Dogonbadan
City in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, Iran
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Dogonbadan (Persian: دوگنبدان; Persian pronunciation: [dɔəgɔənbadɒːn])[a] is a city in the Central District of Gachsaran County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4]
Demographics
Climate
Dogonbadan has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh) bordering on a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa). Dogonbadan’s proximity to the hot Persian Gulf makes its climate closer to Mesopotamia or coastal cities like Bushehr than to most of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province. The city features sweltering and arid summers contrasting with pleasant and fairly wet winters.
| Climate data for Dogonbadan (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 27.7 (81.9) |
29.5 (85.1) |
36.8 (98.2) |
38.8 (101.8) |
44.6 (112.3) |
47.6 (117.7) |
48.6 (119.5) |
48.8 (119.8) |
45.6 (114.1) |
41.9 (107.4) |
32.8 (91.0) |
30.6 (87.1) |
48.8 (119.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 16.6 (61.9) |
18.7 (65.7) |
22.9 (73.2) |
29.0 (84.2) |
36.1 (97.0) |
41.1 (106.0) |
42.6 (108.7) |
42.4 (108.3) |
39.0 (102.2) |
33.1 (91.6) |
24.2 (75.6) |
19.2 (66.6) |
30.4 (86.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.4 (50.7) |
12.3 (54.1) |
16.0 (60.8) |
21.8 (71.2) |
28.9 (84.0) |
33.4 (92.1) |
35.1 (95.2) |
34.5 (94.1) |
30.7 (87.3) |
25.0 (77.0) |
17.0 (62.6) |
12.3 (54.1) |
23.1 (73.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.2 (41.4) |
6.5 (43.7) |
9.2 (48.6) |
14.0 (57.2) |
19.8 (67.6) |
23.3 (73.9) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.5 (77.9) |
21.5 (70.7) |
16.5 (61.7) |
10.7 (51.3) |
6.7 (44.1) |
15.4 (59.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −9.0 (15.8) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
4.2 (39.6) |
10.6 (51.1) |
16.0 (60.8) |
16.6 (61.9) |
16.0 (60.8) |
13.6 (56.5) |
8.0 (46.4) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 102.1 (4.02) |
55.6 (2.19) |
62.9 (2.48) |
26.1 (1.03) |
5.7 (0.22) |
0.3 (0.01) |
0.2 (0.01) |
3.9 (0.15) |
1.6 (0.06) |
8.1 (0.32) |
74.2 (2.92) |
101.8 (4.01) |
442.5 (17.42) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 6.9 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 4.3 | 5.7 | 33.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 68.0 | 61.0 | 52.0 | 41.0 | 23.0 | 16.0 | 19.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 30.0 | 51.0 | 65.0 | 39.3 |
| Average dew point °C (°F) | 3.7 (38.7) |
3.9 (39.0) |
4.4 (39.9) |
5.7 (42.3) |
3.5 (38.3) |
2.3 (36.1) |
6.1 (43.0) |
7.5 (45.5) |
5.1 (41.2) |
4.2 (39.6) |
4.9 (40.8) |
4.5 (40.1) |
4.7 (40.5) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 194.0 | 194.0 | 231.0 | 242.0 | 313.0 | 351.0 | 338.0 | 334.0 | 311.0 | 289.0 | 218.0 | 207.0 | 3,222 |
| Source: NOAA[7] | |||||||||||||
Economy
Dogonbadan is an oil- and gas-producing city that has just started to expand and profits from its industrial capacity. The city has the largest gas reserves in Iran as well as the largest recoverable oil field in Iran and the third largest in the world.[8]