Chaurikharka

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Chaurikharka
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Chaurikharka
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 27°44′N86°44′E / 27.74°N 86.73°E / 27.74; 86.73
Country Nepal
Zone Sagarmatha Zone
District Solukhumbu District
Population
 (1991)
  Total2,422
Time zone UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
Damage following the April 2015 Nepal earthquake at Benkar, Chaurikharka on the way to Everest Base Benkar Guest House after Earthquake.jpg
Damage following the April 2015 Nepal earthquake at Benkar, Chaurikharka on the way to Everest Base

Chaurikharka is a village development committee in Solukhumbu District in the Sagarmatha Zone of northeastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2422 people living in 502 individual households. [1]

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Climate

Climate data for Chaurikharka, elevation 2,619 m (8,593 ft)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)9.8
(49.6)
11.0
(51.8)
13.6
(56.5)
18.1
(64.6)
19.2
(66.6)
19.5
(67.1)
19.2
(66.6)
19.6
(67.3)
18.3
(64.9)
17.5
(63.5)
14.0
(57.2)
11.3
(52.3)
15.9
(60.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)4.0
(39.2)
5.4
(41.7)
8.3
(46.9)
12.1
(53.8)
13.6
(56.5)
15.3
(59.5)
15.6
(60.1)
15.6
(60.1)
14.5
(58.1)
12.3
(54.1)
8.1
(46.6)
5.4
(41.7)
10.9
(51.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)−1.5
(29.3)
−0.3
(31.5)
3.0
(37.4)
6.0
(42.8)
8.3
(46.9)
11.3
(52.3)
12.1
(53.8)
11.6
(52.9)
10.6
(51.1)
7.0
(44.6)
2.2
(36.0)
−0.5
(31.1)
5.8
(42.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches)18.3
(0.72)
30.3
(1.19)
27.0
(1.06)
60.1
(2.37)
106.7
(4.20)
321.5
(12.66)
583.1
(22.96)
570.1
(22.44)
297.7
(11.72)
63.6
(2.50)
13.0
(0.51)
14.7
(0.58)
2,106.1
(82.91)
Source 1: FAO [2]
Source 2: Agricultural Extension in South Asia (precipitation 1976–2005) [3]

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References

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