Okhaldhunga

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Okhaldhunga
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Okhaldhunga
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 27°19′N86°30′E / 27.317°N 86.500°E / 27.317; 86.500
CountryFlag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
Zone Sagarmatha Zone
District Okhaldhunga District
Elevation
1,561 m (5,121 ft)
Population
 (1991)
  Total3,761
Time zone UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

Okhaldhunga is the headquarters of the Okhaldhunga District in the Sagarmatha Zone of Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3761 living in 790 individual households. [1]

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Climate

Climate data for Okhaldhunga, elevation 1,731 m (5,679 ft), (1991–2020)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)15.8
(60.4)
18.1
(64.6)
21.8
(71.2)
24.6
(76.3)
25.2
(77.4)
25.4
(77.7)
24.9
(76.8)
25.1
(77.2)
24.6
(76.3)
23.6
(74.5)
20.8
(69.4)
17.4
(63.3)
22.3
(72.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)10.6
(51.1)
12.6
(54.7)
16.2
(61.2)
19.1
(66.4)
20.3
(68.5)
21.3
(70.3)
21.3
(70.3)
21.4
(70.5)
20.6
(69.1)
18.7
(65.7)
15.4
(59.7)
12.1
(53.8)
17.5
(63.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)5.3
(41.5)
7.1
(44.8)
10.5
(50.9)
13.6
(56.5)
15.3
(59.5)
17.2
(63.0)
17.7
(63.9)
17.6
(63.7)
16.6
(61.9)
13.7
(56.7)
10.0
(50.0)
6.7
(44.1)
12.6
(54.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)12
(0.5)
14.9
(0.59)
25.8
(1.02)
66.5
(2.62)
153.6
(6.05)
292.9
(11.53)
418.0
(16.46)
415.7
(16.37)
265.0
(10.43)
61.2
(2.41)
8.0
(0.31)
8.2
(0.32)
1,741.8
(68.57)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)1.62.23.97.914.018.422.221.416.35.41.00.8115.1
Source: World Meteorological Organization [2]

Media

To promote local culture Okhaldhunga has two FM radio stations: Radio Likhu (91.3 MHz) and Ramailo Samudayek Radio (100.6 MHz), both of which are community radio stations. [3] [4] [5]

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References

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  2. "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
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