Nehbandan (Persian: نهبندان, also Romanized as Nehbandān and Nahbandan; also known as Neh)[3] (Neh-bahn-dahn) 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]
Nehbandan
Persian: نهبندان | |
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City | |
Nehbandan | |
Coordinates: 31°32′37″N 60°02′14″E / 31.54361°N 60.03722°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | South Khorasan |
County | Nehbandan |
District | Central |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 18,304 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 census, its population was 15,998 in 3,817 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 18,827 people in 4,524 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 18,304 people in 4,755 households.[2]
Nehbandan is located at an altitude of 1196 meters above sea level, and the heights of the north of this city reach 2500 meters above sea level. Nehbandan is located near the central desert of Iran. Precious stones in mines along with agriculture is another reason for the importance of Nehbandan. The people of Nehbandan are Parthians and Aryans who have lived in this area since pre-Islamic times. Nehbandan climate is classified as hot and dry due to its proximity to the central desert of Iran.[7]
Climate data for Nehbandan (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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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) |
38.2 (100.8) |
42.5 (108.5) |
45.1 (113.2) |
45.0 (113.0) |
44.8 (112.6) |
41.6 (106.9) |
— | 31.0 (87.8) |
28.8 (83.8) |
45.1 (113.2) |
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 (%) | 51.0 | 45.0 | 39.0 | 29.0 | 20.0 | 15.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 22.0 | 35.0 | 44.0 | 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 | 214.0 | 213.0 | 236.0 | 268.0 | 315.0 | 344.0 | 366.0 | 358.0 | 320.0 | 297.0 | 246.0 | 228.0 | 3,405 |
Source: NOAA[8] |