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Pale

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63Moderate
Elevation438 m
WeatherAvg high 94.9°F
Coordinates5.57°, 31.83°

Demographic figures from National Bureau of Statistics (South Sudan). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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Overview

Pale is a village located in Central Equatoria, South Sudan. Coordinates of 5.566°, 31.830° situate Pale in the equatorial zone of the northern hemisphere. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. The location receives about 2,030 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 79% of daylight hours. Long-term weather observations show average highs near 94.9°F and lows near 75.6°F with about 24.4 in of annual precipitation (a relatively dry total). The latitude suggests hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
5.5662
Longitude
31.8301
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Avg high
94.9°F
Avg low
75.6°F
Annual precipitation
24.4 in

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
63
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
24.2
PM10 (µg/m³)
29.7
Ozone (µg/m³)
47
NO₂ (µg/m³)
3.1

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
102
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • African Palm-Swift
    Cypsiurus parvus (M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823) · Aves
    2
  • African Fish-Eagle
    Haliaeetus vocifer (Daudin, 1800) · Aves
    2
  • Egyptian Vulture
    Neophron percnopterus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2
  • Cattle Egret
    Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2
  • African Jacana
    Actophilornis africanus (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    2
  • Pin-tailed Whydah
    Vidua macroura (Pallas, 1764) · Aves
    2
  • Northern Masked-Weaver
    Ploceus taeniopterus (Reichenbach, 1863) · Aves
    2
  • Little Swift
    Apus affinis (J.E.Gray, 1830) · Aves
    2

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
8
Largest magnitude
4.8
Largest event
2023-10-31

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

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Notable people from here

Nearby places in Central Equatoria

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Geography & sun

Elevation
1,437 ft (438 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.56
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,030

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Sources

  • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
  • Wikidata
  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • Open-Elevation
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org