Pamandzi () is a commune in the French

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, in the

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. The commune of Pamandzi is located on the small island of Petite-Terre (or Pamanzi), off the main island of Mayotte. The

Dzaoudzi–Pamandzi International Airport Dzaoudzi–Pamandzi International Airport is an airport located in Pamandzi, Mayotte, France on the southern tip of the island of Petite-Terre (or Pamanzi), east of Grande-Terre, the main island of Mayotte. It is the only airport in Mayotte wi ...

is located in Pamandzi.

Climate

Pamandzi 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 ...

(

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''Aw''). The average annual temperature in Pamandzi 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 Pamandzi was on 25 January 1952; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 10 July 1994.

References

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