Enriquillo | |
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  Enriquillo | |
| Coordinates: 17°54′N71°14′W / 17.900°N 71.233°W Coordinates: 17°54′N71°14′W / 17.900°N 71.233°W | |
| Country | Dominican Republic |
| Province | Barahona |
| Area | |
| • Total | 354.1 km2 (136.7 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 10,254 |
| • Density | 29/km2 (75/sq mi) |
Enriquillo (also Enriquilla and Petit Trou) is a small town in the Province of Barahona, on the Caribbean coast of the Dominican Republic.
| Climate data for Enriquillo, Barahona (1961–1990) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 33.2 (91.8) | 33.8 (92.8) | 34.5 (94.1) | 34.0 (93.2) | 34.0 (93.2) | 34.0 (93.2) | 34.3 (93.7) | 36.2 (97.2) | 35.3 (95.5) | 35.8 (96.4) | 35.8 (96.4) | 34.5 (94.1) | 36.2 (97.2) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 30.9 (87.6) | 30.9 (87.6) | 31.2 (88.2) | 31.4 (88.5) | 31.4 (88.5) | 31.6 (88.9) | 31.9 (89.4) | 32.1 (89.8) | 32.1 (89.8) | 32.0 (89.6) | 31.8 (89.2) | 31.2 (88.2) | 31.5 (88.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 21.1 (70.0) | 21.5 (70.7) | 21.8 (71.2) | 21.7 (71.1) | 21.8 (71.2) | 22.2 (72.0) | 22.6 (72.7) | 23.0 (73.4) | 22.8 (73.0) | 22.3 (72.1) | 21.5 (70.7) | 22.0 (71.6) | 22.0 (71.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 9.0 (48.2) | 12.0 (53.6) | 13.8 (56.8) | 12.0 (53.6) | 12.0 (53.6) | 12.8 (55.0) | 12.0 (53.6) | 12.0 (53.6) | 11.3 (52.3) | 12.0 (53.6) | 10.0 (50.0) | 9.4 (48.9) | 9.0 (48.2) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 52.9 (2.08) | 49.7 (1.96) | 60.0 (2.36) | 79.9 (3.15) | 169.9 (6.69) | 191.7 (7.55) | 72.0 (2.83) | 140.8 (5.54) | 230.5 (9.07) | 213.7 (8.41) | 108.9 (4.29) | 43.5 (1.71) | 1,413.5 (55.65) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 5.9 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 7.8 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 6.5 | 9.1 | 12.8 | 13.5 | 7.4 | 4.2 | 104.0 |
| Source: NOAA [1] | |||||||||||||
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