Jam, Iran
City in Bushehr province, Iran
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Jam (Persian: جم)[a] is a city in the Central District of Jam County, Bushehr province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[7] It is also the administrative center for Jam Rural District.[8] The village of Velayat was converted to a city in 1996[3] and renamed Jam in 1999.[6]
Demographics
Neighborhoods
The city of Jam is formed from the former villages of Khvajeh Ahmadi (خواجه احمدي), Malecheh (مالچه), Qaleh-ye Kohneh (قلعه کهنه), and Velayat (ولایت).[11]
Climate
| Climate data for Jam (1989-2005) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 16.9 (62.4) |
19.4 (66.9) |
23.3 (73.9) |
30.2 (86.4) |
36.8 (98.2) |
40.3 (104.5) |
40.3 (104.5) |
39.4 (102.9) |
36.7 (98.1) |
32.7 (90.9) |
25.5 (77.9) |
20.0 (68.0) |
30.1 (86.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.0 (53.6) |
13.8 (56.8) |
17.1 (62.8) |
23.2 (73.8) |
29.4 (84.9) |
32.6 (90.7) |
33.6 (92.5) |
32.8 (91.0) |
29.7 (85.5) |
25.6 (78.1) |
19.1 (66.4) |
14.6 (58.3) |
23.6 (74.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 7.0 (44.6) |
8.2 (46.8) |
10.8 (51.4) |
16.2 (61.2) |
21.9 (71.4) |
24.9 (76.8) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.2 (79.2) |
22.7 (72.9) |
18.4 (65.1) |
12.8 (55.0) |
9.2 (48.6) |
17.1 (62.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 148.3 (5.84) |
41.6 (1.64) |
43.9 (1.73) |
7.1 (0.28) |
1.7 (0.07) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.00) |
0.1 (0.00) |
1.6 (0.06) |
2.3 (0.09) |
26.1 (1.03) |
124.3 (4.89) |
397.1 (15.63) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0) | 8.9 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 6.6 | 36.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 68 | 59 | 50 | 36 | 25 | 24 | 32 | 38 | 39 | 38 | 49 | 63 | 43 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 212.4 | 214.6 | 241.3 | 273.1 | 336.0 | 361.3 | 344.3 | 339.6 | 314.9 | 308.6 | 249.6 | 217.8 | 3,413.5 |
| Source: IRIMO[12] | |||||||||||||
Sports
Jam's main sport team is Pars Jonubi Jam football club who used to play in the Azadegan League and now in Persian Gulf Pro League, Iranian Premier League.[citation needed]
See also
Media related to Jam, Iran at Wikimedia Commons
