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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Titan, Afghanistan

Titan (Persian: تیتان) is the district center of Saghar District, Ghor province, Afghanistan. It is located at 33°41′29″N 63°52′01″E / 33.6914°N 63.8669°E / 33.6914; 63.8669 at 2,166 m altitude. Very close to Titan is the village of Saghar which gives the name of the district.

Climate

Titan has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dsb) under the Köppen climate classification system. Temperatures typically range between −5 and 21 °C (23 and 70 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to −23 °C (−9 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (91 °F).

The warmest months in Titan are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 18 to 21 °C (64 to 70 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from −5 to −1 °C (23 to 30 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Titan experiences 86 days above 25 °C (77 °F) and 139 days below 0 °C (32 °F).

Climate data for Titan, Ghor Province
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 13.7
(56.7)
20.1
(68.2)
27.1
(80.8)
28.9
(84.0)
33.4
(92.1)
37.3
(99.1)
38.7
(101.7)
37.4
(99.3)
33.4
(92.1)
28.9
(84.0)
21.9
(71.4)
21.1
(70.0)
38.7
(101.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 0.6
(33.1)
1.1
(34.0)
7.8
(46.0)
16.7
(62.1)
21.1
(70.0)
26.1
(79.0)
29.4
(84.9)
28.3
(82.9)
25.6
(78.1)
18.3
(64.9)
10.0
(50.0)
5.0
(41.0)
15.8
(60.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) −4.7
(23.5)
−3.6
(25.5)
2.5
(36.5)
10.0
(50.0)
13.6
(56.5)
18.1
(64.6)
21.4
(70.5)
19.7
(67.5)
16.4
(61.5)
10.0
(50.0)
3.6
(38.5)
−0.9
(30.4)
8.8
(47.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −10.0
(14.0)
−8.3
(17.1)
−2.8
(27.0)
3.3
(37.9)
6.1
(43.0)
10.0
(50.0)
13.3
(55.9)
11.1
(52.0)
7.2
(45.0)
1.7
(35.1)
−2.8
(27.0)
−6.7
(19.9)
1.8
(35.3)
Record low °C (°F) −31
(−24)
−28.6
(−19.5)
−14.8
(5.4)
−10.2
(13.6)
−5.0
(23.0)
1.3
(34.3)
5.4
(41.7)
3.7
(38.7)
−3.0
(26.6)
−7.0
(19.4)
−15.9
(3.4)
−29.7
(−21.5)
−31
(−24)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 42
(1.7)
88
(3.5)
75
(3.0)
56
(2.2)
34
(1.3)
2
(0.1)
1
(0.0)
0
(0)
1
(0.0)
5
(0.2)
35
(1.4)
16
(0.6)
355
(14)
Source 1: Nomadseason,
Source 2: NASA Power (Extremes 1990-2021)

References

  1. ^ "Titan". GEOnet Names Server. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Titan, Nomadseason.com". Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Data Access Viewer". Retrieved 11 October 2022.

See also