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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Mount Gaungphat

Gaungphat Taung or Mount Khonphan (Burmese: ခုံဘမ်းတောင်) is a mountain in Myanmar. It is located in the Kayin State, in the southern part of the country, 500 km south of the capital Nay Pyi Taw. The top of Gaungphat Taung is 92 meters above sea level.

The terrain around Gaungphat Taung is mainly flat, but south is the hilly. The highest point nearby is 746 meters above sea level, 13.0 km south of Gaungphat Taung. Around Gaungphat Taung, it is sparsely populated, with 9 inhabitants per square kilometer. The surroundings around Gaungphat Taung are a mosaic of farmland and natural vegetation.

Tropical monsoon climate prevails in the area. The average annual temperature in the neighborhood is 25 °C. The warmest month is March, when the average temperature is 29 °C, and the coldest is June, at 19 °C. Average yearly average is 3 257 millimeters. The rainy month is August, with an average of 687 mm rainfall, and the driest is December, with 7 mm rainfall.

Gaungphat Taung
Climate chart (explanation)
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F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
 
 
13
 
 
30
20
 
 
31
 
 
34
20
 
 
68
 
 
36
22
 
 
89
 
 
35
23
 
 
270
 
 
29
22
 
 
571
 
 
25
13
 
 
639
 
 
25
17
 
 
687
 
 
25
18
 
 
584
 
 
26
20
 
 
199
 
 
28
24
 
 
99
 
 
29
20
 
 
7
 
 
28
20
Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
Precipitation totals in mm
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Imperial conversion
JFMAMJJASOND
 
 
0.5
 
 
86
68
 
 
1.2
 
 
93
68
 
 
2.7
 
 
97
72
 
 
3.5
 
 
95
73
 
 
11
 
 
84
72
 
 
22
 
 
77
55
 
 
25
 
 
77
63
 
 
27
 
 
77
64
 
 
23
 
 
79
68
 
 
7.8
 
 
82
75
 
 
3.9
 
 
84
68
 
 
0.3
 
 
82
68
Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
Precipitation totals in inches

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