Ranérou
Ranérou | |
|---|---|
Town and commune | |
  Ranérou Location in Senegal | |
| Coordinates: 15°18′N 13°58′W / 15.300°N 13.967°W | |
| Country |  Senegal |
| Region | Matam |
| Department | Matam |
| Area | |
• Town and commune | 2.424 km2 (0.936 sq mi) |
| Population (2023 census)[1] | |
• Town and commune | 4,648 |
| • Density | 1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Ranérou is a small town with commune status in north-east Senegal. It is the chief settlement of Ranérou-Ferlo Department in Matam Region and is connected to Dakar and Touba to the west and Ouro Sogui and Mauritania to the east by the N3 road.
In 2013 its population was recorded at just over 3,000. [2]
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Ranerou (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 33.4 (92.1) |
36.1 (97.0) |
39.2 (102.6) |
41.6 (106.9) |
42.5 (108.5) |
40.1 (104.2) |
36.1 (97.0) |
34.3 (93.7) |
34.5 (94.1) |
38.2 (100.8) |
37.8 (100.0) |
34.6 (94.3) |
37.4 (99.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 17.1 (62.8) |
19.6 (67.3) |
22.5 (72.5) |
25.0 (77.0) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.6 (79.9) |
25.4 (77.7) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.1 (75.4) |
23.9 (75.0) |
20.5 (68.9) |
17.7 (63.9) |
22.8 (73.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0.1 (0.00) |
1.1 (0.04) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.00) |
4.0 (0.16) |
33.3 (1.31) |
100.2 (3.94) |
147.6 (5.81) |
120.5 (4.74) |
31.6 (1.24) |
−0.1 (0.0) |
0.9 (0.04) |
439.3 (17.30) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 6.7 | 9.8 | 8.9 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 31.0 |
| Source: NOAA[3] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b Citypopulation Population and area of Ranérou Commune
- ^ "Senegal: administrative units, extended". Geohive. Archived from the original on 14 May 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Ranerou". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
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