Geneina
| Geneina | |
|---|---|
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  Geneina Location in Sudan | |
| Coordinates: 13°27′N 22°27′E / 13.450°N 22.450°E | |
| Country |
 Sudan |
| State | West Darfur |
| Population | |
| • Total | 200,000 |
Geneina (sometimes Al-Junaynah) (Arabic: الجنينة, lit. the little garden) is the capital of West Darfur state in Sudan.
Climate
| Climate data for Geneina (1961–1990) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 37.2 (99) |
39.6 (103.3) |
41.5 (106.7) |
42.2 (108) |
43.0 (109.4) |
42.0 (107.6) |
39.6 (103.3) |
40.0 (104) |
38.0 (100.4) |
40.7 (105.3) |
37.4 (99.3) |
36.7 (98.1) |
43.0 (109.4) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 31.0 (87.8) |
33.3 (91.9) |
36.1 (97) |
37.9 (100.2) |
38.3 (100.9) |
36.3 (97.3) |
32.4 (90.3) |
30.9 (87.6) |
33.5 (92.3) |
35.1 (95.2) |
33.1 (91.6) |
31.2 (88.2) |
34.1 (93.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 21.5 (70.7) |
23.7 (74.7) |
26.7 (80.1) |
29.0 (84.2) |
30.1 (86.2) |
29.3 (84.7) |
26.9 (80.4) |
25.8 (78.4) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.7 (80.1) |
24.0 (75.2) |
21.7 (71.1) |
26.0 (78.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 12.0 (53.6) |
14.0 (57.2) |
17.3 (63.1) |
20.1 (68.2) |
21.8 (71.2) |
22.3 (72.1) |
21.4 (70.5) |
20.7 (69.3) |
19.8 (67.6) |
18.2 (64.8) |
14.9 (58.8) |
12.3 (54.1) |
17.9 (64.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 4.3 (39.7) |
3.4 (38.1) |
10.0 (50) |
11.0 (51.8) |
14.0 (57.2) |
16.3 (61.3) |
15.0 (59) |
16.4 (61.5) |
13.4 (56.1) |
9.5 (49.1) |
7.6 (45.7) |
5.0 (41) |
3.4 (38.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0.2 (0.008) |
0.0 (0) |
0.4 (0.016) |
5.2 (0.205) |
16.0 (0.63) |
45.3 (1.783) |
167.4 (6.591) |
214.4 (8.441) |
65.2 (2.567) |
9.6 (0.378) |
0.1 (0.004) |
0.0 (0) |
523.8 (20.622) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 6.3 | 14.4 | 15.9 | 6.7 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 47.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 18 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 24 | 41 | 64 | 73 | 59 | 32 | 21 | 19 | 32.8 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 310.0 | 285.6 | 294.5 | 288.0 | 297.6 | 267.0 | 229.4 | 210.8 | 243.0 | 300.7 | 315.0 | 319.3 | 3,360.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 83 | 84 | 76 | 78 | 75 | 76 | 56 | 54 | 68 | 82 | 90 | 91 | 76 |
| Source: NOAA[1] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
The locality is served by the Geneina Airport (IATA: EGN, ICAO: HSGN).
Coordinates: 13°27′N 22°27′E / 13.450°N 22.450°E
References
- ↑ "El Geneina Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
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