Khôr ʽAngar
Khôr ʽAngar خور عنجر | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 The Khôr ʽAngar Old Fort in 1969. | |
  Khôr ‘Angar Location in Djibouti. | |
| Coordinates: 12°23′N 43°20′E / 12.383°N 43.333°E | |
| Country |  Djibouti |
| Region | Obock |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 3,500 |
Khôr ʽAngar (Arabic: خور عنجر) is a town in the northern Obock Region of Djibouti. It is situated on the west coast of the Bab el Mandeb Strait. The town is served by Herkale Airport, a desert airstrip 7 kilometres (4 mi) northwest.
Overview
[edit]Khôr ‘Angar is located in west coast of the Bab el Mandeb Strait and in the north-east of the Republic of Djibouti, 298 km (185 mi) (by road) of Djibouti City. Nearby towns and villages include Moulhoule (27 km), Obock (59 km), Rahayta (48 km).
Climate
[edit]Khôr ʽAngar has a hot desert climate (Köppen: BWh). The warmest month of the year is July with an average temperature of 34.9 °C. An annual low is reached in January, when the average temperature is 26.3 °C.[1] The difference in precipitation between the driest and wettest month is 9 mm. The average temperatures vary during the year by 8.6 °C. The sky is always clear and bright throughout the year.
| Climate data for Khôr ‘Angar | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.8 (85.6) |
29.8 (85.6) |
31.4 (88.5) |
33.2 (91.8) |
35.8 (96.4) |
38.2 (100.8) |
39.8 (103.6) |
39.0 (102.2) |
37.1 (98.8) |
34.4 (93.9) |
31.8 (89.2) |
30.3 (86.5) |
34.2 (93.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.8 (73.0) |
23.4 (74.1) |
24.4 (75.9) |
25.8 (78.4) |
27.9 (82.2) |
30.0 (86.0) |
30.0 (86.0) |
29.4 (84.9) |
29.5 (85.1) |
26.5 (79.7) |
24.4 (75.9) |
23.3 (73.9) |
26.5 (79.6) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 5 (0.2) |
4 (0.2) |
8 (0.3) |
3 (0.1) |
1 (0.0) |
0 (0) |
4 (0.2) |
6 (0.2) |
9 (0.4) |
4 (0.2) |
7 (0.3) |
6 (0.2) |
57 (2.3) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org, altitude: 10m[1] | |||||||||||||
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b "Climate: Khôr 'Angar - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
References
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