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Halaib
حلايب | |
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Town | |
Red Sea State (Sudan) | |
| • Summer (DST) | 02 |
Halaib (
ʽAydhab
. De facto control of the area is held by the Egyptian government.
Name
The name Halaib represents Arabic
Arabic: حلايب, romanized
: Ḥalāyib. The spellings Halayeb, Hala'ib, and Halayib are also found.
Geography
In the Halaib region, Afrotropical elements have their northern limits at Gabal Elba, making it a unique region among the regions dominating North African ecosystems. There is also dense cover of acacias, mangroves and other shrubs, in addition to endemic species of plants such as Biscutella elbensis.
The highest peaks in the area are
Mount Elba (1,435 m or 4,708 ft), Mount Shellal (1,409 m or 4,623 ft), Mount Shendib (1,911 m or 6,270 ft) and Mount Shendodai
(1,526 m or 5,007 ft).
Climate
| Climate data for Halaib (1961–1990) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 31.4 (88.5) |
40.7 (105.3) |
29.7 (85.5) |
42.8 (109.0) |
46.6 (115.9) |
45.4 (113.7) |
44.5 (112.1) |
44.5 (112.1) |
45.0 (113.0) |
40.0 (104.0) |
35.4 (95.7) |
34.0 (93.2) |
46.6 (115.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 24.9 (76.8) |
25.7 (78.3) |
27.5 (81.5) |
30.6 (87.1) |
31.1 (88.0) |
35.7 (96.3) |
37.0 (98.6) |
37.1 (98.8) |
33.7 (92.7) |
32.4 (90.3) |
27.7 (81.9) |
24.9 (76.8) |
30.7 (87.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 20.9 (69.6) |
21.1 (70.0) |
22.7 (72.9) |
25.5 (77.9) |
27.3 (81.1) |
30.5 (86.9) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.9 (89.4) |
29.4 (84.9) |
28.1 (82.6) |
24.1 (75.4) |
21.3 (70.3) |
26.2 (79.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 16.8 (62.2) |
16.5 (61.7) |
18.0 (64.4) |
20.5 (68.9) |
23.4 (74.1) |
25.3 (77.5) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.7 (80.1) |
25.1 (77.2) |
23.8 (74.8) |
20.5 (68.9) |
17.6 (63.7) |
21.7 (71.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 11.0 (51.8) |
10.3 (50.5) |
12.0 (53.6) |
13.5 (56.3) |
16.2 (61.2) |
18.0 (64.4) |
16.5 (61.7) |
19.7 (67.5) |
20.5 (68.9) |
18.8 (65.8) |
15.5 (59.9) |
12.0 (53.6) |
10.3 (50.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0.6 (0.02) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.5 (0.02) |
1.2 (0.05) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.2 (0.01) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
3.2 (0.13) |
17.9 (0.70) |
4.2 (0.17) |
27.8 (1.09) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 2.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%)
|
72 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 63 | 56 | 56 | 61 | 63 | 75 | 76 | 72 | 66.8 |
| Source: NOAA[1] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
Notes
- ^ "Halaib Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
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