Shinkot
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Shinkot | |
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  Shinkot Location in Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates: 33°41′27″N 64°51′23″E / 33.69083°N 64.85639°E | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Ghor |
| District | Pasaband |
| Elevation | 8,419 ft (2,566 m) |
| Time zone | UTC+4:30 |
Shinkot (Pashto: شين کوټ) (also Pasaband) is a town and the center of Pasaband District, in the southern part of Ghor province, Afghanistan.[1] It is located in the western part of the district at 33°41′27″N 64°51′23″E / 33.6908°N 64.8564°E at 2,566 m altitude, and is close to the border with Helmand Province.
Climate
[edit]Shinkot has a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dsb) with warm, dry summers and cold, snowy winters.
| Climate data for Shinkot, Pasaband District | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −1.4 (29.5) |
1.0 (33.8) |
8.7 (47.7) |
16.3 (61.3) |
20.3 (68.5) |
24.8 (76.6) |
26.6 (79.9) |
25.9 (78.6) |
21.3 (70.3) |
15.7 (60.3) |
9.2 (48.6) |
2.5 (36.5) |
14.2 (57.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −9.7 (14.5) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
0.4 (32.7) |
8.0 (46.4) |
12.0 (53.6) |
16.5 (61.7) |
18.3 (64.9) |
17.6 (63.7) |
13.0 (55.4) |
7.4 (45.3) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
5.9 (42.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −18.0 (−0.4) |
−15.6 (3.9) |
−7.9 (17.8) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
3.7 (38.7) |
8.2 (46.8) |
10.0 (50.0) |
9.3 (48.7) |
4.7 (40.5) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
−14.1 (6.6) |
−2.4 (27.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 40.1 (1.58) |
74.7 (2.94) |
74.0 (2.91) |
71.3 (2.81) |
48.9 (1.93) |
2.5 (0.10) |
0.1 (0.00) |
0.3 (0.01) |
0.8 (0.03) |
12.8 (0.50) |
37.6 (1.48) |
18.5 (0.73) |
381.6 (15.02) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 70 | 78 | 65 | 45 | 37 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 31 | 47 | 53 | 43 |
| Source 1: Nomadseason,[2] NASA Power[3] (Extremes) | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: World Weather Online (Precipitation & Humidity)[4] | |||||||||||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Pasaband". GEOnet Names Server. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "Pasaband, Nomadseason.com". Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ "Data Access Viewer". Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ "Humidity: Pasaband, World Weather Online". Retrieved 24 September 2022.
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