Diourbel ديوربل | |
|---|---|
Town andcommune | |
  Diourbel Location in Senegal | |
| Coordinates:14°39′07.7″N16°14′02.5″W / 14.652139°N 16.234028°W /14.652139; -16.234028 | |
| Country |  Senegal |
| Region | Diourbel Region |
| Department | Diourbel |
| Area | |
• Town andcommune | 31.24 km2 (12.06 sq mi) |
| Population (2023 census)[1] | |
• Town andcommune | 157,554 |
| • Density | 5,043/km2 (13,060/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Diourbel (Arabic:ديوربل;Serer:Jurbel,Wolof:Njaaréem) is a town and urban commune inSenegal lying east ofThiès. It is known for itsmosque and localgroundnut industry and is the capital of theDiourbel Region. The population in 2023 was 157,554.[1]
Diourbel lies on theN3 road linking it toDakar and is also served by a junction station on theDakar-Niger Railway. Both the railway and the N3 cross theRiver Sine in the town.
| Climate data for Diourbel (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 34.2 (93.6) | 36.2 (97.2) | 38.6 (101.5) | 39.9 (103.8) | 40.3 (104.5) | 38.4 (101.1) | 35.5 (95.9) | 34.0 (93.2) | 34.2 (93.6) | 37.3 (99.1) | 37.8 (100.0) | 35.3 (95.5) | 36.8 (98.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 15.3 (59.5) | 16.9 (62.4) | 17.8 (64.0) | 18.4 (65.1) | 19.9 (67.8) | 22.2 (72.0) | 23.2 (73.8) | 23.1 (73.6) | 22.8 (73.0) | 22.4 (72.3) | 18.8 (65.8) | 16.4 (61.5) | 19.8 (67.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 5.5 (41.9) | 8.2 (46.8) | 10.0 (50.0) | 10.5 (50.9) | 12.0 (53.6) | 13.4 (56.1) | 16.0 (60.8) | 14.1 (57.4) | 14.5 (58.1) | 15.5 (59.9) | 10.0 (50.0) | 7.0 (44.6) | 5.5 (41.9) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 2.2 (0.09) | 1.0 (0.04) | 0.1 (0.00) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.1 (0.00) | 22.5 (0.89) | 98.0 (3.86) | 205.1 (8.07) | 164.1 (6.46) | 31.4 (1.24) | 0.7 (0.03) | 1.2 (0.05) | 526.4 (20.72) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 6.6 | 11.8 | 10 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 33.7 |
| Source:NOAA[2] | |||||||||||||
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