Gizab
Gizab گیزاب | |
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Town | |
  Gizab Location | |
| Coordinates: 33°22′53″N 66°15′56″E / 33.3813°N 66.2655°E | |
| Country | Afghanistan |
| Province | Daykundi |
| District | Gizab |
| Elevation | 1,364 m (4,475 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 12,000 |
| Time zone | +4:30 |
Gizab (Persian: گیزاب) is the capital of the Gizab District of Daykundi Province, Afghanistan.[1] It is located along the Helmand River.
History
[edit]Gizab was transferred in 2004 from Uruzgan Province to Daykundi Province, and then re-annexed to Uruzgan Province in 2006.[2] Later, it was transferred to Daykundi Province now with New Government it transferred back to Uruzgan.
Climate
[edit]With an influence from the local steppe climate, Gizab features a continental semi-arid (BSk) under the Köppen climate classification. The average temperature in Gizab is 13.3 °C, while the annual precipitation averages 453 mm.
July is the hottest month of the year with an average temperature of 27.8 °C. The coldest month January has an average temperature of -3.6 °C.
| Climate data for Gizab | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.1 (61.0) | 22.7 (72.9) | 32.6 (90.7) | 35.0 (95.0) | 40.3 (104.5) | 43.5 (110.3) | 44.2 (111.6) | 42.9 (109.2) | 39.5 (103.1) | 33.7 (92.7) | 30.7 (87.3) | 20.9 (69.6) | 44.2 (111.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 0.7 (33.3) | 0.6 (33.1) | 9.4 (48.9) | 19.4 (66.9) | 26.6 (79.9) | 31.7 (89.1) | 34.3 (93.7) | 33.1 (91.6) | 28.9 (84.0) | 22.3 (72.1) | 13.4 (56.1) | 5.8 (42.4) | 18.9 (65.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −3.6 (25.5) | −3.2 (26.2) | 4.4 (39.9) | 13.3 (55.9) | 20.5 (68.9) | 25.2 (77.4) | 27.8 (82.0) | 26.9 (80.4) | 22.7 (72.9) | 16.6 (61.9) | 8.2 (46.8) | 1.0 (33.8) | 13.3 (56.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −7.8 (18.0) | −7.0 (19.4) | −0.6 (30.9) | 7.2 (45.0) | 14.3 (57.7) | 18.7 (65.7) | 21.2 (70.2) | 20.6 (69.1) | 16.5 (61.7) | 10.8 (51.4) | 3.0 (37.4) | −3.9 (25.0) | 7.7 (46.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −29.4 (−20.9) | −28.8 (−19.8) | −14.7 (5.5) | −10.2 (13.6) | −4.4 (24.1) | 1.1 (34.0) | 6.0 (42.8) | 5.9 (42.6) | −1.4 (29.5) | −4.5 (23.9) | −9.7 (14.5) | −25.1 (−13.2) | −29.4 (−20.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 78 (3.1) | 99 (3.9) | 104 (4.1) | 61 (2.4) | 20 (0.8) | 2 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) | 1 (0.0) | 0 (0) | 6 (0.2) | 32 (1.3) | 48 (1.9) | 453 (17.9) |
| Source 1: Climate-Data.org[3] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: NASA Power[4] (Extremes 1990-2021) | |||||||||||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Hukumati Gizab, Afghanistan Page - Falling Rain Genomics
- ^ "Taliban return to Afghan town that rose up and drove out its leaders". The Guardian. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- ^ "Climate: Gizab - Climate-Data.org". Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ "Data Access Viewer". Retrieved 11 October 2022.
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