Bou Arada

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Bou Arada
بوعرادة
Commune and town
CountryFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Governorate Siliana Governorate
Population
 (2014)
  Total13,170
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)

Bou Arada is a town and commune in the Siliana Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2004 it had a population of 12,273. [1] It has been identified with the ancient Roman city of Aradi. [2]

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Climate

In Bou Arada, there is a local steppe climate. In winter there is more rainfall than in summer. The Köppen-Geiger climate classification is BSk. The average annual temperature in Bou Arada is 17.5 °C (63.5 °F). About 446 mm (17.56 in) of precipitation falls annually.

Climate data for Bou Arada
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)13.6
(56.5)
15.2
(59.4)
18.0
(64.4)
21.3
(70.3)
26.0
(78.8)
31.1
(88.0)
35.0
(95.0)
34.4
(93.9)
30.5
(86.9)
25.1
(77.2)
19.7
(67.5)
15.1
(59.2)
23.8
(74.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)4.2
(39.6)
4.4
(39.9)
6.6
(43.9)
9.0
(48.2)
12.3
(54.1)
16.8
(62.2)
18.7
(65.7)
18.9
(66.0)
16.9
(62.4)
13.3
(55.9)
8.7
(47.7)
5.5
(41.9)
11.3
(52.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)61
(2.4)
54
(2.1)
49
(1.9)
38
(1.5)
28
(1.1)
17
(0.7)
6
(0.2)
11
(0.4)
36
(1.4)
46
(1.8)
43
(1.7)
57
(2.2)
446
(17.6)
Source: Climate-Data.org,Climate data

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References

  1. (in French) Recensement de 2004 (Institut national de la statistique) Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Bowman, Alan; Wilson, Andrew (30 May 2013). The Roman Agricultural Economy: Organization, Investment, and Production. OUP Oxford. p. 145. ISBN   978-0-19-966572-3 . Retrieved 22 April 2024.

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