Tukzar

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Tukzar is a town in Sancharak district of Sar-e Pol Province, Afghanistan. The town is the administrative centre of Sancharak district. [1]

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Tukzar
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Tukzar
Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 35°58′2″N66°26′0″E / 35.96722°N 66.43333°E / 35.96722; 66.43333
CountryFlag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan
Province Sar-e Pol Province
District Sancharak
Government
  MayorModir Azam
Elevation
[2]
3,940 ft (1,201 m)
Time zone UTC+4:30

35°58′2″N66°26′0″E / 35.96722°N 66.43333°E / 35.96722; 66.43333

Climate

Tukzar has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen: Dsa) with hot summers and cool winters. In winter, there is much more rainfall in Tokzar than in summer.

July is the warmest month of the year, the temperature in July averages 24.0 °C (75.2 °F). In January, the average temperature is −0.8 °C (30.6 °F), it is the lowest average temperature of the whole year.

Climate data for Tokzar, Sar-e Pol Province
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)5.3
(41.5)
6.9
(44.4)
13.7
(56.7)
19.2
(66.6)
24.4
(75.9)
29.1
(84.4)
30.9
(87.6)
29.7
(85.5)
25.6
(78.1)
19.9
(67.8)
12.7
(54.9)
7.6
(45.7)
18.7
(65.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)−0.8
(30.6)
0.7
(33.3)
7.1
(44.8)
12.6
(54.7)
17.6
(63.7)
21.9
(71.4)
24.0
(75.2)
22.7
(72.9)
18.6
(65.5)
13.3
(55.9)
6.7
(44.1)
1.4
(34.5)
12.2
(53.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)−6.8
(19.8)
−5.5
(22.1)
0.4
(32.7)
6.0
(42.8)
10.8
(51.4)
14.7
(58.5)
17.0
(62.6)
15.7
(60.3)
11.5
(52.7)
6.6
(43.9)
0.7
(33.3)
−4.8
(23.4)
5.5
(42.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)55
(2.2)
69
(2.7)
85
(3.3)
95
(3.7)
59
(2.3)
6
(0.2)
1
(0.0)
0
(0)
2
(0.1)
15
(0.6)
43
(1.7)
42
(1.7)
472
(18.5)
Average relative humidity (%)64676464543632334051626252
Source: Climate-Data.org [3]

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References

  1. Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development of Afghanistan, NABDP, Development Programme of Sancharak District [usurped]
  2. "Elevation: Tukzar" . Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  3. "Climate: Tokzar- Climate-Data.org" . Retrieved 5 September 2022.