Gagnoa

Gagnoa is a city in south-central Ivory Coast. It is the seat of both Gôh-Djiboua District and Gôh Region. It is also the seat of and a sub-prefecture of Gagnoa Department. Gagnoa is also a commune. In the 2014 census, its population was 213,918, making it the seventh-largest city in the country.

Gagnoa
City, sub-prefecture, and commune
Coat of arms
Gagnoa
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 6°8′N 5°56′W[1]
CountryIvory Coast
DistrictGôh-Djiboua District
RegionGôh
DepartmentGagnoa
Population
 (2014)
 • Total213,918
 [2]
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Gagnoa is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gagnoa, and contains its cathedral.

Climate

Gagnoa has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) with a lengthy although not particularly intense wet season from February/March to November, and a short dry season centred upon December and January.

Climate data for Gagnoa
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 32.3
(90.1)		 33.6
(92.5)		 33.0
(91.4)		 32.5
(90.5)		 31.6
(88.9)		 29.8
(85.6)		 28.6
(83.5)		 28.6
(83.5)		 29.8
(85.6)		 30.9
(87.6)		 31.1
(88.0)		 30.7
(87.3)		 31.0
(87.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.1
(79.0)		 26.8
(80.2)		 27.5
(81.5)		 27.3
(81.1)		 26.8
(80.2)		 25.7
(78.3)		 24.9
(76.8)		 24.7
(76.5)		 25.5
(77.9)		 26.2
(79.2)		 26.5
(79.7)		 25.7
(78.3)		 26.1
(79.0)
Average low °C (°F) 20.1
(68.2)		 21.8
(71.2)		 22.2
(72.0)		 22.3
(72.1)		 22.3
(72.1)		 21.9
(71.4)		 21.4
(70.5)		 21.4
(70.5)		 21.7
(71.1)		 22.0
(71.6)		 22.0
(71.6)		 20.9
(69.6)		 21.7
(71.1)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 23.5
(0.93)		 63.4
(2.50)		 123.1
(4.85)		 162.8
(6.41)		 177.5
(6.99)		 205.8
(8.10)		 89.4
(3.52)		 95.4
(3.76)		 172.0
(6.77)		 159.2
(6.27)		 96.4
(3.80)		 37.5
(1.48)		 1,406
(55.38)
Mean monthly sunshine hours 195.7 184.5 189.0 204.9 210.4 122.0 120.8 97.5 127.1 176.4 180.2 166.0 1,974.5
Source: NOAA[3]

References
  1. "Ivory Coast Cities Longitude & Latitude". sphereinfo.com. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
  2. "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  3. "Gagnoa Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved December 21, 2015.


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