Keetmanshoop facts for kids
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Keetmanshoop
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City
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Keetmanshoop church
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Motto(s):
Laborando vincimus
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Aerial view of Keetmanshoop (2017)
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Country | Namibia | |
Region | ǁKaras Region | |
Constituency | Keetmanshoop Urban | |
Established | 14 April 1866 | |
Area | ||
• Total | 202.4515 sq mi (524.3469 km2) | |
• Land | 202.4515 sq mi (524.3469 km2) | |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) | |
Population
(2011)
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• Total | 20,977 | |
• Ethnicities density | 103.6/sq mi (40/km2) | |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) | |
Climate | BWh |
Keetmanshoop is a city in the Karas Region of southern Namibia, lying on the Trans-Namib Railway from Windhoek to Upington in South Africa. It is named after Johann Keetman, a German industrialist and benefactor of the city.
The town is situated in a semi-arid area, normally receiving an annual average rainfall of only 159 millimetres (6.3 in), although in 1977 344.7 millimetres (13.57 in) was measured.
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Geography
Climate
Keetmanshoop has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh), with long, very hot summers and mild to warm winters. The annual average rainfall is only 159 mm (6 in). Keetmanshoop is one of the sunniest places year-round on the planet with a mean sunshine duration over 3,870 h yearly or 10.7 sunny hours daily or well above 87% of the time. The annual mean temperature is 21.1 °C (70.0 °F) with a mean annual high of 28.8 °C (83.8 °F) and a low of 13.3 °C (55.9 °F). The climate is characterized by sunshine and dryness as well as moderate heat all year long.
The highest temperature yet recorded in Keetmanshoop was 42.8 °C (109.0 °F) on 8 & 9 January 2012 and the coldest was -2.7 °C (27.1 °F) on 18 July 1989.
Climate data for Keetmanshoop | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 42.8 (109.0) |
42.0 (107.6) |
40.1 (104.2) |
37.4 (99.3) |
33.0 (91.4) |
31.6 (88.9) |
30.5 (86.9) |
34.2 (93.6) |
38.0 (100.4) |
40.7 (105.3) |
41.4 (106.5) |
42.3 (108.1) |
42.8 (109.0) |
Average high °C (°F) | 34.8 (94.6) |
34.0 (93.2) |
32.2 (90.0) |
28.8 (83.8) |
25.0 (77.0) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.3 (70.3) |
23.5 (74.3) |
27.2 (81.0) |
30.1 (86.2) |
32.4 (90.3) |
34.5 (94.1) |
28.8 (83.8) |
Average low °C (°F) | 19.0 (66.2) |
19.3 (66.7) |
17.8 (64.0) |
14.4 (57.9) |
10.4 (50.7) |
7.0 (44.6) |
6.4 (43.5) |
7.5 (45.5) |
10.7 (51.3) |
13.7 (56.7) |
15.7 (60.3) |
17.6 (63.7) |
13.3 (55.9) |
Record low °C (°F) | 15.1 (59.2) |
11.1 (52.0) |
3.5 (38.3) |
4.0 (39.2) |
1.2 (34.2) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
5.5 (41.9) |
8.0 (46.4) |
9.0 (48.2) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 24 (0.9) |
42 (1.7) |
36 (1.4) |
15 (0.6) |
5 (0.2) |
2 (0.1) |
1 (0.0) |
1 (0.0) |
3 (0.1) |
6 (0.2) |
11 (0.4) |
13 (0.5) |
159 (6.1) |
Average relative humidity (%) | 28 | 36 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 39 | 36 | 31 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 32 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 353 | 300 | 312 | 306 | 304 | 287 | 305 | 323 | 319 | 343 | 348 | 370 | 3,870 |
Percent possible sunshine | 84 | 82 | 82 | 89 | 91 | 91 | 93 | 93 | 89 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 88 |
Source 1: Tabulation of Climate Statistics for Selected Stations in Namibia | |||||||||||||
Source 2: en.tutiempo |
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See also
In Spanish: Keetmanshoop para niños