Gerung
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Gerung | |
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Location in Indonesia | |
Coordinates: 8°43′S 116°7′E / 8.717°S 116.117°E | |
Country | Indonesia |
Region | Lesser Sunda Islands |
Province | West Nusa Tenggara |
Regency | West Lombok |
Area | |
• Total | 62.30 km2 (24.05 sq mi) |
Population (mid 2023 estimate) | |
• Total | 93,592 |
• Density | 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi) |
[1] | |
Time zone | UTC+08 |
Gerung is a town and administrative district (kecamatan) on the island of Lombok and is also the capital of the West Lombok Regency in the Indonesian province of West Nusa Tenggara.
Climate
[edit]Gerung has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) with moderate to little rainfall from May to October and heavy rainfall from November to April.
Climate data for Gerung | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.5 (86.9) | 30.6 (87.1) | 30.8 (87.4) | 31.3 (88.3) | 31.0 (87.8) | 30.3 (86.5) | 29.7 (85.5) | 30.1 (86.2) | 30.8 (87.4) | 31.2 (88.2) | 31.2 (88.2) | 31.0 (87.8) | 30.7 (87.3) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.6 (79.9) | 26.7 (80.1) | 26.6 (79.9) | 26.5 (79.7) | 26.0 (78.8) | 25.1 (77.2) | 24.6 (76.3) | 24.9 (76.8) | 25.8 (78.4) | 26.5 (79.7) | 26.9 (80.4) | 26.9 (80.4) | 26.1 (79.0) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.8 (73.0) | 22.9 (73.2) | 22.5 (72.5) | 21.7 (71.1) | 21.1 (70.0) | 20.0 (68.0) | 19.5 (67.1) | 19.8 (67.6) | 20.9 (69.6) | 21.8 (71.2) | 22.6 (72.7) | 22.8 (73.0) | 21.5 (70.8) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 277 (10.9) | 243 (9.6) | 162 (6.4) | 131 (5.2) | 98 (3.9) | 80 (3.1) | 83 (3.3) | 43 (1.7) | 37 (1.5) | 103 (4.1) | 179 (7.0) | 297 (11.7) | 1,733 (68.4) |
Source: Climate-Data.org[2] |
References
[edit]- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Lombok Barat Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5201)
- ^ "Climate: Gerung". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 17 November 2020.