Panjab, Afghanistan

Panjab (Pashto/Persian: پنج اب) (meaning 'five rivers') is the capital of Panjab District, a mountainous district in the southwestern part of the Bamyan Province, Afghanistan. The town is situated at 34°23'N 67°1'E and has an altitude of 2,758 m altitude,[1] the population was 9,900 in the year 2004. There is an airport with gravel surface.

This article is about a town in Afghanistan. For other uses of the name, see Punjab.
Panjab
پنج اب
City
Panjab is located in Afghanistan
Panjab
Panjab
Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 34°23′N 67°1′E
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceBamyan
DistrictPanjab
Elevation
2,758 m (9,049 ft)
Population
 (2004)
 • Total9,900
Time zoneUTC+4:30 (AST)

Climate

Owing to its high altitude, Panjab has a humid continental climate (Dsb) that borders on a subarctic climate (Dsc) under the Köppen climate classification. It has mild, dry summers and cold, snowy winters. The annual precipitation averages 333 millimetres (13.1 in).

The average temperature in Panjab is 4.4 °C (39.9 °F). July is the warmest month of the year with an average temperature of 15.7 °C (60.3 °F). The coldest month January has an average temperature of −8.7 °C (16.3 °F).

Climate data for Panjab, Bamyan Province
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) −2.5
(27.5)		 −1.3
(29.7)		 4.5
(40.1)		 12.0
(53.6)		 16.5
(61.7)		 21.3
(70.3)		 23.9
(75.0)		 23.5
(74.3)		 19.5
(67.1)		 13.4
(56.1)		 7.1
(44.8)		 1.6
(34.9)		 11.6
(52.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) −8.7
(16.3)		 −7.1
(19.2)		 −1.1
(30.0)		 5.7
(42.3)		 9.3
(48.7)		 13.3
(55.9)		 15.7
(60.3)		 14.8
(58.6)		 10.2
(50.4)		 5.0
(41.0)		 −0.3
(31.5)		 −4.6
(23.7)		 4.4
(39.8)
Average low °C (°F) −14.9
(5.2)		 −12.9
(8.8)		 −6.7
(19.9)		 −0.6
(30.9)		 2.2
(36.0)		 5.3
(41.5)		 7.5
(45.5)		 6.2
(43.2)		 0.9
(33.6)		 −3.4
(25.9)		 −7.7
(18.1)		 −10.8
(12.6)		 −2.9
(26.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 37
(1.5)		 49
(1.9)		 66
(2.6)		 61
(2.4)		 44
(1.7)		 9
(0.4)		 3
(0.1)		 2
(0.1)		 2
(0.1)		 8
(0.3)		 21
(0.8)		 31
(1.2)		 333
(13.1)
Source: weather2visit.com[2]

See also

References
  1. Location of Panjab - Falling Rain Genomics Archived November 17, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Panjab monthly weather averages". Retrieved 31 May 2023.


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