Gerung

Gerung
Gerung is located in Lombok
Gerung
Gerung
Location in Indonesia
Gerung is located in Indonesia
Gerung
Gerung
Gerung (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 8°43′S 116°7′E / 8.717°S 116.117°E / -8.717; 116.117
CountryIndonesia
RegionLesser Sunda Islands
ProvinceWest Nusa Tenggara
RegencyWest Lombok
Area
 • Total62.30 km2 (24.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total89,600
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+08

Gerung is a town on the island of Lombok and is also the capital of the West Lombok Regency in the Indonesian province West Nusa Tenggara.

Climate

Gerung has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) with moderate to little rainfall from May to October and heavy rainfall from November to April.

Climate data for Gerung
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.5
(86.9)
30.6
(87.1)
30.8
(87.4)
31.3
(88.3)
31.0
(87.8)
30.3
(86.5)
29.7
(85.5)
30.1
(86.2)
30.8
(87.4)
31.2
(88.2)
31.2
(88.2)
31.0
(87.8)
30.7
(87.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.6
(79.9)
26.7
(80.1)
26.6
(79.9)
26.5
(79.7)
26.0
(78.8)
25.1
(77.2)
24.6
(76.3)
24.9
(76.8)
25.8
(78.4)
26.5
(79.7)
26.9
(80.4)
26.9
(80.4)
26.1
(79.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.8
(73.0)
22.9
(73.2)
22.5
(72.5)
21.7
(71.1)
21.1
(70.0)
20.0
(68.0)
19.5
(67.1)
19.8
(67.6)
20.9
(69.6)
21.8
(71.2)
22.6
(72.7)
22.8
(73.0)
21.5
(70.8)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 277
(10.9)
243
(9.6)
162
(6.4)
131
(5.2)
98
(3.9)
80
(3.1)
83
(3.3)
43
(1.7)
37
(1.5)
103
(4.1)
179
(7.0)
297
(11.7)
1,733
(68.4)
Source: Climate-Data.org[2]

References

  1. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. ^ "Climate: Gerung". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 17 November 2020.