Naushahro Feroze (Urdu: نوشہروفِيروز, Sindhi: نوشهرو فیروز), is the capital city of Naushahro Feroze District in Sindh province of Pakistan.[2] The district is located at 26°50'0N 68°7'0E with an altitude of 38 metres (127 feet).[3]
Naushahro Feroze | |
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Coordinates: 26°51′N 68°08′E / 26.850°N 68.133°E | |
Country | Pakistan |
Province | Sindh |
Elevation | 38 m (125 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 38,181 |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Website | www |
Naushahro Feroze District borders Khairpur District in the north-east, Dadu District to the west Indus river makes a natural boundary between the two districts, Larkana District in the north-west, and its south-east border is surrounded by Nawabshah District.
Languages spoken include Sindhi, Seraiki, Balochi, Urdu, Punjabi, Pushto, Bagri, Brohi, and others.
Naushahro Feroze has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh) with extremely hot summers and mild winters. There is very little rain, and it mainly falls in the monsoon season from July to September.
Climate data for Naushahro Feroze | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 39.0 (102.2) |
37.0 (98.6) |
41.1 (106.0) |
47.3 (117.1) |
50.0 (122.0) |
51.0 (123.8) |
48.0 (118.4) |
47.0 (116.6) |
44.4 (111.9) |
43.0 (109.4) |
38.3 (100.9) |
32.7 (90.9) |
51.0 (123.8) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 23.2 (73.8) |
26.0 (78.8) |
32.2 (90.0) |
39.0 (102.2) |
43.5 (110.3) |
44.2 (111.6) |
41.2 (106.2) |
39.3 (102.7) |
38.8 (101.8) |
36.7 (98.1) |
30.7 (87.3) |
24.5 (76.1) |
34.9 (94.9) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 14.2 (57.6) |
16.9 (62.4) |
23.0 (73.4) |
29.6 (85.3) |
34.2 (93.6) |
35.9 (96.6) |
34.5 (94.1) |
32.8 (91.0) |
31.2 (88.2) |
27.2 (81.0) |
21.2 (70.2) |
15.6 (60.1) |
26.4 (79.5) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.3 (41.5) |
8.1 (46.6) |
14.0 (57.2) |
20.2 (68.4) |
24.7 (76.5) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.5 (81.5) |
26.3 (79.3) |
23.5 (74.3) |
17.7 (63.9) |
11.6 (52.9) |
6.6 (43.9) |
17.8 (64.0) |
Record low °C (°F) | −2.8 (27.0) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
3.0 (37.4) |
10.0 (50.0) |
11.5 (52.7) |
— | 18.5 (65.3) |
18.9 (66.0) |
14.0 (57.2) |
7.0 (44.6) |
1.1 (34.0) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.2 (0.05) |
4.5 (0.18) |
4.5 (0.18) |
2.1 (0.08) |
1.5 (0.06) |
3.2 (0.13) |
41.7 (1.64) |
30.7 (1.21) |
11.8 (0.46) |
1.9 (0.07) |
2.1 (0.08) |
3.3 (0.13) |
108.5 (4.27) |
Source: NOAA (1961–1990) [4] |