Remada
Remada (Arabic: رمادة) is a municipality in Tunisia, close to the border with Libya. It is located at around 32°18′22″N 10°22′56″E. Remada was built as a garrison town by the French and is today home to a Tunisian military base.
Remada
رمادة | |
|---|---|
  Remada | |
| Coordinates: 32°18′22″N 10°22′56″E | |
| Country |  Tunisia |
| Governorate | Tataouine |
| Delegation | Remada |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27,595 km2 (10,654 sq mi) |
| Population (April 23, 2014) | |
| • Total | 10,173 |
| • Density | 0.369/km2 (0.96/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| Postal code | 3240 |
| Area code | 5315 |
During the First World War, the French occupied the city and built houses for their soldiers.
Climate
| Climate data for Remada (1981–2010, extremes 1950–2017) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 30.0 (86.0) |
35.3 (95.5) |
38.4 (101.1) |
41.4 (106.5) |
45.0 (113.0) |
47.3 (117.1) |
48.5 (119.3) |
47.3 (117.1) |
44.9 (112.8) |
40.7 (105.3) |
35.3 (95.5) |
30.3 (86.5) |
48.5 (119.3) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 16.3 (61.3) |
18.7 (65.7) |
22.2 (72.0) |
26.6 (79.9) |
31.2 (88.2) |
35.2 (95.4) |
37.4 (99.3) |
37.6 (99.7) |
34.0 (93.2) |
29.2 (84.6) |
22.6 (72.7) |
17.5 (63.5) |
27.4 (81.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 11.3 (52.3) |
13.1 (55.6) |
16.2 (61.2) |
19.9 (67.8) |
24.0 (75.2) |
27.6 (81.7) |
29.8 (85.6) |
30.2 (86.4) |
27.3 (81.1) |
23.2 (73.8) |
17.3 (63.1) |
12.6 (54.7) |
21.0 (69.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 6.9 (44.4) |
7.9 (46.2) |
10.5 (50.9) |
13.5 (56.3) |
17.1 (62.8) |
20.4 (68.7) |
22.4 (72.3) |
23.3 (73.9) |
21.4 (70.5) |
17.8 (64.0) |
12.4 (54.3) |
8.2 (46.8) |
15.2 (59.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −1.4 (29.5) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
3.5 (38.3) |
8.1 (46.6) |
12.0 (53.6) |
14.2 (57.6) |
14.7 (58.5) |
12.6 (54.7) |
6.9 (44.4) |
3.0 (37.4) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 10.9 (0.43) |
8.3 (0.33) |
12.5 (0.49) |
5.3 (0.21) |
4.7 (0.19) |
1.1 (0.04) |
0.1 (0.00) |
0.7 (0.03) |
6.1 (0.24) |
11.0 (0.43) |
9.0 (0.35) |
13.0 (0.51) |
82.7 (3.25) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 15.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 62 | 55 | 55 | 53 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 52 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 63 | 56 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 201.5 | 207.2 | 248.0 | 261.0 | 282.1 | 297.0 | 350.3 | 331.7 | 264.0 | 241.8 | 213.0 | 195.3 | 3,092.9 |
| Source: Institut National de la Météorologie (precipitation days/humidity/sun 1961–1990)[1][2][3][note 1] | |||||||||||||
Notes
- The Station ID for Remada is 57272511.[4]
References
- "Les normales climatiques en Tunisie entre 1981 2010" (in French). Ministère du Transport. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- "Données normales climatiques 1961-1990" (in French). Ministère du Transport. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- "Les extrêmes climatiques en Tunisie" (in French). Ministère du Transport. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- "Réseau des stations météorologiques synoptiques de la Tunisie" (in French). Ministère du Transport. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
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