Tokelau, Tuvalu
Tokelau, Tuvalu is a village on the island of Nanumanga, Tuvalu.[1]
Population
[edit]As of 2012,[update] Tokelau's population was 245. It is the larger of Nanumanga's two villages, the other being Tonga.[1]
Linguistic background
[edit]Tokelau means "north-northeast" in Tuvaluan and some other Polynesian languages.
Climate
[edit]Tokelau has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.
Climate data for Tokelau | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.4 (88.5) | 31.3 (88.3) | 31.3 (88.3) | 31.2 (88.2) | 31.2 (88.2) | 30.9 (87.6) | 30.6 (87.1) | 30.7 (87.3) | 31.1 (88.0) | 31.3 (88.3) | 31.5 (88.7) | 31.4 (88.5) | 31.2 (88.1) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 28.4 (83.1) | 28.3 (82.9) | 28.4 (83.1) | 28.3 (82.9) | 28.4 (83.1) | 28.2 (82.8) | 28.0 (82.4) | 28.0 (82.4) | 28.3 (82.9) | 28.4 (83.1) | 28.4 (83.1) | 28.4 (83.1) | 28.3 (82.9) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 25.4 (77.7) | 25.3 (77.5) | 25.5 (77.9) | 25.5 (77.9) | 25.7 (78.3) | 25.6 (78.1) | 25.5 (77.9) | 25.4 (77.7) | 25.5 (77.9) | 25.5 (77.9) | 25.4 (77.7) | 25.4 (77.7) | 25.5 (77.9) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 330 (13.0) | 261 (10.3) | 313 (12.3) | 236 (9.3) | 192 (7.6) | 177 (7.0) | 196 (7.7) | 214 (8.4) | 175 (6.9) | 193 (7.6) | 216 (8.5) | 339 (13.3) | 2,842 (111.9) |
Source: Climate-Data.org[2] |
See also
[edit]6°17′28″S 176°19′23″E / 6.291°S 176.323°E
References
[edit]- ^ a b Brinkhoff, Thomas. "Tuvalu: Atolls, Major Villages & Agglomerations - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". City Population. Archived from the original on 13 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ "Climate: Tokelau". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved July 29, 2020.