Oktem

This article is about the village in Indonesia. For the Turkish given name and surname, see Öktem.

Oktem is a village in Pegunungan Bintang Regency, Highland Papua province, Indonesia. It is located at around 4°46′49.2456″S 140°47′7.836″E, in the elevation of around 3597 metres. Its population is 301^[1]: 2110

Oktem
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Coordinates: 4°46′49.2456″S 140°47′7.836″E
Country	Indonesia
Province	Highland Papua
Regency	Pegunungan Bintang Regency
District	Oklip
Elevation	11,801 ft (3,597 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	301
Time zone	UTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Standard Time)

Climate

Oktem has a very mild and very wet version of an alpine tundra climate with cold and rainy weather year-round. Its one of the very few places with tundra climate which can support tree and forest growth because of its mildness.

Climate data for Oktem
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	15.6 (60.1)	15.6 (60.1)	14.9 (58.8)	14.5 (58.1)	13.8 (56.8)	13.0 (55.4)	12.4 (54.3)	12.3 (54.1)	13.4 (56.1)	14.9 (58.8)	15.4 (59.7)	15.6 (60.1)	14.3 (57.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	9.8 (49.6)	9.9 (49.8)	9.6 (49.3)	9.2 (48.6)	8.9 (48.0)	8.2 (46.8)	8.0 (46.4)	7.8 (46.0)	8.2 (46.8)	9.0 (48.2)	9.1 (48.4)	9.6 (49.3)	8.9 (48.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	4.0 (39.2)	4.2 (39.6)	4.4 (39.9)	4.0 (39.2)	4.1 (39.4)	3.5 (38.3)	3.6 (38.5)	3.3 (37.9)	3.0 (37.4)	3.1 (37.6)	2.9 (37.2)	3.7 (38.7)	3.7 (38.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	444 (17.5)	416 (16.4)	468 (18.4)	403 (15.9)	424 (16.7)	438 (17.2)	440 (17.3)	397 (15.6)	373 (14.7)	451 (17.8)	403 (15.9)	442 (17.4)	5,099 (200.8)
Source: Climate-Data.org[2]

References

1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-07-31. Retrieved 2020-01-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. "Climate: Oktem". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved September 15, 2019.