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Gleno | |
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Coordinates:8°43′26″S125°26′10″E / 8.72389°S 125.43611°E /-8.72389; 125.43611 | |
Country | ![]() |
Municipality | Ermera |
Administrative post | Ermera |
Suco | Riheu |
Elevation | 882 m (2,894 ft) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 8,133 |
Time zone | UTC+09:00 (TLT) |
Climate | Aw |
Gleno is a city inEast Timor, 30 kilometres (19 mi) to the southwest ofDili, the national capital. It is in the suco of Riheu (Administrative postErmera). Gleno has a population of 8,133 (2010). It lies 882 metres (2,894 ft) above sea level.
Gleno is the capital of the municipality ofErmera.
Being near the national capital, Gleno suffered during theintimidation campaign around the time of thereferendum for East Timorese independence in 1999.[1]
Gleno has atropical savanna climate (KöppenAw), bordering on atropical monsoon climate (Am), moderated by elevation. The dry season peaks in August and September, whilst the wet season extends from November to May with a peak from December to February. Gleno is substantially cooler and much wetter thanDili, which receives less than half as much rainfall.
Climate data for Gleno | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26.2 (79.2) | 26.3 (79.3) | 27.0 (80.6) | 27.0 (80.6) | 26.4 (79.5) | 25.4 (77.7) | 25.2 (77.4) | 25.9 (78.6) | 26.9 (80.4) | 28.1 (82.6) | 28.1 (82.6) | 27.0 (80.6) | 26.6 (79.9) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 23.4 (74.1) | 23.4 (74.1) | 23.6 (74.5) | 23.5 (74.3) | 22.9 (73.2) | 22.0 (71.6) | 21.4 (70.5) | 21.7 (71.1) | 22.4 (72.3) | 23.6 (74.5) | 24.2 (75.6) | 23.8 (74.8) | 23.0 (73.4) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20.7 (69.3) | 20.5 (68.9) | 20.3 (68.5) | 20.0 (68.0) | 19.4 (66.9) | 18.6 (65.5) | 17.7 (63.9) | 17.5 (63.5) | 18.0 (64.4) | 19.1 (66.4) | 20.4 (68.7) | 20.7 (69.3) | 19.4 (66.9) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 317 (12.5) | 323 (12.7) | 219 (8.6) | 182 (7.2) | 126 (5.0) | 81 (3.2) | 60 (2.4) | 22 (0.9) | 18 (0.7) | 61 (2.4) | 191 (7.5) | 318 (12.5) | 1,918 (75.6) |
Source: Climate-Data.org[2] |
Gleno is also a small village inCounty Antrim,Northern Ireland.
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