Sankal
Sankal (Arabic: سانكال) is a village in southwestern Djibouti. It is situated about 24 kilometres (15 miles) southwestern of Dikhil and 1 km north of the border with Ethiopia.
Sankal سانكال | |
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Village | |
  Sankal سانكال Location in Djibouti | |
| Coordinates: 10°58′21″N 42°12′11″E | |
| Country |  Djibouti |
| Region | Dikhil |
| Elevation | 457 m (1,499 ft) |
Climate
Sankal has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh), with two main seasons. There is a short monsoonal wet season from July to September and a length dry season covering the rest of the year.
| Climate data for Sankal | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 27.6 (81.7) |
28.3 (82.9) |
29.0 (84.2) |
29.8 (85.6) |
31.4 (88.5) |
35.8 (96.4) |
38.9 (102.0) |
38.3 (100.9) |
34.3 (93.7) |
30.6 (87.1) |
28.4 (83.1) |
27.8 (82.0) |
31.7 (89.0) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 18.0 (64.4) |
18.8 (65.8) |
20.0 (68.0) |
21.6 (70.9) |
23.3 (73.9) |
25.5 (77.9) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.2 (81.0) |
25.4 (77.7) |
22.2 (72.0) |
19.4 (66.9) |
18.9 (66.0) |
22.3 (72.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5 (0.2) |
8 (0.3) |
11 (0.4) |
22 (0.9) |
5 (0.2) |
3 (0.1) |
32 (1.3) |
40 (1.6) |
39 (1.5) |
10 (0.4) |
4 (0.2) |
2 (0.1) |
181 (7.2) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org | |||||||||||||
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