Nok Kundi
Pakistani town
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Nok Kundi (Urdu: نوک کنڈی, lit. 'the blunt point') is a city and region located in western Balochistan, Pakistan, near the Iran and Afghanistan border. The city has a population of 30,625, It is located at an altitude of 649 m (2130 ft). Nokkundi is famous for its mineral resources. Nokkundi city is surrounded by desert and mountains
Nok Kundi
نوکنڈی, نوک کنڈی Nokkundi | |
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  Nok Kundi Location within Balochistan, Pakistan  Nok Kundi Location within Pakistan | |
| Coordinates: 28.825887°N 62.750025°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Balochistan |
| District | Chagai District |
| Established | N/A |
| Elevation | 679 m (2,228 ft) |
| Population (2023 census) | |
• Total | 30,625 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+6 (PDT) |
Nok Kundi, meaning "the blunt point", is a city and region located in western Balochistan, Pakistan. Historically, the area was known as Dzaranga, meaning "water-producing land," which the Greeks Hellenised to Drangiana in their literature.[citation needed] The original term, "Zaranka," translates to "watermill" or "spring," and is found in both old Balochi and Persian, referring to the region as "Waterland."[citation needed]
Climate
Nok Kundi has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh) with extremely hot summers and mild winters. There is virtually no rainfall whole the year. The climate is very dry with just 35 millimetres (1.4 in) of rainfall each year.
| Climate data for Nok Kundi | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 31.1 (88.0) |
33.0 (91.4) |
37.8 (100.0) |
44.0 (111.2) |
47.5 (117.5) |
49.6 (121.3) |
48.3 (118.9) |
48.5 (119.3) |
46.0 (114.8) |
43.0 (109.4) |
36.0 (96.8) |
29.0 (84.2) |
49.6 (121.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 19.4 (66.9) |
22.8 (73.0) |
28.1 (82.6) |
34.8 (94.6) |
39.9 (103.8) |
42.9 (109.2) |
43.5 (110.3) |
41.9 (107.4) |
38.9 (102.0) |
33.9 (93.0) |
27.2 (81.0) |
21.6 (70.9) |
32.9 (91.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.1 (53.8) |
15.1 (59.2) |
20.6 (69.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
32.7 (90.9) |
35.5 (95.9) |
36.5 (97.7) |
34.7 (94.5) |
31.1 (88.0) |
25.6 (78.1) |
19.1 (66.4) |
13.6 (56.5) |
25.3 (77.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.8 (40.6) |
7.6 (45.7) |
13.1 (55.6) |
19.8 (67.6) |
25.3 (77.5) |
28.0 (82.4) |
29.5 (85.1) |
27.6 (81.7) |
22.9 (73.2) |
17.3 (63.1) |
10.9 (51.6) |
5.7 (42.3) |
17.7 (63.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −8 (18) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
7.0 (44.6) |
8.1 (46.6) |
16.1 (61.0) |
18.9 (66.0) |
17.8 (64.0) |
10.0 (50.0) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 10.0 (0.39) |
9.4 (0.37) |
8.7 (0.34) |
2.1 (0.08) |
0.5 (0.02) |
2.7 (0.11) |
0.8 (0.03) |
0.3 (0.01) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.4 (0.02) |
1.3 (0.05) |
2.5 (0.10) |
38.7 (1.52) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 5.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 47 | 46 | 42 | 39 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 27 | 29 | 39 | 38 | 46 | 38 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 219.2 | 205.1 | 250.4 | 280.5 | 313.5 | 299.1 | 286.9 | 319.9 | 274.0 | 290.3 | 254.6 | 224.9 | 3,218.4 |
| Source: NOAA (extremes, sun 1961-1990),[1][2] Deutscher Wetterdienst (humidity 1936-1940),[3] Ogimet[4] | |||||||||||||
