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Qarabolaq

Coordinates: 37°25′N 73°46′E / 37.417°N 73.767°E / 37.417; 73.767
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Qarabolaq
قره‌بلاق
Qarabolaq is located in Afghanistan
Qarabolaq
Qarabolaq
Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 37°25′N 73°46′E / 37.417°N 73.767°E / 37.417; 73.767
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceBadakhshan
DistrictWakhan
Elevation
13,579 ft (4,139 m)
Time zone+ 4.30

Qarabolaq or Qareh Bulaq (Dari: قره‌بلاق) is a small settlement in the Great Pamir in Wakhan District, Badakhshan Province, northeastern Afghanistan.[1] It lies at an altitude of 4,139 m on the eastern shore of Zorkul lake, near the Afghan border with Tajikistan but also close to the Afghan borders with Pakistan and China.

Climate

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Qarabolaq has an alpine tundra climate (Köppen: ET). It has brief, cool summers and long, frigid winters. With an annual mean of −7.8 °C (18.0 °F), Qarabolaq lies in the continuous permafrost zone.

Climate data for Qarabolaq (2009-2022)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) −5
(23)
−2
(28)
3
(37)
7
(45)
11
(52)
17
(63)
22
(72)
19
(66)
17
(63)
11
(52)
2
(36)
−2
(28)
22
(72)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −15.1
(4.8)
−12.2
(10.0)
−7.2
(19.0)
−2.9
(26.8)
2.3
(36.1)
7.2
(45.0)
12.7
(54.9)
12.2
(54.0)
7.7
(45.9)
0.0
(32.0)
−8.0
(17.6)
−13.0
(8.6)
−1.4
(29.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) −23.2
(−9.8)
−20.2
(−4.4)
−15.1
(4.8)
−10.4
(13.3)
−3.9
(25.0)
2.2
(36.0)
8.2
(46.8)
7.4
(45.3)
2.7
(36.9)
−5.1
(22.8)
−15.2
(4.6)
−21.1
(−6.0)
−7.8
(17.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −31.3
(−24.3)
−28.2
(−18.8)
−22.9
(−9.2)
−17.8
(0.0)
−10.0
(14.0)
−2.8
(27.0)
3.8
(38.8)
2.7
(36.9)
−2.3
(27.9)
−10.2
(13.6)
−22.3
(−8.1)
−29.1
(−20.4)
−14.2
(6.5)
Record low °C (°F) −48
(−54)
−46
(−51)
−41
(−42)
−39
(−38)
−26
(−15)
−18
(0)
−10
(14)
−7
(19)
−14
(7)
−30
(−22)
−36
(−33)
−44
(−47)
−48
(−54)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 55.0
(2.17)
78.8
(3.10)
85.5
(3.37)
78.7
(3.10)
52.7
(2.07)
27.0
(1.06)
23.5
(0.93)
24.8
(0.98)
18.7
(0.74)
35.2
(1.39)
51.6
(2.03)
43.7
(1.72)
575.2
(22.66)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 49.8
(19.6)
69.6
(27.4)
77.4
(30.5)
71.0
(28.0)
42.0
(16.5)
17.6
(6.9)
2.7
(1.1)
7.1
(2.8)
11.2
(4.4)
32.6
(12.8)
49.9
(19.6)
40.7
(16.0)
471.6
(185.6)
Source: World Weather Online[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NGA GeoName Database". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
  2. ^ "Qarabolaq, World Weather Online". Retrieved 17 September 2022.
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