Koundara

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Koundara
Sub-prefecture and town
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Koundara
Location in Guinea
Coordinates: 12°29′N13°18′W / 12.483°N 13.300°W / 12.483; -13.300
CountryFlag of Guinea.svg Guinea
Region Boké Region
Prefecture Koundara Prefecture
Population
 (2014 census)
 • Total
27,433

Koundara is a town in northwestern Guinea, near the borders of Guinea-Bissau and Senegal. It is the capital of Koundara Prefecture. The town is served by Sambailo Airport. As of 2014 it had a population of 27,433 people. [1]

Climate

Koundara has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw), with the temperature being hot year round, and with a wet and dry season. On 29 March 2017, Koundara recorded a temperature of 45.0 °C (113.0 °F), which is the highest temperature to have ever been recorded in Guinea. [2]

Climate data for Koundara (1991–2020)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)35.3
(95.5)		37.9
(100.2)		39.8
(103.6)		40.7
(105.3)		39.3
(102.7)		35.0
(95.0)		32.1
(89.8)		31.3
(88.3)		32.0
(89.6)		33.4
(92.1)		34.4
(93.9)		34.5
(94.1)		35.5
(95.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)25.2
(77.4)		27.9
(82.2)		30.5
(86.9)		32.0
(89.6)		31.7
(89.1)		28.9
(84.0)		27.0
(80.6)		26.5
(79.7)		26.7
(80.1)		27.5
(81.5)		26.7
(80.1)		24.6
(76.3)		27.9
(82.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)15.0
(59.0)		18.0
(64.4)		21.2
(70.2)		23.4
(74.1)		24.0
(75.2)		22.9
(73.2)		21.9
(71.4)		21.6
(70.9)		21.4
(70.5)		21.7
(71.1)		19.1
(66.4)		14.4
(57.9)		20.4
(68.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)0.1
(0.00)		0.0
(0.0)		0.5
(0.02)		0.7
(0.03)		34.1
(1.34)		142.1
(5.59)		229.4
(9.03)		333.1
(13.11)		293.4
(11.55)		89.9
(3.54)		6.2
(0.24)		0.2
(0.01)		1,129.7
(44.48)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)0.00.00.00.13.29.914.218.717.77.10.50.171.5
Source: NOAA [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Guinea". Institut National de la Statistique, Guinea, accessed via Geohive. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  2. ↑ Masters, Jeff (18 January 2018). "NOAA: Earth Had Its Third Warmest Year on Record in 2017". Wunderground. Archived from the original on 30 April 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Koundara". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 4, 2024.

12°29′N13°18′W / 12.483°N 13.300°W / 12.483; -13.300


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