Oktem is a village in Pegunungan Bintang Regency, Highland Papua province, Indonesia. It is located at around 4°46′49.2456″S 140°47′7.836″E / 4.780346000°S 140.78551000°E, in the elevation of around 3597 metres. Its population is 301[1]: 2110
Oktem | |
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  Oktem Location in Western New Guinea and Indonesia  Oktem Oktem (Indonesia) | |
| Coordinates: 4°46′49.2456″S 140°47′7.836″E / 4.780346000°S 140.78551000°E | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Province | Highland Papua |
| Regency | Pegunungan Bintang Regency |
| District | Oklip |
| Elevation | 11,801 ft (3,597 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 301 |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Standard Time) |
Climate
editOktem has a very mild and very wet version of an alpine tundra climate with cold and rainy weather year-round. Its one of the very few places with tundra climate which can support tree and forest growth because of its mildness.
| Climate data for Oktem | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 15.6 (60.1) |
15.6 (60.1) |
14.9 (58.8) |
14.5 (58.1) |
13.8 (56.8) |
13.0 (55.4) |
12.4 (54.3) |
12.3 (54.1) |
13.4 (56.1) |
14.9 (58.8) |
15.4 (59.7) |
15.6 (60.1) |
14.3 (57.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.8 (49.6) |
9.9 (49.8) |
9.6 (49.3) |
9.2 (48.6) |
8.9 (48.0) |
8.2 (46.8) |
8.0 (46.4) |
7.8 (46.0) |
8.2 (46.8) |
9.0 (48.2) |
9.1 (48.4) |
9.6 (49.3) |
8.9 (48.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.0 (39.2) |
4.2 (39.6) |
4.4 (39.9) |
4.0 (39.2) |
4.1 (39.4) |
3.5 (38.3) |
3.6 (38.5) |
3.3 (37.9) |
3.0 (37.4) |
3.1 (37.6) |
2.9 (37.2) |
3.7 (38.7) |
3.7 (38.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 444 (17.5) |
416 (16.4) |
468 (18.4) |
403 (15.9) |
424 (16.7) |
438 (17.2) |
440 (17.3) |
397 (15.6) |
373 (14.7) |
451 (17.8) |
403 (15.9) |
442 (17.4) |
5,099 (200.8) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[2] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-07-31. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Climate: Oktem". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
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