Parsabad (Persian: پارس آباد)[a] is a city in the Central District of Parsabad County of Ardabil province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4]
Parsabad Persian: پارس آباد | |
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 Parsabad at night | |
  Parsabad | |
| Coordinates: 39°38′36″N 47°54′46″E / 39.64333°N 47.91278°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Ardabil |
| County | Parsabad |
| District | Central |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 93,387 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Parsabad at GEOnet Names Server | |
At the 2006 census, its population was 81,782 in 17,638 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 88,924 people in 23,045 households.[6] The 2016 census showed the population had risen further to 93,387 people in 26,505 households.[2] Parsabad is Iran's northernmost city.
Climate
Parsabad has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).
| Climate data for Parsabad (1984-2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.1 (46.6) | 9.5 (49.1) | 13.4 (56.1) | 19.5 (67.1) | 25.4 (77.7) | 31.4 (88.5) | 33.8 (92.8) | 33.1 (91.6) | 27.9 (82.2) | 21.0 (69.8) | 14.2 (57.6) | 9.3 (48.7) | 20.6 (69.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.7 (38.7) | 4.8 (40.6) | 8.3 (46.9) | 13.8 (56.8) | 19.2 (66.6) | 24.5 (76.1) | 27.2 (81.0) | 26.8 (80.2) | 22.3 (72.1) | 16.2 (61.2) | 9.9 (49.8) | 5.2 (41.4) | 15.2 (59.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.7 (30.7) | 0.1 (32.2) | 3.2 (37.8) | 8.1 (46.6) | 12.9 (55.2) | 17.6 (63.7) | 20.6 (69.1) | 20.5 (68.9) | 16.7 (62.1) | 11.4 (52.5) | 5.6 (42.1) | 1.0 (33.8) | 9.8 (49.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 14.8 (0.58) | 18.8 (0.74) | 29.5 (1.16) | 31.7 (1.25) | 34.7 (1.37) | 19.3 (0.76) | 7.3 (0.29) | 7.3 (0.29) | 24.8 (0.98) | 34.4 (1.35) | 28.3 (1.11) | 20.3 (0.80) | 271.2 (10.68) |
| Average snowy days | 2.7 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 9.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 70 | 61 | 59 | 61 | 69 | 78 | 82 | 83 | 73 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 117.4 | 122.1 | 143.1 | 171.0 | 237.9 | 282.4 | 287.3 | 266.2 | 204.1 | 158.2 | 117.6 | 114.0 | 2,221.3 |
| Source: [1] | |||||||||||||
