Sankal

Sankal سانكال
Village
Sankal سانكال Location in Djibouti
Coordinates: 10°58′21″N 42°12′11″E
Country	Djibouti
Region	Dikhil
Elevation	457 m (1,499 ft)

Sankal (Arabic: سانكال) is a village in southwestern Djibouti. It is situated about 24 kilometres (15 miles) southwestern of Dikhil and 1 km north of the border with Ethiopia.

Overview

Nearby towns and villages include Dikhil (26 km), Bondara (15 km) and As Eyla (12 km). The village inhabitants belong to various mainly Afro-Asiatic-speaking ethnic groups, with the Issa Somali predominant.

Climate

Sankal has a hot arid climate (Köppen BWh), with two main seasons. There is a short monsoonal wet season from July to September and a length dry season covering the rest of the year.

Climate data for Sankal
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	25.7 (78.3)	26.0 (78.8)	27.2 (81.0)	29.0 (84.2)	31.9 (89.4)	36.0 (96.8)	38.7 (101.7)	38.2 (100.8)	34.2 (93.6)	30.1 (86.2)	27.8 (82.0)	26.3 (79.3)	30.9 (87.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	18.5 (65.3)	19.5 (67.1)	20.8 (69.4)	22.4 (72.3)	24.0 (75.2)	26.3 (79.3)	28.1 (82.6)	27.6 (81.7)	25.9 (78.6)	22.6 (72.7)	20.1 (68.2)	18.6 (65.5)	22.9 (73.2)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	5 (0.2)	8 (0.3)	11 (0.4)	22 (0.9)	5 (0.2)	3 (0.1)	32 (1.3)	40 (1.6)	39 (1.5)	10 (0.4)	4 (0.2)	2 (0.1)	181 (7.2)
Source: Climate-Data.org

References

• "Sankal, Djibouti". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.