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
Average high °C (°F)9.8
(49.6)
11.0
(51.8)
13.7
(56.7)
18.1
(64.6)
19.2
(66.6)
19.5
(67.1)
19.3
(66.7)
19.6
(67.3)
18.4
(65.1)
17.5
(63.5)
14.0
(57.2)
11.3
(52.3)
16.0
(60.7)
Average low °C (°F)−1.5
(29.3)
−0.2
(31.6)
3.0
(37.4)
6.1
(43.0)
8.3
(46.9)
11.3
(52.3)
12.2
(54.0)
11.7
(53.1)
10.6
(51.1)
7.1
(44.8)
2.3
(36.1)
−0.4
(31.3)
5.9
(42.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)16
(0.6)
28
(1.1)
51
(2.0)
80
(3.1)
106
(4.2)
310
(12.2)
566
(22.3)
531
(20.9)
303
(11.9)
92
(3.6)
14
(0.6)
9
(0.4)
2,106
(82.9)
Source 1: ANU [2]
Source 2: WWF Nepal (precipitation) [3]

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References

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  2. "CLIMATES OF NEPAL AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT" (PDF). Australian National University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
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