Duékoué

Duékoué
Town
Duékoué

Location in Côte d'Ivoire

Coordinates: 6°44′N 7°21′W / 6.733°N 7.350°WCoordinates: 6°44′N 7°21′W / 6.733°N 7.350°W
Country  Côte d'Ivoire
Region Moyen-Cavally
Department Duékoué Department
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

Duékoué (French: [dwekwe]) is a town in Duékoué Department of Moyen-Cavally Region, Côte d'Ivoire.

History

At least 800 people were killed in Duékoué on March 29, 2011 during the fierce fighting by the frci as part of the 2010–2011 Ivorian crisis.[1]

Climate

Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as tropical wet and dry (Aw).[2]

Climate data for Duékoué
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 33.2
(91.8)		 33.5
(92.3)		 33.1
(91.6)		 32.5
(90.5)		 31.8
(89.2)		 29.9
(85.8)		 28.2
(82.8)		 28
(82)		 29.2
(84.6)		 30.3
(86.5)		 31.4
(88.5)		 31.8
(89.2)		 31.08
(87.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.9
(78.6)		 26.9
(80.4)		 27.1
(80.8)		 26.9
(80.4)		 26.6
(79.9)		 25.4
(77.7)		 24.1
(75.4)		 24
(75)		 24.8
(76.6)		 25.4
(77.7)		 25.8
(78.4)		 25.3
(77.5)		 25.68
(78.2)
Average low °C (°F) 18.6
(65.5)		 20.3
(68.5)		 21.1
(70)		 21.4
(70.5)		 21.5
(70.7)		 21
(70)		 20.1
(68.2)		 20.1
(68.2)		 20.5
(68.9)		 20.5
(68.9)		 20.3
(68.5)		 18.9
(66)		 20.36
(68.66)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 14
(0.55)		 55
(2.17)		 103
(4.06)		 132
(5.2)		 149
(5.87)		 207
(8.15)		 125
(4.92)		 181
(7.13)		 290
(11.42)		 177
(6.97)		 56
(2.2)		 17
(0.67)		 1,506
(59.31)
Source: Climate-Data.org (altitude: 231m)[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Fighting in Ivory Coast town kills at least 800 people, Red Cross says". BNO News. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Climate: Duekoue - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 2014-01-06.