Lordegan
Lordegan (Persian and Luri: لردگان) is a city in the Central District of Lordegan County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
Demographics
Ethnicity
The city is populated by Lurs.
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 22,728 in 4,459 households. The following census in 2011 counted 35,276 people in 8,037 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 40,528 people in 10,482 households.
Climate
| Climate data for Lordegan(1995-2010 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.4 (48.9) |
12.7 (54.9) |
17.0 (62.6) |
21.9 (71.4) |
28.3 (82.9) |
34.3 (93.7) |
37.0 (98.6) |
36.8 (98.2) |
32.7 (90.9) |
26.6 (79.9) |
18.2 (64.8) |
12.4 (54.3) |
23.9 (75.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.2 (37.8) |
6.0 (42.8) |
9.6 (49.3) |
14.1 (57.4) |
19.1 (66.4) |
24.2 (75.6) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.1 (80.8) |
22.7 (72.9) |
17.3 (63.1) |
10.3 (50.5) |
5.7 (42.3) |
15.6 (60.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.9 (26.8) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
2.2 (36.0) |
6.2 (43.2) |
9.9 (49.8) |
14.2 (57.6) |
18.0 (64.4) |
17.5 (63.5) |
12.6 (54.7) |
8.0 (46.4) |
2.5 (36.5) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
7.2 (45.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 127.1 (5.00) |
86.5 (3.41) |
86.1 (3.39) |
64.1 (2.52) |
8.1 (0.32) |
0.5 (0.02) |
1.0 (0.04) |
0.3 (0.01) |
1.2 (0.05) |
5.7 (0.22) |
51.6 (2.03) |
122.8 (4.83) |
555 (21.84) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 66 | 57 | 50 | 49 | 35 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 33 | 51 | 63 | 42 |
| Average dew point °C (°F) | −3.3 (26.1) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
2.3 (36.1) |
3.0 (37.4) |
3.5 (38.3) |
5.9 (42.6) |
4.6 (40.3) |
1.8 (35.2) |
0.2 (32.4) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
0.9 (33.7) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 194.9 | 202.2 | 235.2 | 244.5 | 316 | 351.8 | 343.3 | 342.9 | 320.5 | 290.4 | 226.5 | 201.4 | 3,269.6 |
| Source: IRIMO(Dew Point 1995-2005) | |||||||||||||
