Kete Krachi
Town & District Capital in Oti, Ghana
Kete Krachi Kete Kratje (former name) | |
|---|---|
Town & District Capital | |
| 7°48′N 0°01′W / 7.800°N 0.017°W / 7.800; -0.017 | |
| Country |  Ghana |
| Region | Oti |
| District | Krachi West District |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 11,788[1] |
| Ranked 72nd in Ghana | |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | GMT |
Kete Krachi is the capital of the Krachi West District, in the western part of the Oti Region of Ghana, adjacent to Lake Volta. Kete Krachi is connected by a ferry to the town of Kwadjokrom, and by road to Bimbila and Dambai. Kete Krachi is the seventy-second most populous settlement in Ghana, in terms of population, with a population of 11,788 people.[1]
Climate
| Climate data for Kete Krachi | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 38.3 (100.9) | 40.0 (104.0) | 40.6 (105.1) | 38.9 (102.0) | 37.2 (99.0) | 37.2 (99.0) | 33.3 (91.9) | 35.0 (95.0) | 33.9 (93.0) | 35.6 (96.1) | 36.7 (98.1) | 37.2 (99.0) | 40.6 (105.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 34.8 (94.6) | 36.7 (98.1) | 36.0 (96.8) | 34.8 (94.6) | 33.2 (91.8) | 30.8 (87.4) | 29.4 (84.9) | 29.6 (85.3) | 30.5 (86.9) | 32.2 (90.0) | 28.6 (83.5) | 30.6 (87.1) | 32.3 (90.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 23.2 (73.8) | 29.5 (85.1) | 29.9 (85.8) | 29.3 (84.7) | 28.2 (82.8) | 26.6 (79.9) | 25.7 (78.3) | 25.7 (78.3) | 26.2 (79.2) | 26.9 (80.4) | 25.0 (77.0) | 25.1 (77.2) | 26.8 (80.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.8 (67.6) | 22.4 (72.3) | 23.9 (75.0) | 23.8 (74.8) | 23.2 (73.8) | 22.5 (72.5) | 22.0 (71.6) | 21.8 (71.2) | 22.0 (71.6) | 21.7 (71.1) | 21.4 (70.5) | 19.6 (67.3) | 22.0 (71.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 11.5 (52.7) | 14.5 (58.1) | 20.5 (68.9) | 21.0 (69.8) | 20.0 (68.0) | 19.5 (67.1) | 17.0 (62.6) | 18.5 (65.3) | 19.5 (67.1) | 19.0 (66.2) | 16.0 (60.8) | 10.0 (50.0) | 10.0 (50.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 24 (0.9) | 37 (1.5) | 86 (3.4) | 138 (5.4) | 229 (9.0) | 214 (8.4) | 205 (8.1) | 171 (6.7) | 276 (10.9) | 192 (7.6) | 188 (7.4) | 87 (3.4) | 1,847 (72.7) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.3 mm) | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 121 |
| Average relative humidity (%) (at 15:00) | 33 | 31 | 43 | 51 | 58 | 67 | 70 | 68 | 69 | 62 | 52 | 41 | 54 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 223.2 | 228.8 | 244.9 | 225.0 | 248.0 | 180.0 | 139.5 | 155.0 | 135.0 | 229.4 | 264.0 | 254.2 | 2,527 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 7.2 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 7.4 | 8.8 | 8.2 | 6.9 |
| Source: Deutscher Wetterdienst[2] | |||||||||||||
Notable residents
References
- ^ a b "World Gazetteer online". World-gazetteer.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-11.
- ^ "Klimatafel von Kete–Krachi / Ghana" (PDF). Baseline climate means (1961–1990) from stations all over the world (in German). Deutscher Wetterdienst. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
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