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Chenachène

Coordinates: 26°2′23″N 4°12′56″W / 26.03972°N 4.21556°W / 26.03972; -4.21556
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Chenachène
Village
Chenachène is located in Algeria
Chenachène
Chenachène
Coordinates: 26°2′23″N 4°12′56″W / 26.03972°N 4.21556°W / 26.03972; -4.21556
Country Algeria
ProvinceTindouf Province
DistrictTindouf District
CommuneTindouf[1]
Elevation
380 m (1,250 ft)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

Chenachène (also written Chenachane[2]) is an isolated village in the commune of Tindouf,[1] in Tindouf Province, Algeria.

Climate

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Chenachène has a hyper-arid hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). It is one of the driest places on earth and the hottest during summer. The average high temperature in July is 48.3 °C (118.9 °F), which is 0.9°C higher than Furnace Creek, Death Valley, California and the highest on earth (Chenachène beats nearby Taghaza in Mali by 0.1°C, and Taoudenni, also in Mali, by 0.4°C).

Climate data for Chenachène
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 23.0
(73.4)
26.6
(79.9)
30.1
(86.2)
35.8
(96.4)
39.4
(102.9)
44.5
(112.1)
48.3
(118.9)
46.7
(116.1)
42.0
(107.6)
35.1
(95.2)
28.1
(82.6)
22.4
(72.3)
35.2
(95.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 14.7
(58.5)
17.7
(63.9)
21.7
(71.1)
26.2
(79.2)
29.9
(85.8)
34.6
(94.3)
38.7
(101.7)
37.6
(99.7)
33.6
(92.5)
26.9
(80.4)
20.5
(68.9)
15.0
(59.0)
26.4
(79.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 6.5
(43.7)
8.9
(48.0)
13.3
(55.9)
16.7
(62.1)
20.5
(68.9)
24.8
(76.6)
29.1
(84.4)
28.5
(83.3)
25.3
(77.5)
18.7
(65.7)
13.0
(55.4)
7.6
(45.7)
17.7
(63.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 0
(0)
1
(0.0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
2
(0.1)
2
(0.1)
1
(0.0)
2
(0.1)
0
(0)
8
(0.3)
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See also

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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'El Oued" (PDF) (in French). Journal officiel de la République Algérienne. 19 December 1984. p. 1562. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 March 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  2. ^ "Chenachane, Algeria". Geonames.Org. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
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