Lelu Municipality
Lelu or Lelu Town is a municipality of the state of Kosrae, in the Federated States of Micronesia.
The municipality of Lelu consists of Lelu Island (a small satellite island of Kosrae Island) and a big part of the northeastern portion of Kosrae Island. Its capital is Lelu Village, located on Lelu island. Another village in the municipality, on Kosrae Island, is Tofol, the capital of the state of Kosrae. Lely was established as a town in January 1989.
Education
Kosrae State Department of Education operates public schools in the municipality:
- Kosrae High School (Tofol)
- Lelu Elementary School (Lelu Island)
- Sansrihk Elementary School - Lelu Municipality
Climate
Lelu has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with very heavy rainfall year-round.
| Climate data for Lelu | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.2 (86.4) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.1 (86.2) |
30.0 (86.0) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.7 (87.3) |
30.7 (87.3) |
30.8 (87.4) |
30.6 (87.1) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.4 (86.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.4 (81.3) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.4 (81.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 24.8 (76.6) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.2 (75.6) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.2 (75.6) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.5 (76.1) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 399 (15.7) |
485 (19.1) |
500 (19.7) |
583 (23.0) |
491 (19.3) |
453 (17.8) |
446 (17.6) |
415 (16.3) |
383 (15.1) |
344 (13.5) |
414 (16.3) |
510 (20.1) |
5,423 (213.5) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Pacific Digital Library". pacificdigitallibrary.org.
- ^ "Schools." Kosrae State Department of Education. Retrieved on February 23, 2018.
- ^ "Climate: Lelu". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
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