Hkamti, Myanmar

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Hkamti
ခန္တီးမြို့ (ဝဵင်းၶမ်းတီႈ)
Khamti
Town
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Hkamti
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 26°00′06″N95°41′32″E / 26.00167°N 95.69222°E / 26.00167; 95.69222
Country Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar
Region Flag of Sagaing Region (2019).svg  Sagaing Region
District Hkamti District
Township Hkamti Township
Time zone UTC+6.30 (MST)

Khamti, Hkamti, Singkawng, Kanti [1] or Kantee [2] is a town in Hkamti District, Sagaing Division, in north-western Myanmar. It is the administrative center for both the district and Hkamti Township (Khamti Township).

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Its airport [2] is known as Khamti Airport.

Climate

Climate data for Hkamti (1991–2020)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)28.9
(84.0)
31.3
(88.3)
37.7
(99.9)
39.5
(103.1)
41.3
(106.3)
41.3
(106.3)
37.0
(98.6)
38.8
(101.8)
39.2
(102.6)
37.0
(98.6)
32.7
(90.9)
29.3
(84.7)
41.3
(106.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)24.5
(76.1)
27.1
(80.8)
30.3
(86.5)
32.3
(90.1)
32.9
(91.2)
31.2
(88.2)
30.0
(86.0)
31.3
(88.3)
31.6
(88.9)
30.8
(87.4)
28.2
(82.8)
24.7
(76.5)
29.6
(85.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)16.8
(62.2)
19.4
(66.9)
22.9
(73.2)
25.7
(78.3)
27.3
(81.1)
27.4
(81.3)
26.9
(80.4)
27.6
(81.7)
27.4
(81.3)
25.9
(78.6)
21.9
(71.4)
17.8
(64.0)
23.9
(75.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)9.5
(49.1)
12.2
(54.0)
15.9
(60.6)
19.5
(67.1)
22.1
(71.8)
23.8
(74.8)
24.0
(75.2)
24.1
(75.4)
23.4
(74.1)
20.9
(69.6)
15.6
(60.1)
10.9
(51.6)
18.5
(65.3)
Record low °C (°F)4.6
(40.3)
4.9
(40.8)
9.9
(49.8)
14.4
(57.9)
17.8
(64.0)
21.8
(71.2)
21.3
(70.3)
21.7
(71.1)
19.0
(66.2)
15.4
(59.7)
10.6
(51.1)
5.7
(42.3)
4.6
(40.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)7.0
(0.28)
13.9
(0.55)
22.6
(0.89)
49.6
(1.95)
241.8
(9.52)
781.1
(30.75)
1,101.6
(43.37)
800.5
(31.52)
480.9
(18.93)
216.3
(8.52)
20.8
(0.82)
3.9
(0.15)
3,739.8
(147.24)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)1.42.03.66.411.922.926.722.618.610.52.30.8129.8
Source 1: World Meteorological Organization [3]
Source 2: Norwegian Meteorological Institute (extremes) [4]

Notes

  1. "Burma: Second-Order Administrative Divisions (Districts)" The Permanent Committee of Geographic Names (PCGN), United Kingdom, p. 3, from Internet Archive of 25 September 2007
  2. 1 2 "Map of Sagaing Division" Archived 28 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine Myanmar's NET, accessed 8 October 2009
  3. "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  4. "Myanmar Climate Report" (PDF). Norwegian Meteorological Institute. pp. 23–36. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.


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