Jumla
जुम्ला
Town
Jumla is located in Nepal
Jumla
Jumla
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 29°16′31″N 82°11′0″E / 29.27528°N 82.18333°E / 29.27528; 82.18333
Country   Nepal
ProvinceKarnali Province[1]
DistrictJumla District
Elevation
2,514 m (8,248 ft)
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

Jumla is the centre of Chandannath Municipality in Jumla District of Karnali Province of Nepal. It is located at 2514 metres (8251 feet) elevation.[2]

Geography

Jumla is one of the 77 districts in the midwestern hills of Nepal. Rice (Oryza sativa L) cultivation in Jumla ranges from 2,400 to 3,050 m altitude, which is the highest elevation in the world. The highest elevation at 3,050 m is Chhumjul of Jumla, a record altitude, where rice is cultivated in Nepal. Jumli Marshi, a Japonica variety of indigenous rice, having cold tolerant gene, is probably cultivated since 1,300 years ago in Jumla in the bank of the Tila river. The Tila Valley as well as the Sinja Khola Valley are covered with paddy fields growing the 'Kali Marshi' rice variety, a unique red rice that is sought after for its special taste.

Jumla has a STOL airport, Jumla Airport, and the road network first reached it from Surkhet in May 2007.[3] It is the usual starting point for treks to Rara Lake.

Barley fields of Jumla
Barley fields of Jumla

Climate

Jumla has a highland oceanic climate that is cooled down by its elevation. As a result, the climate retains strong diurnal temperature variation in winter and the moderation is from subtropical influence as opposed to maritime.

The highest temperature ever recorded in Jumla was 33.3 °C (91.9 °F) on 24 May 1998, while the lowest temperature ever recorded was −15.0 °C (5.0 °F) on 2 February 1975.[4]

Climate data for Jumla (elevation 2,363 m (7,753 ft), 1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 13.8
(56.8)		 15.3
(59.5)		 18.8
(65.8)		 22.0
(71.6)		 24.5
(76.1)		 26.2
(79.2)		 25.1
(77.2)		 24.8
(76.6)		 24.8
(76.6)		 22.4
(72.3)		 19.3
(66.7)		 16.5
(61.7)		 21.1
(70.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 4.5
(40.1)		 6.3
(43.3)		 9.7
(49.5)		 13.1
(55.6)		 16.3
(61.3)		 19.8
(67.6)		 20.5
(68.9)		 20.2
(68.4)		 18.8
(65.8)		 13.5
(56.3)		 9.0
(48.2)		 6.0
(42.8)		 13.1
(55.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −4.8
(23.4)		 −2.7
(27.1)		 0.6
(33.1)		 4.2
(39.6)		 8.0
(46.4)		 13.3
(55.9)		 15.9
(60.6)		 15.5
(59.9)		 12.8
(55.0)		 4.6
(40.3)		 −1.3
(29.7)		 −4.6
(23.7)		 5.1
(41.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 36.8
(1.45)		 46.2
(1.82)		 49.3
(1.94)		 42.4
(1.67)		 51.3
(2.02)		 79.2
(3.12)		 177.6
(6.99)		 182.2
(7.17)		 95.2
(3.75)		 25.7
(1.01)		 8.9
(0.35)		 9.2
(0.36)		 804
(31.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 3.8 3.9 5.3 7.3 9.2 11.4 20.9 21.2 13.0 2.9 0.8 0.9 100.5
Source: World Meteorological Organization[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Province 6 renamed to Karnali Province". Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "redirect to /world/NP/00/Jumla2.html". www.fallingrain.com.
  3. ↑ http://www.kantipuronline.com/kolnews.php?&nid=108409
  4. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 14 October 2023.


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