Nok Kundi Tehsil
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Nok Kundi
نوکنڈی, نوک کنڈی Nokkundi | |
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City | |
| Nok Kundi | |
  Nok Kundi Location within Balochistan, Pakistan  Nok Kundi Location within Pakistan | |
| Coordinates: 28°49′33″N 62°45′00″E / 28.825887°N 62.750025°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Balochistan |
| District | Western Chagai District |
| Division | Rakhshan Division |
| Established | 1950 |
| Area | |
• Total | 16,092 km2 (6,213 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 679 m (2,228 ft) |
| Population (2023 census) | |
• Total | 30,625 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+6 (PDT) |
| Postal code | 95050 |
Nok Kundi (Urdu: نوک کنڈی, lit. 'the blunt point') is a city and administrative headquarters of Western Chaghi located in western Balochistan, Pakistan, near the Iran and Afghanistan border. The city has a population of 30,625, It is located at an altitude of 649 m (2130 ft). Nokkundi is famous for its mineral resources. Nokkundi city is surrounded by desert and mountains
Nok Kundi, meaning "the blunt point", is a city region and administrative headquarters located in western Balochistan, Pakistan. Historically, the area was known as Dzaranga, meaning "water-producing land," which the Greeks Hellenised to Drangiana in their literature.[citation needed] The original term, "Zaranka," translates to "watermill" or "spring," and is found in both old Balochi and Persian, referring to the region as "Waterland."[citation needed]
Nok kundi (also spelled Nokkundi ) is a city and the administrative headquarters of the newly established Western Chaghi District in the Rakhshan Division of Balochistan, Pakistan. Prior to the administrative bifurcation of the original Chagai District, it served as a major tehsil center within the region.
Climate
Nok Kundi has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh) with extremely hot summers and mild winters. There is virtually no rainfall whole the year. The climate is very dry with just 35 millimetres (1.4 in) of rainfall each year.
| Climate data for Nok Kundi | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 31.1 (88.0) |
33.0 (91.4) |
37.8 (100.0) |
44.0 (111.2) |
47.5 (117.5) |
49.6 (121.3) |
48.3 (118.9) |
48.5 (119.3) |
46.0 (114.8) |
43.0 (109.4) |
36.0 (96.8) |
29.0 (84.2) |
49.6 (121.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 19.4 (66.9) |
22.8 (73.0) |
28.1 (82.6) |
34.8 (94.6) |
39.9 (103.8) |
42.9 (109.2) |
43.5 (110.3) |
41.9 (107.4) |
38.9 (102.0) |
33.9 (93.0) |
27.2 (81.0) |
21.6 (70.9) |
32.9 (91.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.1 (53.8) |
15.1 (59.2) |
20.6 (69.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
32.7 (90.9) |
35.5 (95.9) |
36.5 (97.7) |
34.7 (94.5) |
31.1 (88.0) |
25.6 (78.1) |
19.1 (66.4) |
13.6 (56.5) |
25.3 (77.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.8 (40.6) |
7.6 (45.7) |
13.1 (55.6) |
19.8 (67.6) |
25.3 (77.5) |
28.0 (82.4) |
29.5 (85.1) |
27.6 (81.7) |
22.9 (73.2) |
17.3 (63.1) |
10.9 (51.6) |
5.7 (42.3) |
17.7 (63.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −8 (18) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
7.0 (44.6) |
8.1 (46.6) |
16.1 (61.0) |
18.9 (66.0) |
17.8 (64.0) |
10.0 (50.0) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 10.0 (0.39) |
9.4 (0.37) |
8.7 (0.34) |
2.1 (0.08) |
0.5 (0.02) |
2.7 (0.11) |
0.8 (0.03) |
0.3 (0.01) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.4 (0.02) |
1.3 (0.05) |
2.5 (0.10) |
38.7 (1.52) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 5.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 47 | 46 | 42 | 39 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 27 | 29 | 39 | 38 | 46 | 38 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 219.2 | 205.1 | 250.4 | 280.5 | 313.5 | 299.1 | 286.9 | 319.9 | 274.0 | 290.3 | 254.6 | 224.9 | 3,218.4 |
| Source: NOAA (extremes, sun 1961-1990), Deutscher Wetterdienst (humidity 1936-1940), Ogimet | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ↑ "Nokkundi Climate Normals 1961-1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (FTP). Retrieved 17 January 2013. (To view documents see Help:FTP)
- ↑ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ↑ "Klimatafel von Nok Kundi / Pakistan" (PDF). Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ↑ "Summary for 41710: Nokkundi (Pakistan)". Weather summaries. Ogimet. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
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