Airolaf
Airolaf إيرولاف | ||
|---|---|---|
Town | ||
Country  Djibouti | ||
| Region | Tadjoura | |
| Elevation | 1,535 m (5,036 ft) | |
| Population 2012 | ||
| • Total | 1,023 | |
Airolaf (
Tadjoura Region in northwestern Djibouti and in the centre of the Tadjoura Region. It is located some 115 kilometres northwest of the national capital, Djibouti City. Airolaf is known for its temperate, cool climate – the coolest area in Djibouti. The town is overlooked by Goda Mountains
, the third tallest mountain in Djibouti. One of the distinctive features of Airolaf countryside is the widespread growing of vegetables.
Demographics
The majority of the population of Airolaf is Afars.
Geography and climate
Airolaf has a
highland climate zones, with temperature differences of up to 10 °C, depending on elevation
and prevailing wind patterns. The highest recorded temperature was 38 °C (100 °F) on July 20, 1999, while the lowest recorded temperature was 6 °C (43 °F) on December 31, 1989.
| Climate data for Airolaf | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 24.1 (75.4) |
24.4 (75.9) |
25.1 (77.2) |
26.2 (79.2) |
27.4 (81.3) |
29.8 (85.6) |
30.9 (87.6) |
30.5 (86.9) |
29.2 (84.6) |
26.7 (80.1) |
25.3 (77.5) |
24.0 (75.2) |
27.0 (80.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 14.5 (58.1) |
15.2 (59.4) |
17.0 (62.6) |
19.1 (66.4) |
21.7 (71.1) |
23.5 (74.3) |
24.3 (75.7) |
23.2 (73.8) |
20.6 (69.1) |
17.1 (62.8) |
14.9 (58.8) |
14.5 (58.1) |
18.8 (65.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 9.3 (48.7) |
10.3 (50.5) |
11.6 (52.8) |
13.2 (55.7) |
14.8 (58.6) |
17.1 (62.7) |
18.9 (66.0) |
18.4 (65.1) |
16.7 (62.0) |
13.4 (56.1) |
10.9 (51.6) |
9.4 (48.9) |
13.7 (56.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 34 (1.3) |
37 (1.5) |
33 (1.3) |
45 (1.8) |
24 (0.9) |
13 (0.5) |
49 (1.9) |
70 (2.8) |
56 (2.2) |
16 (0.6) |
32 (1.3) |
22 (0.9) |
431 (17) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[1] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Climate: Airolaf - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
11°46′N 42°39′E / 11.767°N 42.650°E
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