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 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, Myanmar (1981–2010)
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)
37.4
(99.3)
37.0
(98.6)
32.7
(90.9)
29.3
(84.7)
41.3
(106.3)
Average high °C (°F)24.8
(76.6)
27.1
(80.8)
30.2
(86.4)
32.2
(90.0)
32.7
(90.9)
30.8
(87.4)
29.7
(85.5)
30.9
(87.6)
31.3
(88.3)
30.9
(87.6)
28.4
(83.1)
25.3
(77.5)
29.5
(85.1)
Average low °C (°F)10.3
(50.5)
12.9
(55.2)
16.4
(61.5)
20.0
(68.0)
22.6
(72.7)
24.1
(75.4)
24.2
(75.6)
24.4
(75.9)
23.8
(74.8)
21.6
(70.9)
16.5
(61.7)
11.7
(53.1)
19.0
(66.2)
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 rainfall mm (inches)7.6
(0.30)
16.3
(0.64)
20.4
(0.80)
45.8
(1.80)
275.1
(10.83)
865.1
(34.06)
1,217.3
(47.93)
849.8
(33.46)
490.5
(19.31)
209.2
(8.24)
30.8
(1.21)
7.4
(0.29)
4,035.3
(158.87)
Source: Norwegian Meteorological Institute [3]

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. "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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