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Democratic Republic of the Congo

LODJA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO


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Elevation: 500 meters     Latitude: 03 28S     Longitude: 023 28E
Köppen Classification: Tropical Monsoon Climate

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Tropical monsoon climate, occasionally also known as a tropical wet climate or tropical monsoon and trade-wind littoral climate in climate classification, is a relatively rare type of climate. Tropical monsoon climates have monthly mean temperatures above 18°C (64°F) in every month of the year and feature wet and dry seasons, as Tropical savanna climates do. Unlike tropical savanna climates however, a tropical monsoon climate's driest month sees less than 60 mm (2.36 in) of precipitation. Also a tropical monsoon climate tends to see less variance in temperatures during the course of the year than a tropical savanna climate. This climate has a driest month which nearly always occurs at or soon after the "winter" solstice for that side of the equator.

The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Am". (Tropical Monsoon Climate).

The average temperature for the year in Lodja is 73.0°F (22.8°C). The warmest month, on average, is January with an average temperature of 75.0°F (23.9°C). The coolest month on average is June, with an average temperature of 73.0°F (22.8°C).

The average amount of precipitation for the year in Lodja is 69.5" (1765.3 mm). The month with the most precipitation on average is October with 8.7" (221 mm) of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is July with an average of 1.9" (48.3 mm).



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