Tokelau, Tuvalu
Population
As of 2012, Tokelau's population was 245. It is the larger of Nanumanga's two villages, the other being Tonga.[1]
Linguistic background
Tokelau means "north-northeast" in Tuvaluan and some other Polynesian languages.
Climate
Tokelau has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.
| Climate data for Tokelau | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 31.4 (88.5) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.2 (88.2) |
30.9 (87.6) |
30.6 (87.1) |
30.7 (87.3) |
31.1 (88.0) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.2 (88.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 28.4 (83.1) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.2 (82.8) |
28.0 (82.4) |
28.0 (82.4) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.3 (82.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 25.4 (77.7) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.5 (77.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 330 (13.0) |
261 (10.3) |
313 (12.3) |
236 (9.3) |
192 (7.6) |
177 (7.0) |
196 (7.7) |
214 (8.4) |
175 (6.9) |
193 (7.6) |
216 (8.5) |
339 (13.3) |
2,842 (111.9) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[2] | |||||||||||||
References
- Brinkhoff, Thomas. "Tuvalu: Atolls, Major Villages & Agglomerations - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". City Population. Archived from the original on 13 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- "Climate: Tokelau". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
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