Dembeni (; also ''Dembéni'') is a commune in the French

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Mayotte Mayotte (; french: Mayotte, ; Shimaore language, Shimaore: ''Maore'', ; Bushi language, Kibushi: ''Maori'', ), officially the Department of Mayotte (french: Département de Mayotte), is an Overseas France, overseas Overseas departments and regi ...

, in the

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Geography

Climate

Dembeni has a

tropical savanna climate Tropical savanna climate or tropical wet and dry climate is a tropical climate sub-type that corresponds to the Köppen climate classification categories ''Aw'' (for a dry winter) and ''As'' (for a dry summer). The driest month has less than of ...

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''Aw''). The average annual temperature in Dembeni is . The average annual rainfall is with January as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in March, at around , and lowest in August, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Dembeni was on 17 November 2011; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 4 December 2002.

Demographics

Demographic evolution of Dembeni

References

Populated places in Mayotte Communes of Mayotte {{Mayotte-geo-stub