Oufrane

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Oufrane
Village
Oufrane
Coordinates: 28°32′29″N 0°10′59″E / 28.54139°N 0.18306°E / 28.54139; 0.18306Coordinates: 28°32′29″N 0°10′59″E / 28.54139°N 0.18306°E / 28.54139; 0.18306
Country  Algeria
Province Adrar Province
District Aougrout District
Commune Metarfa[1]
Elevation 290 m (950 ft)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)

Oufrane is a village in the commune of Metarfa,[1] in Aougrout District, Adrar Province, Algeria. It is located 87 kilometres (54 mi) northeast of Adrar and 79 kilometres (49 mi) south of Timimoun.[2]

Climate

Oufrane has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh), with extremely hot summers and mild winters, and very little precipitation throughout the year.

Climate data for Oufrane
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 19.8
(67.6)
22.5
(72.5)
27.3
(81.1)
32.4
(90.3)
36.3
(97.3)
42.5
(108.5)
45.4
(113.7)
44.1
(111.4)
40.0
(104)
32.8
(91)
25.1
(77.2)
18.4
(65.1)
32.22
(89.98)
Daily mean °C (°F) 12.1
(53.8)
14.7
(58.5)
19.0
(66.2)
24.1
(75.4)
28.0
(82.4)
33.8
(92.8)
36.7
(98.1)
35.7
(96.3)
32.0
(89.6)
25.2
(77.4)
18.0
(64.4)
12.1
(53.8)
24.28
(75.72)
Average low °C (°F) 4.4
(39.9)
6.9
(44.4)
10.8
(51.4)
15.8
(60.4)
19.7
(67.5)
25.2
(77.4)
28.0
(82.4)
27.3
(81.1)
24.1
(75.4)
17.7
(63.9)
11.0
(51.8)
5.9
(42.6)
16.4
(61.52)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 1
(0.04)
2
(0.08)
3
(0.12)
1
(0.04)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
1
(0.04)
2
(0.08)
2
(0.08)
2
(0.08)
14
(0.56)
Source: climate-data.org[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Décret n° 84-365, fixant la composition, la consistance et les limites territoriale des communes. Wilaya d'Adrar" (PDF) (in French). Journal officiel de la République Algérienne,. 19 December 1984. p. 1473. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 March 2013 or before. Retrieved 22 July 2013. Check date values in: |archive-date= (help)
  2. "Oufrane, Algeria". Geonames.org. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  3. "Climate data for: Oufrane". climate-data.org. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
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