Lumle

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Lumle
लुम्ले
VDC
Hill station
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Bridge over Dhoti Khola
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Lumle
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Lumle
Lumle (Nepal)
Coordinates: 28°21′N83°50′E / 28.35°N 83.83°E / 28.35; 83.83
CountryFlag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
Zone Gandaki Zone
District Kaski District
Population
 (1991)
 • Total
4,685
Time zone UTC+5:45 (NST)
Area code 061
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Shiva sanctuary in Nayapul
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Lumle Village landscape

Lumle is a town and Annapurna Rural Municipality, Kaski Kaski District in the Gandaki Zone of northern-central Nepal.[ clarification needed ] At the 1991 Nepal census, it had a population of 4,685 persons in 955 individual households. [1]

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Lumle is well known for its agricultural centre on a hillside above the village founded in 1968 to train British Gurkha ex-servicemen farmers. Its role was expanded in 1975 to benefit the communities from which Gurkhas were recruited in Mid-West Hills. It is now part of Nepal Agricultural Research Council. [2]

Localities

Educational institutions in Lumle

Climate

Climate data for Lumle, elevation 1,738 m (5,702 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1969–2017)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)21.5
(70.7)		22.5
(72.5)		25.7
(78.3)		29.5
(85.1)		31.0
(87.8)		29.5
(85.1)		31.0
(87.8)		28.5
(83.3)		28.5
(83.3)		29.6
(85.3)		25.5
(77.9)		22.0
(71.6)		31.0
(87.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)13.9
(57.0)		15.8
(60.4)		19.8
(67.6)		22.8
(73.0)		23.5
(74.3)		24.0
(75.2)		23.8
(74.8)		23.9
(75.0)		23.3
(73.9)		21.6
(70.9)		18.4
(65.1)		15.2
(59.4)		20.5
(68.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)9.3
(48.7)		11.2
(52.2)		14.7
(58.5)		17.6
(63.7)		18.9
(66.0)		20.4
(68.7)		20.8
(69.4)		20.8
(69.4)		19.9
(67.8)		17.3
(63.1)		13.9
(57.0)		10.7
(51.3)		16.3
(61.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)4.7
(40.5)		6.5
(43.7)		9.5
(49.1)		12.4
(54.3)		14.3
(57.7)		16.7
(62.1)		17.8
(64.0)		17.6
(63.7)		16.5
(61.7)		12.9
(55.2)		9.3
(48.7)		6.1
(43.0)		12.0
(53.6)
Record low °C (°F)−1.2
(29.8)		−0.3
(31.5)		0.6
(33.1)		4.8
(40.6)		5.5
(41.9)		9.9
(49.8)		10.0
(50.0)		10.2
(50.4)		10.0
(50.0)		4.5
(40.1)		3.0
(37.4)		0.5
(32.9)		−1.2
(29.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)34.9
(1.37)		51.4
(2.02)		68.5
(2.70)		122.8
(4.83)		309.4
(12.18)		866.0
(34.09)		1,473.2
(58.00)		1,419.4
(55.88)		903.2
(35.56)		208.0
(8.19)		19.7
(0.78)		15.5
(0.61)		5,492
(216.22)
Source: Department of Hydrology and Meteorology [3] [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2008.
  2. ↑ "Welcome | NARC Nepal". narcnepal.org. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  3. ↑ "PRECIPITATION NORMAL (MM) (1991-2020)" (PDF). Department of Hydrology and Meteorology. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "Annual Extreme Temperatures" (PDF). Department of Hydrology and Meteorology. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.


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