Mécheria
Mécheria بلدية المشرية | |
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| Commune of Mécheria | |
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 Location of Mécheria within Naâma Province | |
  Mécheria Location of Mécheria within Algeria | |
| Coordinates: 33°33′N0°17′W / 33.550°N 0.283°W / 33.550; -0.283 | |
| Country |  Algeria |
| Province | Naâma |
| District | Mécheria(seat) |
| Elevation | 1,180 m (3,870 ft) |
| Population (Census 2020) | |
• Total | 120,312 |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| Postal code | 45100 |
| ONS code | 4502 |
Mécheria is a city situated in Naâma Province, Algeria in the Atlas Mountains, capital of Mécheria District, known for its cold winter and livestock life. As of 2020, it had a population of around 120,000, making it the most populous commune in the province.
It is the birthplace of the current President of Algeria, Abdelmadjid Tebboune.
Transport
Air
Mécheria Airport is a military airport in Mécheria.
Railway
Mecheria is served by a narrow gauge railway from Mohammadia, however, replacing it with a standard gauge line has been proposed.
Climate
In Mecheria, there is a local steppe climate. Rainfall is higher in winter than in summer. The Köppen-Geiger climate classification is BWk. The average annual temperature in Mecheria is 15.4 °C (59.7 °F). About 268 mm (10.55 in) of precipitation falls annually.
On 28 January 2005, Mécheria recorded a temperature of −13.8 °C (7.2 °F), which is the lowest temperature to have ever been recorded in Algeria.[1]
| Climate data for Mecheria (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 23.5(74.3) | 28.4(83.1) | 31.3(88.3) | 34.9(94.8) | 37.8(100.0) | 41.2(106.2) | 43.5(110.3) | 42.4(108.3) | 39.4(102.9) | 34.6(94.3) | 28.2(82.8) | 26.4(79.5) | 43.5(110.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 12.2(54.0) | 14.1(57.4) | 17.8(64.0) | 21.5(70.7) | 26.6(79.9) | 32.4(90.3) | 37.0(98.6) | 35.8(96.4) | 29.9(85.8) | 23.7(74.7) | 16.7(62.1) | 12.9(55.2) | 23.4(74.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.0(44.6) | 8.5(47.3) | 11.8(53.2) | 15.1(59.2) | 19.7(67.5) | 25.0(77.0) | 29.3(84.7) | 28.4(83.1) | 23.1(73.6) | 17.8(64.0) | 11.5(52.7) | 7.9(46.2) | 17.1(62.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.8(35.2) | 3.0(37.4) | 5.8(42.4) | 8.7(47.7) | 12.9(55.2) | 17.6(63.7) | 21.6(70.9) | 20.9(69.6) | 16.4(61.5) | 11.8(53.2) | 6.2(43.2) | 2.9(37.2) | 10.8(51.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −13.8(7.2) | −7.0(19.4) | −5.0(23.0) | −1.2(29.8) | 3.1(37.6) | 6.5(43.7) | 12.0(53.6) | 12.4(54.3) | 7.5(45.5) | 1.7(35.1) | −2.5(27.5) | −6.2(20.8) | −13.8(7.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 16.6(0.65) | 17.5(0.69) | 26.6(1.05) | 24.7(0.97) | 17.5(0.69) | 8.4(0.33) | 5.6(0.22) | 13.4(0.53) | 26.4(1.04) | 33.1(1.30) | 27.8(1.09) | 16.2(0.64) | 233.8(9.20) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 39.3 |
| Source: NOAA[2] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^"Seconde Communication Nationale de L'Algerie Sur Les Changements Climatiques a la CCNUCC"(PDF) (in French). Ministere de L'Amenagement du Territoire et de L'Environnement. 2010. p. 27. Archived(PDF) from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ^"Mecheria Climate Normals 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1991–2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
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