Dairut
27°34′00″N 30°49′00″E / 27.56667°N 30.81667°E
Dairut ⲧⲉⲣⲱⲧ | |
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  Dairut Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 27°34′N 30°49′E / 27.567°N 30.817°E | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Asyut |
| Area | |
| • Total | 88.2 sq mi (228.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 144 ft (44 m) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 653,847 |
| • Density | 7,400/sq mi (2,900/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
Dairut (Coptic: ⲧⲉⲣⲱⲧ terōt Coptic pronunciation: [dæˈroːt]) is a city in Egypt. It is located on the west bank of the Nile, in the Asyut Governorate. This is the point where the Nile divides, and a branch wanders off and eventually ends up in the Faiyum.
Climate
[edit]Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh).[2]
| Climate data for Dairut | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 21.2 (70.2) | 23.3 (73.9) | 26.6 (79.9) | 31.6 (88.9) | 34.7 (94.5) | 35.6 (96.1) | 35.5 (95.9) | 35.1 (95.2) | 32.6 (90.7) | 31 (88) | 26.8 (80.2) | 22.3 (72.1) | 29.7 (85.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.4 (54.3) | 14.2 (57.6) | 17.2 (63.0) | 21.9 (71.4) | 25.6 (78.1) | 27.1 (80.8) | 27.5 (81.5) | 27.4 (81.3) | 25.3 (77.5) | 23.2 (73.8) | 18.6 (65.5) | 14.3 (57.7) | 21.2 (70.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.6 (38.5) | 5.1 (41.2) | 7.8 (46.0) | 12.3 (54.1) | 16.6 (61.9) | 18.7 (65.7) | 19.6 (67.3) | 19.8 (67.6) | 18.1 (64.6) | 15.4 (59.7) | 10.5 (50.9) | 6.4 (43.5) | 12.8 (55.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.0) | 3 (0) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org, altitude: 47m[2] | |||||||||||||
Notable people
[edit]References
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- ^ a b "Dayrūṭ (Markaz, Egypt) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Climate: Dairut - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
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