Gizab | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Gizab Location | |
| Coordinates: 33°22′53″N 66°15′56″E / 33.3813°N 66.2655°E | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Daykundi |
| District | Gizab |
| Elevation | 1,364 m (4,475 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 12,000 |
| Time zone | +4:30 |
Gizab (Pashto/Dari: ګېزاب) is the capital of the Gizab District of Daykundi Province, Afghanistan.[1] It is located along the Helmand River.
Gizab was transferred in 2004 from Uruzgan Province to Daykundi Province, and then re-annexed to Uruzgan Province in 2006.[2] Later, it was transferred to Daykundi Province now with New Government it transferred back to Uruzgan.
With an influence from the local steppe climate, Gizab features a continental semi-arid (BSk) under the Köppen climate classification. The average temperature in Gizab is 13.3 °C, while the annual precipitation averages 453 mm.
July is the hottest month of the year with an average temperature of 27.8 °C. The coldest month January has an average temperature of -3.6 °C.
| Climate data for Gizab | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.1 (61.0) |
22.7 (72.9) |
32.6 (90.7) |
35.0 (95.0) |
40.3 (104.5) |
43.5 (110.3) |
44.2 (111.6) |
42.9 (109.2) |
39.5 (103.1) |
33.7 (92.7) |
30.7 (87.3) |
20.9 (69.6) |
44.2 (111.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 0.7 (33.3) |
0.6 (33.1) |
9.4 (48.9) |
19.4 (66.9) |
26.6 (79.9) |
31.7 (89.1) |
34.3 (93.7) |
33.1 (91.6) |
28.9 (84.0) |
22.3 (72.1) |
13.4 (56.1) |
5.8 (42.4) |
18.9 (65.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −3.6 (25.5) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
4.4 (39.9) |
13.3 (55.9) |
20.5 (68.9) |
25.2 (77.4) |
27.8 (82.0) |
26.9 (80.4) |
22.7 (72.9) |
16.6 (61.9) |
8.2 (46.8) |
1.0 (33.8) |
13.3 (56.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −7.8 (18.0) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
7.2 (45.0) |
14.3 (57.7) |
18.7 (65.7) |
21.2 (70.2) |
20.6 (69.1) |
16.5 (61.7) |
10.8 (51.4) |
3.0 (37.4) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
7.7 (46.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −29.4 (−20.9) |
−28.8 (−19.8) |
−14.7 (5.5) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
1.1 (34.0) |
6.0 (42.8) |
5.9 (42.6) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−9.7 (14.5) |
−25.1 (−13.2) |
−29.4 (−20.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 78 (3.1) |
99 (3.9) |
104 (4.1) |
61 (2.4) |
20 (0.8) |
2 (0.1) |
2 (0.1) |
1 (0.0) |
0 (0) |
6 (0.2) |
32 (1.3) |
48 (1.9) |
453 (17.9) |
| Source 1: Climate-Data.org[3] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: NASA Power[4] (Extremes 1990-2021) | |||||||||||||
