Khur, Isfahan
City in Isfahan province, Iran
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Khur (Persian: خور)[a] is a city in the Central District of Khur and Biabanak County, Isfahan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[5]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 6,216 in 1,754 households,[6] when it was capital of the former Khur and Biabanak District in Nain County.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 6,721 people in 2,065 households,[8] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Khur and Biabanak County. Khur was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 6,765 people in 2,208 households.[3]
Climate
Khur has a hot desert climate (BWh) according to the Köppen climate classification.
| Climate data for Khur (1991-2020 normals, coordinates:33°46′12″N 50°04′54″E) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 24.2 (75.6) |
29.2 (84.6) |
36.4 (97.5) |
40.7 (105.3) |
44.8 (112.6) |
46.6 (115.9) |
49.7 (121.5) |
47.6 (117.7) |
43.8 (110.8) |
38.4 (101.1) |
31.8 (89.2) |
27.7 (81.9) |
49.7 (121.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 12.7 (54.9) |
15.9 (60.6) |
21.5 (70.7) |
28 (82) |
33.6 (92.5) |
38.7 (101.7) |
40.4 (104.7) |
38.8 (101.8) |
35.2 (95.4) |
28.8 (83.8) |
20.2 (68.4) |
14.3 (57.7) |
27.3 (81.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.8 (44.2) |
9.8 (49.6) |
15.3 (59.5) |
21.6 (70.9) |
27.3 (81.1) |
32 (90) |
33.9 (93.0) |
32 (90) |
27.8 (82.0) |
21.5 (70.7) |
13.6 (56.5) |
8.1 (46.6) |
20.8 (69.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2 (36) |
4.4 (39.9) |
9.4 (48.9) |
15.3 (59.5) |
20.7 (69.3) |
24.8 (76.6) |
27.1 (80.8) |
25 (77) |
20.6 (69.1) |
14.9 (58.8) |
8.2 (46.8) |
3.3 (37.9) |
14.6 (58.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −13.6 (7.5) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
3.5 (38.3) |
7.9 (46.2) |
14.6 (58.3) |
19.4 (66.9) |
16.6 (61.9) |
11.1 (52.0) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
−13.6 (7.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 12.4 (0.49) |
11.9 (0.47) |
13.8 (0.54) |
11.1 (0.44) |
7.2 (0.28) |
0.9 (0.04) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.2 (0.01) |
1.3 (0.05) |
6.6 (0.26) |
8.6 (0.34) |
74 (2.92) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 2.9 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 15.8 |
| Average snowy days | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 52 | 43 | 36 | 30 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 29 | 40 | 52 | 32 |
| Average dew point °C (°F) | −3.2 (26.2) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
1.6 (34.9) |
3.7 (38.7) |
4.6 (40.3) |
6.6 (43.9) |
5.3 (41.5) |
3 (37) |
1.4 (34.5) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−2 (28) |
1.3 (34.2) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 208 | 216 | 243 | 267 | 318 | 358 | 366 | 361 | 322 | 294 | 224 | 210 | 3,387 |
| Source 1: NOAA NCEI[9] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: IRIMO(snow/sleet days 1986-2010),[10] Ogimet[11][12][13] | |||||||||||||
