Kishim District is one of the 29 districts of Badakhshan province in eastern Afghanistan.The district capital is Mashhad. The district is located in the Keshem Valley, a primarily rural area on the western edge of the province, and is home to approximately 89,833 residents,[1] making it the second most populous district of the province.

Kishim
کشيم
Location of Kishim
CountryAfghanistan
ProvinceBadakhshan
CapitalMashhad
Government
 • TypeDistrict council
Population
 • Estimate 
()
89,833

Climate

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Kishim has a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dsb), with warm summers and cold winters. The temperature in July averages 21.6 °C (70.9 °F). January has the lowest average temperature of the year. It is −3.8 °C (25.2 °F).

Climate data for Kishim
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 1.1
(34.0)
3.0
(37.4)
10.1
(50.2)
16.1
(61.0)
20.7
(69.3)
25.1
(77.2)
27.9
(82.2)
27.1
(80.8)
23.2
(73.8)
17.2
(63.0)
10.0
(50.0)
3.9
(39.0)
15.4
(59.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) −3.8
(25.2)
−1.9
(28.6)
4.1
(39.4)
9.5
(49.1)
14.2
(57.6)
18.5
(65.3)
21.6
(70.9)
20.9
(69.6)
17.0
(62.6)
10.9
(51.6)
4.0
(39.2)
−1.7
(28.9)
9.4
(49.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −8.7
(16.3)
−6.8
(19.8)
−1.9
(28.6)
2.9
(37.2)
7.7
(45.9)
11.8
(53.2)
15.2
(59.4)
14.7
(58.5)
10.7
(51.3)
4.5
(40.1)
−2.0
(28.4)
−7.2
(19.0)
3.4
(38.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 63
(2.5)
76
(3.0)
109
(4.3)
152
(6.0)
127
(5.0)
27
(1.1)
5
(0.2)
2
(0.1)
6
(0.2)
33
(1.3)
57
(2.2)
51
(2.0)
559
(22.0)
Source: Climate-Data.org[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2019-20" (PDF). Central Statistics Organization. 18 November 2019. p. 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Climate: Kishim". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
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36°46′12″N 70°07′54″E / 36.77000°N 70.13167°E / 36.77000; 70.13167