Batkanu | |
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  Batkanu Location in Sierra Leone | |
| Coordinates: 09°05′00″N12°25′00″W / 9.08333°N 12.41667°W Coordinates: 09°05′00″N12°25′00″W / 9.08333°N 12.41667°W | |
| Country |  Sierra Leone |
| Province | Northern Province |
| District | Bombali District |
| Chiefdom | Libeisaygahun |
| Elevation | 112 ft (34 m) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Batkanu is a village and seat of the chiefdom of Libeisaygahun in Bombali District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone.
Latitude: 9.0833, Longitude: -12.4167, Elevation: 114 feet (35 meters).
Batkanu's climate is relatively warm, with summer temperatures ranging from 20 degrees Celsius to 30 degrees Celsius (68 to 86 °F). Batkanu has cloud coverage for the majority of the year and typically has little precipitation.
| Climate data for Batkanu | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 33 (91) | 35 (95) | 36 (96) | 35 (95) | 34 (93) | 32 (89) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 30 (86) | 32 (89) | 33 (91) | 32 (89) | 32 (89) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 20 (68) | 21 (69) | 22 (71) | 22 (71) | 22 (71) | 21 (69) | 21 (69) | 21 (69) | 21 (69) | 21 (69) | 21 (69) | 20 (68) | 21 (69) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.5 (0.1) | 5.1 (0.2) | 25 (1) | 94 (3.7) | 230 (8.9) | 390 (15.2) | 450 (17.6) | 480 (18.8) | 470 (18.4) | 410 (16.2) | 180 (6.9) | 18 (0.7) | 2,730 (107.5) |
| Source: Weatherbase [1] | |||||||||||||
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