Airolaf

ʽAirolaf إيرولاف Airolaf
Coordinates	11 ° 46 ′  N , 42 ° 39 ′  E Coordinates: 11 ° 46 ′  N , 42 ° 39 ′  E
Basic data
Country	Djibouti
region	Tadjoura
height	615 m
Residents	672

Airolaf ( Arabic إيرولاف) is a place in the Tadjoura region in northwestern Djibouti and in the center of the region. Airolaf is known for its cool climate, the coolest in Djibouti.

geography

The place is about 115 km northeast of the capital Djibouti at an altitude of about 1460  m . The area is located in the Goda massif , the third highest mountain massif in Djibouti and belongs to the catchment area of ​​the Ourâno and Garab ( Assaleyi ) wadis . In the Airolaf area, a rocky plateau, there is a lot of vegetable cultivation. The place also belongs to the Forêt du Day region .

population

The majority of the population is made up of Afar .

climate

According to the Köppen-Geiger system , Airolaf is characterized by a steppe climate (BSh). The winters get pretty cold and frosts can occur at night. In spring the air warms up very quickly and, depending on the altitude, temperature differences of up to 10 ° C occur. The temperature record was 38 ° C on July 20, 1999, the coldest recorded temperature was 6 ° C on December 31, 1989.

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Airolaf Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 24.1 24.4 25.1 25.2 27.4 29.8 30.9 30.5 29.2 26.7 25.3 24 O 26.9 Min. Temperature (° C) 14.5 15.2 17th 19.1 21.7 23.5 24.3 23.2 20.6 17.1 14.9 14.5 O 18.8 Precipitation ( mm ) 34 37 33 45 24 13 49 70 56 16 32 22nd Σ 431 Source:

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Airolaf at GeoNames , geonames.org. Retrieved August 10, 2020
2. ↑ Climate: Airolaf - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table . In: Climate-Data.org . Retrieved November 14, 2014.