Gizab
Gizab (Persian: گیزاب) is the capital of the Gizab District of Daykundi Province, Afghanistan. It is located along the Helmand River.
History
Gizab was transferred in 2004 from Uruzgan Province to Daykundi Province, and then re-annexed to Uruzgan Province in 2006. Later, it was transferred to Daykundi Province now with New Government it transferred back to Uruzgan.
Climate
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 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: NASA Power (Extremes 1990-2021) | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ 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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