Gizab
Gizab (Dari: گیزاب) is the capital of Gizab District of Urozgan Province, Afghanistan.[1] It is located along the Helmand River.
Gizab | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Gizab Location | |
| Coordinates: 33.3813°N 66.2655°E | |
| Country |  |
| Province | Urozgan Province |
| District | Gizab District |
| Elevation | 1,364 m (4,475 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 12,000 |
| Time zone | +4:30 |
History
Gizab was transferred in 2004 from Urozgan Province to Daykundi Province, but then it was re-annexed to Urozgan Province in 2006.
Climate
With an influence from the local steppe climate, Gizab features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen climate classification. The average temperature in Gizab is 13.8 °C, while the annual precipitation averages 206 mm.
July is the hottest month of the year with an average temperature of 26.8 °C. The coldest month January has an average temperature of -1.0 °C.
| Climate data for Gizab | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 5.4 (41.7) |
7.9 (46.2) |
14.7 (58.5) |
22.5 (72.5) |
28.5 (83.3) |
35.0 (95.0) |
36.6 (97.9) |
35.7 (96.3) |
31.3 (88.3) |
24.3 (75.7) |
16.4 (61.5) |
10.0 (50.0) |
22.4 (72.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.0 (30.2) |
1.7 (35.1) |
8.2 (46.8) |
14.8 (58.6) |
19.4 (66.9) |
25.0 (77.0) |
26.8 (80.2) |
25.5 (77.9) |
20.4 (68.7) |
14.2 (57.6) |
7.8 (46.0) |
2.6 (36.7) |
13.8 (56.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −7.4 (18.7) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
1.7 (35.1) |
7.1 (44.8) |
10.5 (50.9) |
15.1 (59.2) |
17.1 (62.8) |
15.4 (59.7) |
9.6 (49.3) |
4.2 (39.6) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
5.3 (41.5) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[2] | |||||||||||||
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See also
- Urozgan Province
- Loy Kandahar
References
- Hukumati Gizab, Afghanistan Page - Falling Rain Genomics
- "Climate: Gizab - Climate-Data.org". Retrieved 9 September 2016.
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