Mīrān (Pashto: ميران) is a town in Maidan Wardak Province, central Afghanistan. It is the administrative center of Day Mirdad District.
Miran | |
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![]() ![]() Miran Location in Afghanistan | |
Coordinates: 34.2204°N 68.3126°E / 34.2204; 68.3126 | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Maidan Wardak |
District | Day Mirdad |
Elevation | 2,812 m (9,226 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,760 |
Time zone | UTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Standard Time) |
The town of Miran has a population of 2,760.[1]
Miran is located about 2,812 m above sea level.
Miran has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification: Dsb) with warm, dry summers and cold winters. Temperatures typically range between -12 °C (11 °F) and 18 °C (64 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -29 °C (-20 °F) or can rise to as high as 29 °C (84 °F).
The warmest months in Miran are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 14 to 18 °C (58 - 64 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -12 to -9 °C (11 - 15 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Miran experiences 26 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 178 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Climate data for Miran | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 8.7 (47.7) |
13.6 (56.5) |
20.8 (69.4) |
22.3 (72.1) |
28.9 (84.0) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.7 (90.9) |
31.7 (89.1) |
27.6 (81.7) |
22.9 (73.2) |
17.9 (64.2) |
12.6 (54.7) |
32.7 (90.9) |
Average high °C (°F) | −6.1 (21.0) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
0.6 (33.1) |
10.6 (51.1) |
16.7 (62.1) |
21.7 (71.1) |
25.0 (77.0) |
25.0 (77.0) |
21.1 (70.0) |
14.4 (57.9) |
3.9 (39.0) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
10.5 (50.9) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −11.9 (10.6) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
4.5 (40.1) |
9.8 (49.6) |
14.2 (57.6) |
17.5 (63.5) |
17.2 (63.0) |
13.1 (55.6) |
7.2 (45.0) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
3.9 (39.0) |
Average low °C (°F) | −17.8 (0.0) |
−14.4 (6.1) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
2.8 (37.0) |
6.7 (44.1) |
10.0 (50.0) |
9.4 (48.9) |
5.0 (41.0) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−16.1 (3.0) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
Record low °C (°F) | −40.4 (−40.7) |
−37.5 (−35.5) |
−29.7 (−21.5) |
−18.8 (−1.8) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
0.5 (32.9) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
−17.9 (−0.2) |
−25.4 (−13.7) |
−32.6 (−26.7) |
−40.4 (−40.7) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 43.1 (1.70) |
81.6 (3.21) |
60.4 (2.38) |
71.0 (2.80) |
71.6 (2.82) |
14.8 (0.58) |
10.7 (0.42) |
11.5 (0.45) |
7.0 (0.28) |
12.4 (0.49) |
34.6 (1.36) |
17.0 (0.67) |
435.7 (17.16) |
Average relative humidity (%) | 73 | 80 | 80 | 56 | 41 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 31 | 52 | 58 | 49 |
Source 1: Nomadseason,[2] NASA Power[3] (Extremes 1990-2021) | |||||||||||||
Source 2: World Weather Online (Precipitation & Humidity)[4] |
A majority of the population are Pashtuns and Hazaras. Pashto in Wardag accent, as well as Hazaragi language are spoken in the town.
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