Sekong
ເຊກອງ | |
|---|---|
  Sekong Location in Laos | |
| Coordinates: 15°20′40″N 106°43′03″E / 15.34444°N 106.71750°E | |
| Country |  Laos |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
| • Total | 35,000 |
Sekong (or Xekong; Lao ເຊກອງ) is the capital city of Sekong Province, Sekong District, Laos. It was created in 1984 after it was ascertained that Ban Phon's unexploded ordnance made it uninhabitable.[2]
| Climate data for Sekong (1990–2019) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 32.2 (90.0) |
34.1 (93.4) |
36.1 (97.0) |
36.0 (96.8) |
34.0 (93.2) |
32.4 (90.3) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.1 (88.0) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.9 (89.4) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.2 (88.2) |
32.8 (91.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 15.8 (60.4) |
17.9 (64.2) |
21.4 (70.5) |
23.5 (74.3) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.9 (75.0) |
23.7 (74.7) |
22.2 (72.0) |
20.1 (68.2) |
17.0 (62.6) |
21.5 (70.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2 (0.1) |
10 (0.4) |
37 (1.5) |
87 (3.4) |
164 (6.5) |
189 (7.4) |
303 (11.9) |
272 (10.7) |
239 (9.4) |
98 (3.9) |
32 (1.3) |
4 (0.2) |
1,437 (56.7) |
| Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations[3] | |||||||||||||