Parsabad
Parsabad (Persian: پارس آباد) is a city in the Central District of Parsabad County of Ardabil province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Parsabad is Iran's northernmost city.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 81,782 in 17,638 households. The following census in 2011 counted 88,924 people in 23,045 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 93,387 people in 26,505 households.
Climate
Parsabad has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).
| Climate data for Parsabad (1984-2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.1 (46.6) |
9.5 (49.1) |
13.4 (56.1) |
19.5 (67.1) |
25.4 (77.7) |
31.4 (88.5) |
33.8 (92.8) |
33.1 (91.6) |
27.9 (82.2) |
21.0 (69.8) |
14.2 (57.6) |
9.3 (48.7) |
20.6 (69.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.7 (38.7) |
4.8 (40.6) |
8.3 (46.9) |
13.8 (56.8) |
19.2 (66.6) |
24.5 (76.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
26.8 (80.2) |
22.3 (72.1) |
16.2 (61.2) |
9.9 (49.8) |
5.2 (41.4) |
15.2 (59.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.7 (30.7) |
0.1 (32.2) |
3.2 (37.8) |
8.1 (46.6) |
12.9 (55.2) |
17.6 (63.7) |
20.6 (69.1) |
20.5 (68.9) |
16.7 (62.1) |
11.4 (52.5) |
5.6 (42.1) |
1.0 (33.8) |
9.8 (49.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 14.8 (0.58) |
18.8 (0.74) |
29.5 (1.16) |
31.7 (1.25) |
34.7 (1.37) |
19.3 (0.76) |
7.3 (0.29) |
7.3 (0.29) |
24.8 (0.98) |
34.4 (1.35) |
28.3 (1.11) |
20.3 (0.80) |
271.2 (10.68) |
| Average snowy days | 2.7 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 9.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 70 | 61 | 59 | 61 | 69 | 78 | 82 | 83 | 73 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 117.4 | 122.1 | 143.1 | 171.0 | 237.9 | 282.4 | 287.3 | 266.2 | 204.1 | 158.2 | 117.6 | 114.0 | 2,221.3 |
| Source: [1] | |||||||||||||
