Bitam | |
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  Bitam Location in Gabon | |
| Coordinates: 02°05′00″N11°29′00″E / 2.08333°N 11.48333°E Coordinates: 02°05′00″N11°29′00″E / 2.08333°N 11.48333°E | |
| Country |  Gabon |
| Province | Woleu-Ntem Province |
| Department | Ntem Department |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 27,923 |
Bitam is a town in northern Gabon on the N2 road on the border with Cameroon. [1] As of the 2013 census, its population is 27,923. [2]
| Climate data for Bitam (1961–1990 normals, extremes 1946–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 38.5 (101.3) | 40.5 (104.9) | 37.0 (98.6) | 38.0 (100.4) | 38.4 (101.1) | 38.5 (101.3) | 32.3 (90.1) | 38.0 (100.4) | 33.1 (91.6) | 36.0 (96.8) | 35.5 (95.9) | 35.0 (95.0) | 40.5 (104.9) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 28.4 (83.1) | 30.3 (86.5) | 30.4 (86.7) | 30.3 (86.5) | 29.6 (85.3) | 28.3 (82.9) | 26.9 (80.4) | 26.9 (80.4) | 28.4 (83.1) | 28.7 (83.7) | 28.8 (83.8) | 28.7 (83.7) | 28.8 (83.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 24.2 (75.6) | 25.2 (77.4) | 25.2 (77.4) | 25.2 (77.4) | 24.9 (76.8) | 24.3 (75.7) | 23.4 (74.1) | 23.2 (73.8) | 24.1 (75.4) | 24.3 (75.7) | 24.3 (75.7) | 24.3 (75.7) | 24.4 (75.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 20.0 (68.0) | 20.1 (68.2) | 20.0 (68.0) | 20.1 (68.2) | 20.2 (68.4) | 20.2 (68.4) | 19.9 (67.8) | 19.4 (66.9) | 19.8 (67.6) | 19.8 (67.6) | 19.7 (67.5) | 19.9 (67.8) | 19.9 (67.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 14.0 (57.2) | 13.2 (55.8) | 12.0 (53.6) | 14.4 (57.9) | 16.0 (60.8) | 15.5 (59.9) | 13.5 (56.3) | 14.8 (58.6) | 16.2 (61.2) | 17.0 (62.6) | 13.5 (56.3) | 14.5 (58.1) | 12.0 (53.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 42.5 (1.67) | 72.6 (2.86) | 175.3 (6.90) | 119.2 (4.69) | 207.2 (8.16) | 131.8 (5.19) | 48.0 (1.89) | 63.9 (2.52) | 228.6 (9.00) | 282.2 (11.11) | 175.2 (6.90) | 59.7 (2.35) | 1,606.2 (63.24) |
| Average rainy days | 3.8 | 6.8 | 12.5 | 14.4 | 16.1 | 11.1 | 6.4 | 7.5 | 17.8 | 21.3 | 14.8 | 6.1 | 138.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 80 | 78 | 79 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 82 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 119.8 | 120.9 | 127.9 | 136.9 | 135.9 | 111.0 | 84.0 | 66.3 | 93.0 | 113.8 | 119.9 | 116.6 | 1,346 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 32 | 36 | 34 | 38 | 36 | 31 | 22 | 18 | 26 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 31 |
| Source 1: NOAA [4] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Meteo Climat (extremes) [5] | |||||||||||||
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