Shinkot
Shinkot | |
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Coordinates: 33°41′27″N 64°51′23″E / 33.69083°N 64.85639°E | |
Country | Afghanistan |
Province | Ghor |
District | Pasaband |
Elevation | 8,419 ft (2,566 m) |
Time zone | UTC+4:30 |
Shinkot (Pashto: شين کوټ) (also Pasaband) is a town and the center of Pasaband District, in the southern part of Ghor province, Afghanistan.[1] It is located in the western part of the district at 33°41′27″N 64°51′23″E / 33.6908°N 64.8564°E at 2,566 m altitude, and is close to the border with Helmand Province.
Climate
[edit]Shinkot has a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dsb) with warm, dry summers and cold, snowy winters.
Climate data for Shinkot, Pasaband District | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −1.4 (29.5) | 1.0 (33.8) | 8.7 (47.7) | 16.3 (61.3) | 20.3 (68.5) | 24.8 (76.6) | 26.6 (79.9) | 25.9 (78.6) | 21.3 (70.3) | 15.7 (60.3) | 9.2 (48.6) | 2.5 (36.5) | 14.2 (57.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −9.7 (14.5) | −7.3 (18.9) | 0.4 (32.7) | 8.0 (46.4) | 12.0 (53.6) | 16.5 (61.7) | 18.3 (64.9) | 17.6 (63.7) | 13.0 (55.4) | 7.4 (45.3) | 0.9 (33.6) | −5.8 (21.6) | 5.9 (42.7) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −18.0 (−0.4) | −15.6 (3.9) | −7.9 (17.8) | −0.3 (31.5) | 3.7 (38.7) | 8.2 (46.8) | 10.0 (50.0) | 9.3 (48.7) | 4.7 (40.5) | −0.9 (30.4) | −7.4 (18.7) | −14.1 (6.6) | −2.4 (27.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 40.1 (1.58) | 74.7 (2.94) | 74.0 (2.91) | 71.3 (2.81) | 48.9 (1.93) | 2.5 (0.10) | 0.1 (0.00) | 0.3 (0.01) | 0.8 (0.03) | 12.8 (0.50) | 37.6 (1.48) | 18.5 (0.73) | 381.6 (15.02) |
Average relative humidity (%) | 70 | 78 | 65 | 45 | 37 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 31 | 47 | 53 | 43 |
Source 1: Nomadseason,[2] NASA Power[3] (Extremes) | |||||||||||||
Source 2: World Weather Online (Precipitation & Humidity)[4] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Pasaband". GEOnet Names Server. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "Pasaband, Nomadseason.com". Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ "Data Access Viewer". Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ "Humidity: Pasaband, World Weather Online". Retrieved 24 September 2022.