Tarikya

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Tarikya
City
Country Kiyortza
ProvinceTarisk-Virtakyo
DemonymTarikyi
Time zoneUTC-8
Area code(+19) 24

Tarikya is the southernmost major city in the nation of Kiyortza, and the largest in the province of Tarisk-Virtakyo, with its population of just over 1 million people within its urban limits. It is otherwise also part of the Tarikya-Valino Metropolitan Area, which includes the nearby city-state of Valino on the mouth of the Tarisk River.

Geography

Topography

WIP

Climate

Tarikya has a Mediterranean climate, enjoying a large amount of sunshine throughout most of the year. Precipitation falls mostly within the mild winter months, while the city's summers are often without rain. Heatwaves occasionally occur in the spring and autumn months, arriving from the nearby Veus Desert to its east.

Climate data for Tarikya, Tarisk-Virtakyo. Normals 1969-2019, Extremes 1942-
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 29.9
(85.8)
32.4
(90.3)
38.4
(101.1)
42.4
(108.3)
45.0
(113.0)
43.8
(110.8)
38.2
(100.8)
41.1
(106.0)
41.5
(106.7)
42.9
(109.2)
36.0
(96.8)
32.2
(90.0)
45.0
(113.0)
Average high °C (°F) 17.6
(63.7)
18.1
(64.6)
20.0
(68.0)
23.4
(74.1)
24.8
(76.6)
28.3
(82.9)
29.8
(85.6)
30.1
(86.2)
29.5
(85.1)
28.3
(82.9)
24.0
(75.2)
19.5
(67.1)
24.5
(76.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 13.3
(55.9)
13.9
(57.0)
14.5
(58.1)
19.3
(66.7)
22.1
(71.8)
25.2
(77.4)
27.5
(81.5)
27.8
(82.0)
26.6
(79.9)
23.1
(73.6)
18.3
(64.9)
14.7
(58.5)
20.5
(68.9)
Average low °C (°F) 9.9
(49.8)
10.0
(50.0)
11.8
(53.2)
14.6
(58.3)
17.7
(63.9)
20.3
(68.5)
23.7
(74.7)
24.0
(75.2)
22.9
(73.2)
19.3
(66.7)
14.9
(58.8)
11.4
(52.5)
16.7
(62.1)
Record low °C (°F) −1.9
(28.6)
−2.3
(27.9)
2.5
(36.5)
5.0
(41.0)
10.2
(50.4)
14.4
(57.9)
17.8
(64.0)
18.8
(65.8)
15.1
(59.2)
10.5
(50.9)
5.5
(41.9)
3.2
(37.8)
−2.3
(27.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 144.3
(5.68)
101.9
(4.01)
58.3
(2.30)
21.5
(0.85)
3.8
(0.15)
0.1
(0.00)
0
(0)
0
(0)
1.2
(0.05)
31.2
(1.23)
79.6
(3.13)
130.0
(5.12)
571.9
(22.52)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 15.2 12.7 10.1 3.9 1.3 0.2 0 0 0.5 5.6 9.1 11.8 70.4
Mean monthly sunshine hours 189 202 237 269 330 356 369 357 299 280 234 191 3,313