Mécheria

Mécheria
بلدية المشرية
Municipality
Commune of Mécheria

Location of Mécheria within Naâma Province
Mécheria
Location of Mécheria within Algeria
Coordinates: 33°33′N 0°17′W / 33.550°N 0.283°W / 33.550; -0.283Coordinates: 33°33′N 0°17′W / 33.550°N 0.283°W / 33.550; -0.283
Country  Algeria
Province Naâma
District Mécheria (seat)
Elevation 1,180 m (3,870 ft)
Population (2008)
 • Total 100,000
Time zone UTC+01 (CET)
Postal code 45100
ONS code 4502

Mécheria is a small city situated in Naâma Province, Algeria in the Atlas mountains, capital of Mécheria District.

Transport

Air

There is an airport there.

Railway

Mecheria is served by a narrow gauge railway from Mohammadia, however, replacing it with a standard gauge line has been proposed.

Climate

In Mecheria, there is a local steppe climate. Rainfall is higher in winter than in summer. The Köppen-Geiger climate classification is BSk. The average annual temperature in Mecheria is 15.4 °C (59.7 °F). About 268 mm (10.55 in) of precipitation falls annually.

Climate data for Mecheria
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 11.1
(52)		 13.0
(55.4)		 16.4
(61.5)		 20.5
(68.9)		 23.8
(74.8)		 29.9
(85.8)		 34.9
(94.8)		 34.3
(93.7)		 29.3
(84.7)		 21.9
(71.4)		 15.1
(59.2)		 10.7
(51.3)		 21.7
(71.1)
Average low °C (°F) 1.7
(35.1)		 2.5
(36.5)		 4.7
(40.5)		 7.6
(45.7)		 11.2
(52.2)		 16.2
(61.2)		 20.4
(68.7)		 20.4
(68.7)		 15.2
(59.4)		 10.4
(50.7)		 5.3
(41.5)		 2.6
(36.7)		 9.9
(49.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 20
(0.79)		 22
(0.87)		 32
(1.26)		 27
(1.06)		 23
(0.91)		 15
(0.59)		 5
(0.2)		 9
(0.35)		 28
(1.1)		 26
(1.02)		 35
(1.38)		 26
(1.02)		 268
(10.55)
Source: Climate-Data.org,Climate data

See also

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