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Oufrane

Coordinates: 28°32′29″N 0°10′59″E / 28.54139°N 0.18306°E / 28.54139; 0.18306
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Oufrane
Village
Oufrane is located in Algeria
Oufrane
Oufrane
Coordinates: 28°32′29″N 0°10′59″E / 28.54139°N 0.18306°E / 28.54139; 0.18306
Country Algeria
ProvinceAdrar Province
DistrictAougrout District
CommuneMetarfa[1]
Elevation
290 m (950 ft)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

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

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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
Mean daily maximum °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
(104.0)
32.8
(91.0)
25.1
(77.2)
18.4
(65.1)
32.2
(90.0)
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)
24.3
(75.7)
Mean daily minimum °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
(61.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 1
(0.0)
2
(0.1)
3
(0.1)
1
(0.0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
1
(0.0)
2
(0.1)
2
(0.1)
2
(0.1)
14
(0.5)
Source: climate-data.org[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "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 2012-01-15. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  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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