Piru, Indonesia

Piru is a small town and capital of the West Seram Regency on the southwestern coast of the Indonesian island of Seram.[1] On 21–22 August 1999 there was violent conflict in the area and other settlements such as Ariate, Loki, Laala and Wailissa, which resulted in 12 deaths in total on the island.[2]

Piru
Town
Piru
Location in Seram Island
Coordinates: 3°4′52″S 128°8′28″E
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceMaluku
RegencyWest Seram
Time zoneUTC+9 (WITA)

Climate

Piru has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall in July and August and heavy rainfall in the remaining months.

Climate data for Piru
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 30.8
(87.4)		 30.8
(87.4)		 30.7
(87.3)		 30.1
(86.2)		 29.4
(84.9)		 28.5
(83.3)		 27.6
(81.7)		 27.8
(82.0)		 28.9
(84.0)		 29.7
(85.5)		 30.9
(87.6)		 30.8
(87.4)		 29.7
(85.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.4
(81.3)		 27.3
(81.1)		 27.3
(81.1)		 26.9
(80.4)		 26.6
(79.9)		 26.0
(78.8)		 25.3
(77.5)		 25.4
(77.7)		 26.0
(78.8)		 26.4
(79.5)		 27.3
(81.1)		 27.3
(81.1)		 26.6
(79.9)
Average low °C (°F) 24.0
(75.2)		 23.9
(75.0)		 23.9
(75.0)		 23.8
(74.8)		 23.8
(74.8)		 23.5
(74.3)		 23.1
(73.6)		 23.1
(73.6)		 23.2
(73.8)		 23.2
(73.8)		 23.8
(74.8)		 23.9
(75.0)		 23.6
(74.5)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 214
(8.4)		 205
(8.1)		 211
(8.3)		 183
(7.2)		 184
(7.2)		 173
(6.8)		 107
(4.2)		 117
(4.6)		 139
(5.5)		 128
(5.0)		 197
(7.8)		 283
(11.1)		 2,141
(84.2)
Source: Climate-Data.org[3]


References
  1. "Seram Island (map)". Indonesiatravelingguide.com. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  2. Summary of World Broadcasts: Asia, Pacific. BBC Monitoring. 1999.
  3. "Climate: Piru". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 23 November 2020.


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