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North Salang

Coordinates: 35°19′01″N 69°01′01″E / 35.317°N 69.017°E / 35.317; 69.017
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North Salang
North Salang is located in Afghanistan
North Salang
North Salang
Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 35°19′01″N 69°01′01″E / 35.317°N 69.017°E / 35.317; 69.017
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceBaghlan
DistrictKhinjan
Elevation11,152 ft (3,399 m)
Time zone+ 4.30

North Salang or Sālangi Shamāli (Persian: سالنگ شمالی, Pashto: شمالي سالنګ) is a village at an altitude of 3,365 meters in the Khinjan District of Baghlan Province in north-eastern Afghanistan,[2] to the northern side of the Salang Tunnel.

Climate

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North Salang has a tundra climate (Köppen: ET) with cool to mild summers and very cold winters. Precipitation is significantly higher than in much of the rest of Afghanistan due to North Salang's location on the windward side of the Hindu Kush mountain range, and mostly falls in the form of snow.

Climate data for North Salang, Afghanistan (1960-1983)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 4.0
(39.2)
3.8
(38.8)
9.5
(49.1)
11.6
(52.9)
15.5
(59.9)
20.5
(68.9)
22.1
(71.8)
20.7
(69.3)
18.0
(64.4)
16.0
(60.8)
10.2
(50.4)
6.5
(43.7)
22.1
(71.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −6.6
(20.1)
−5.3
(22.5)
−1.1
(30.0)
3.8
(38.8)
7.2
(45.0)
12.2
(54.0)
14.3
(57.7)
13.5
(56.3)
9.6
(49.3)
5.4
(41.7)
0.2
(32.4)
−4.2
(24.4)
4.1
(39.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) −10.3
(13.5)
−9.5
(14.9)
−5.4
(22.3)
−0.1
(31.8)
2.9
(37.2)
7.5
(45.5)
9.7
(49.5)
8.6
(47.5)
4.7
(40.5)
0.7
(33.3)
−4.0
(24.8)
−7.8
(18.0)
−0.2
(31.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −18.7
(−1.7)
−13.1
(8.4)
−8.4
(16.9)
−3.5
(25.7)
−0.5
(31.1)
3.4
(38.1)
5.6
(42.1)
4.5
(40.1)
0.5
(32.9)
−2.6
(27.3)
−7.5
(18.5)
−10.9
(12.4)
−4.3
(24.3)
Record low °C (°F) −30.3
(−22.5)
−29.0
(−20.2)
−27.8
(−18.0)
−16.1
(3.0)
−11.0
(12.2)
−7.0
(19.4)
−0.5
(31.1)
−2.6
(27.3)
−8.9
(16.0)
−15.6
(3.9)
−19.8
(−3.6)
−26.8
(−16.2)
−30.3
(−22.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 108.7
(4.28)
142.0
(5.59)
185.9
(7.32)
197.8
(7.79)
123.7
(4.87)
10.0
(0.39)
6.8
(0.27)
6.7
(0.26)
7.5
(0.30)
30.2
(1.19)
68.4
(2.69)
104.3
(4.11)
992.0
(39.06)
Average rainy days 0 0 1 3 7 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 20
Average snowy days 13 15 18 15 10 1 0 0 1 6 8 11 98
Average relative humidity (%) 64 69 71 74 71 58 53 54 58 60 59 61 63
Mean monthly sunshine hours 112.8 105.8 128.4 154.5 215.1 269.9 287.6 276.6 226.5 184.3 149.4 118.5 2,229.4
Percent possible sunshine 37 35 35 40 50 63 66 67 62 54 49 40 51
Source: NOAA (precipitation and humidity 1959-1983)[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Elevation: North Salang, geonames.org". Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  2. ^ "NGA GeoName Database". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 2008-06-08. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
  3. ^ "North Salang Climate Normals 1960-1983". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
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