Nehbandan
City in South Khorasan province, Iran
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Nehbandan (Persian: نهبندان)[a] is a city in the Central District of Nehbandan County, South Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4]
Demographics
Geography
Topography
Nehbandan is at an altitude of 1196 meters above sea level, and the heights of the north of this city reach 2500 meters above sea level. The city is near the central desert of Iran.[citation needed]
Resources
Precious stones in mines along with agriculture is another reason for the importance of Nehbandan.[citation needed]
Climate
Nehbandan's climate is classified as hot and dry due to its proximity to the central desert of Iran.[7]
| Climate data for Nehbandan (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 23.4 (74.1) |
27.6 (81.7) |
36.0 (96.8) |
39.0 (102.2) |
42.5 (108.5) |
45.1 (113.2) |
45.3 (113.5) |
45.9 (114.6) |
41.6 (106.9) |
35.5 (95.9) |
33.1 (91.6) |
28.8 (83.8) |
45.9 (114.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 13.2 (55.8) |
16.2 (61.2) |
21.6 (70.9) |
28.3 (82.9) |
34.1 (93.4) |
37.8 (100.0) |
38.7 (101.7) |
37.3 (99.1) |
34.3 (93.7) |
29.0 (84.2) |
21.3 (70.3) |
15.8 (60.4) |
27.3 (81.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.6 (43.9) |
9.5 (49.1) |
14.8 (58.6) |
21.2 (70.2) |
26.9 (80.4) |
30.9 (87.6) |
32.2 (90.0) |
30.4 (86.7) |
26.3 (79.3) |
20.5 (68.9) |
13.5 (56.3) |
8.4 (47.1) |
20.1 (68.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.7 (33.3) |
3.4 (38.1) |
8.2 (46.8) |
13.8 (56.8) |
18.9 (66.0) |
23.7 (74.7) |
26.2 (79.2) |
24.2 (75.6) |
18.0 (64.4) |
11.8 (53.2) |
6.0 (42.8) |
1.8 (35.2) |
13.1 (55.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −12.4 (9.7) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
1.0 (33.8) |
7.2 (45.0) |
15.4 (59.7) |
18.8 (65.8) |
13.6 (56.5) |
7.0 (44.6) |
2.6 (36.7) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
−12.4 (9.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 25.3 (1.00) |
26.8 (1.06) |
33.0 (1.30) |
12.2 (0.48) |
2.8 (0.11) |
0.4 (0.02) |
0.2 (0.01) |
0.1 (0.00) |
0.2 (0.01) |
1.8 (0.07) |
4.7 (0.19) |
12.9 (0.51) |
120.4 (4.74) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 18.0 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 51 | 45 | 39 | 29 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 22 | 35 | 44 | 28.7 |
| Average dew point °C (°F) | −8.0 (17.6) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 214 | 213 | 236 | 268 | 315 | 344 | 366 | 358 | 320 | 297 | 246 | 228 | 3,405 |
| Source 1: NOAA[8] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Ogimet[9][10] | |||||||||||||