Bandrélé

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Bandrele (French pronunciation: [bɑ̃dʁele]; sometimes spelled Bandrélé) is a commune in the French overseas department of Mayotte, in the Indian Ocean.

Bandrele
Mtsamoudou village, Bandrélé commune
Mtsamoudou village, Bandrélé commune
Location of the commune (in red) within Mayotte
Location of the commune (in red) within Mayotte
Location of Bandrele
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Coordinates: 12°54′33″S 45°11′40″E / 12.9092°S 45.1944°E / -12.9092; 45.1944
CountryFrance
Overseas region and departmentMayotte
CantonBouéni and Dembeni
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Ali Moussa Moussa Ben[1]
Area
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36.46 km2 (14.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[2]
10,282
 • Density280/km2 (730/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+03:00
INSEE/Postal code
97603 /97660
Elevation0–297 m (0–974 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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Climate

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Bandrélé has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw). The average annual temperature in Bandrélé is 26.7 °C (80.1 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,277.3 mm (50.29 in) with January as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in March, at around 28.0 °C (82.4 °F), and lowest in August, at around 24.6 °C (76.3 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Bandrélé was 34.2 °C (93.6 °F) on 20 November 2006; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 17.3 °C (63.1 °F) on 29 August 2012.

Climate data for Bandrélé (1991−2020 normals, extremes 2004−2014)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 33.4
(92.1)
33.7
(92.7)
33.6
(92.5)
33.9
(93.0)
32.9
(91.2)
31.3
(88.3)
30.3
(86.5)
30.3
(86.5)
32.9
(91.2)
32.5
(90.5)
34.2
(93.6)
33.5
(92.3)
34.2
(93.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31.0
(87.8)
31.0
(87.8)
31.3
(88.3)
31.2
(88.2)
30.3
(86.5)
29.2
(84.6)
28.5
(83.3)
28.6
(83.5)
29.3
(84.7)
30.1
(86.2)
30.6
(87.1)
30.9
(87.6)
30.2
(86.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.9
(82.2)
27.9
(82.2)
28.0
(82.4)
27.9
(82.2)
26.8
(80.2)
25.6
(78.1)
24.8
(76.6)
24.6
(76.3)
25.3
(77.5)
26.4
(79.5)
27.3
(81.1)
27.6
(81.7)
26.7
(80.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 24.8
(76.6)
24.9
(76.8)
24.7
(76.5)
24.5
(76.1)
23.4
(74.1)
22.1
(71.8)
21.1
(70.0)
20.7
(69.3)
21.4
(70.5)
22.7
(72.9)
24.0
(75.2)
24.3
(75.7)
23.2
(73.8)
Record low °C (°F) 22.2
(72.0)
22.8
(73.0)
22.3
(72.1)
21.4
(70.5)
19.5
(67.1)
17.4
(63.3)
17.6
(63.7)
17.3
(63.1)
18.3
(64.9)
19.1
(66.4)
19.7
(67.5)
22.1
(71.8)
17.3
(63.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 292.8
(11.53)
245.5
(9.67)
202.3
(7.96)
103.8
(4.09)
34.0
(1.34)
23.0
(0.91)
16.7
(0.66)
12.4
(0.49)
17.0
(0.67)
46.9
(1.85)
84.8
(3.34)
198.1
(7.80)
1,277.3
(50.29)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 16.1 15.3 14.4 8.6 4.9 3.8 3.0 2.4 3.0 5.7 7.4 12.7 97.3
Source: Météo-France[3]

Villages

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Îlot-Sable-Blanc-pointe-Saziley

References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ Populations légales de Mayotte en 2017, INSEE
  3. ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF). Météo-France. Retrieved August 21, 2022.