Saqqez

Saqqez (Sorani Kurdish: سه‌قز ,Seqiz‎, Persian: سقز‎), also known as Saghez, Saqez, Saqqiz, Saqiz, and Sakīz,[2] is a city which is the capital of Saqqez County, Kurdistan Province, Iran. According to the 2016 census, its population was 165,258.

For the administrative subdivision, see Saqqez County.
Saqqez

سه‌قز, Seqiz
City
Saqqez in the evening
Saqqez
Coordinates: 36°14′47″N 46°15′59″E
Country Iran
ProvinceKurdistan
CountySaqqez
BakhshCentral
Government
 • MayorZana Salehibabamiry
Elevation
1,476 m (4,843 ft)
Population
 (2016 Census)
 • Total165,258 [1]
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

The spoken language in the city is Kurdish, but the mandated language in schools and offices is Farsi.

Climate

At an altitude of 1,476 metres (4,842 feet), Saqqez has a Mediterranean continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dsa) with hot, very dry summers and cold, snowy winters. Summers feature large diurnal temperature variation due to decreased air density at high altitude and low humidity. In 1969 Saqqez recorded a temperature of −36 °C (−33 °F), the lowest ever recorded by an Iranian weather station until Kheirabad Zanjan recorded −36.4 °C (−33.5 °F) on January 29, 1997.[3][4] Saqqez again reached −36 °C. during the February 3–9 1972 Iran blizzard. Saqqez unofficially reached −45.8 °C (−50.4 °F) in December 2006 and −42.3 °C (−44.1 °F) in January 2007, the lowest temperatures recorded in an Iranian city.[5][6]

Climate data for Saqqez, Iran
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 18.2
(64.8)		 20
(68)		 24
(75)		 29
(84)		 34.4
(93.9)		 39
(102)		 43
(109)		 42
(108)		 39
(102)		 32
(90)		 26
(79)		 22.2
(72.0)		 43
(109)
Average high °C (°F) 2.4
(36.3)		 4.7
(40.5)		 11.0
(51.8)		 17.3
(63.1)		 23.1
(73.6)		 29.8
(85.6)		 34.3
(93.7)		 34.2
(93.6)		 29.8
(85.6)		 22.2
(72.0)		 13.4
(56.1)		 6.1
(43.0)		 19.03
(66.25)
Average low °C (°F) −8.1
(17.4)		 −6.7
(19.9)		 −1.2
(29.8)		 3.6
(38.5)		 6.6
(43.9)		 9.5
(49.1)		 14.0
(57.2)		 13.4
(56.1)		 8.3
(46.9)		 4.4
(39.9)		 −0.3
(31.5)		 −4.6
(23.7)		 3.24
(37.83)
Record low °C (°F) −32
(−26)		 −33
(−27)		 −27.6
(−17.7)		 −9
(16)		 −5
(23)		 −0.6
(30.9)		 3.8
(38.8)		 4.8
(40.6)		 −0.4
(31.3)		 −7
(19)		 −24
(−11)		 −32
(−26)		 −36
(−33)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 66.6
(2.62)		 58.7
(2.31)		 79.5
(3.13)		 83.6
(3.29)		 52.0
(2.05)		 5.8
(0.23)		 2.9
(0.11)		 2.5
(0.10)		 1.4
(0.06)		 27.8
(1.09)		 56.9
(2.24)		 61.7
(2.43)		 499.4
(19.66)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 8.5 8.3 10.0 9.8 7.0 1.2 0.7 0.6 0.5 4.3 6.2 8.1 65.2
Average relative humidity (%) 73 70 64 58 52 40 35 33 33 47 63 71 53
Mean monthly sunshine hours 121.5 142.2 177.4 213.1 287.1 345.1 357.4 344.3 311.1 254.3 174.1 123.4 2,851
Source: Synoptic Stations Statistics

References
  1. https://www.amar.org.ir/english
  2. Saqqez can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3082379" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  3. http://www.payvand.com/news/08/feb/1191.html
  4. http://www.irimo.ir/english/monthly&annual/map/province/zanjan.asp Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2010-04-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. http://www.irimo.ir Iranian Meteorological Organisation's "Century weather stats data bank"
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