85.3) | 30.0 (86.0) | 30.5 (86.9) | 31.4 (88.5) | 31.5 (88.7) | 31.5 (88.7) | 31.3 (88.3) | 30.8 (87.4) | 30.1 (86.2) | 29.5 (85.1) | 29.1 (84.4) | 30.4 (86.7) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 18.7 (65.7) | 18.8 (65.8) | 19.0 (66.2) | 18.8 (65.8) | 17.9 (64.2) | 16.2 (61.2) | 15.8 (60.4) | 17.2 (63.0) | 18.1 (64.6) | 18.2 (64.8) | 18.5 (65.3) | 18.8 (65.8) | 18.0 (64.4) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 159.0 (6.26) | 140.0 (5.51) | 193.0 (7.60) | 162.0 (6.38) | 50.0 (1.97) | 8.0 (0.31) | 7.0 (0.28) | 37.0 (1.46) | 102.0 (4.02) | 137.0 (5.39) | 213.0 (8.39) | 217.0 (8.54) | 1,425 (56.11) |
Average relative humidity (%) | 82 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 67 | 55 | 54 | 62 | 72 | 77 | 81 | 82 | 73 |
Source: FAO[1] |
References
[edit]- ^ "CLIMWAT climatic database". Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations. Retrieved 28 August 2024.