Nyanza Lac
4°20′36″S 29°36′19″E / 4.34333°S 29.60528°E
Nyanza Lac, Burundi | |
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  Nyanza Lac, Burundi Location in Burundi | |
| Coordinates: 4°20′36″S 29°36′19″E / 4.34333°S 29.60528°E | |
| Country |  Burundi |
| Province | Makamba Province |
Nyanza Lac is a city in southern Burundi, in Makamba Province. The city is located on the shores of Lake Tanganyika, to the south of Mutambara and close to the border with Tanzania.
The Rwaba River flows southwest to enter Lake Tanganyika just north of Nyanza Lac.[1] The river drains the sedimentary plain of Nyanza-Lac, which is about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) wide and backed by high ground.[2]
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Nyanza Lac (1961–1990) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.1 (82.6) |
28.5 (83.3) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.6 (83.5) |
29.3 (84.7) |
29.3 (84.7) |
29.6 (85.3) |
30.1 (86.2) |
31.1 (88.0) |
29.3 (84.7) |
28.0 (82.4) |
27.6 (81.7) |
29.0 (84.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.2 (66.6) |
19.2 (66.6) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.0 (66.2) |
17.6 (63.7) |
16.4 (61.5) |
16.9 (62.4) |
18.2 (64.8) |
19.2 (66.6) |
19.3 (66.7) |
19.1 (66.4) |
18.6 (65.4) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 159.5 (6.28) |
118.8 (4.68) |
160.7 (6.33) |
162.6 (6.40) |
103.9 (4.09) |
9.4 (0.37) |
3.0 (0.12) |
8.5 (0.33) |
18.8 (0.74) |
105.1 (4.14) |
181.4 (7.14) |
192.1 (7.56) |
1,223.8 (48.18) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 16 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 127 |
| Source: World Meteorological Organization[3] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Relation: Rwaba (17503409).
- ^ de Cliff & Harerimana 2013, p. 6.
- ^ "World Weather Information Service". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
Sources
[edit]- de Cliff, Steve; Harerimana, Pierre Claver (2013), "Extraction de l'Huile Essentielle Complète des Fleurs de Cananga Odorata de la Plaine de l'Imbo: Vers la Vulgarisation d'une Nouvelle Filière de Plante Industrielle au Burundi", Revue de l’Université du Burundi -Série Sciences Exactes (in French), no. 28, retrieved 2024-08-27
- "Relation: Rwaba (17503409)", OpenStreetMap, retrieved 2024-08-27
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