Koungheul

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Koungheul
Koungheul is located in Senegal
Koungheul
Koungheul
Location within Senegal
Coordinates: 13°59′0″N 14°48′0″W / 13.98333°N 14.80000°W / 13.98333; -14.80000Coordinates: 13°59′0″N 14°48′0″W / 13.98333°N 14.80000°W / 13.98333; -14.80000
Country Senegal
RegionKaffrine
DépartementKoungheul
Population
 • Total15,000
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Koungheul is a commune in central Senegal in the department of the same name. It lies in the region of Kaffrine and is situated between the towns of Kaolack and Tambacounda. There are about 15,000 inhabitants, most of whom are Wolof people.

Transport[]

It is served by a railway station on the Dakar-Niger Railway.

Climate[]

Koungheul has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh) with no rainfall from November to May and moderate to heavy rainfall from June to October.

hideClimate data for Koungheul
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 33.7
(92.7) 		36.5
(97.7) 		38.4
(101.1) 		39.4
(102.9) 		39.3
(102.7) 		36.0
(96.8) 		32.4
(90.3) 		31.4
(88.5) 		32.0
(89.6) 		33.9
(93.0) 		35.3
(95.5) 		33.5
(92.3) 		35.2
(95.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 24.2
(75.6) 		26.6
(79.9) 		28.8
(83.8) 		30.3
(86.5) 		31.0
(87.8) 		29.6
(85.3) 		27.5
(81.5) 		26.9
(80.4) 		27.1
(80.8) 		27.7
(81.9) 		26.6
(79.9) 		24.2
(75.6) 		27.5
(81.6)
Average low °C (°F) 14.7
(58.5) 		16.7
(62.1) 		19.2
(66.6) 		21.2
(70.2) 		22.8
(73.0) 		23.2
(73.8) 		22.7
(72.9) 		22.5
(72.5) 		22.2
(72.0) 		21.6
(70.9) 		18.0
(64.4) 		15.0
(59.0) 		20.0
(68.0)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		3
(0.1) 		80
(3.1) 		160
(6.3) 		212
(8.3) 		169
(6.7) 		59
(2.3) 		1
(0.0) 		2
(0.1) 		686
(26.9)
Source: Climate-Data.org[1]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Climate: Koungheul". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved August 6, 2020.


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