Ragh is a town in Badakhshan Province in north-eastern part of Afghanistan. [1] It is the capital of Raghistan District.
Ragh | |
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  Ragh Location in Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates: 37°32′22″N70°26′45″E / 37.53944°N 70.44583°E | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Badakhshan |
| District | Raghistan |
| Elevation | 4,961 ft (1,512 m) |
| Time zone | + 4.30 |
Ragh has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dsb) with mild, dry summers and cold, snowy winters.
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −3.2 (26.2) | −1.4 (29.5) | 4.2 (39.6) | 10.0 (50.0) | 15.1 (59.2) | 18.7 (65.7) | 21.6 (70.9) | 21.3 (70.3) | 17.9 (64.2) | 12.1 (53.8) | 4.9 (40.8) | −1.1 (30.0) | 10.0 (50.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −9.2 (15.4) | −6.7 (19.9) | −1.3 (29.7) | 3.6 (38.5) | 8.6 (47.5) | 12.4 (54.3) | 15.3 (59.5) | 14.8 (58.6) | 11.2 (52.2) | 5.8 (42.4) | −1.8 (28.8) | −8.0 (17.6) | 3.7 (38.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −15.2 (4.6) | −12.0 (10.4) | −6.8 (19.8) | −2.9 (26.8) | 2.1 (35.8) | 6.0 (42.8) | 9.0 (48.2) | 8.3 (46.9) | 4.4 (39.9) | −0.6 (30.9) | −8.5 (16.7) | −14.8 (5.4) | −2.6 (27.3) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org [3] | |||||||||||||
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