Baft
City in Kerman province, Iran From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Baft (Persian: بافت)[lower-alpha 1] is a city in the Central District of Baft County, Kerman province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4] It is 155 kilometres (96 mi) southwest of Kerman. Baft has an elevation of about 2,280 metres (7,480 ft).[citation needed]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 35,008 in 8,265 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 33,107 people in 8,473 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 34,517 people in 10,035 households.[2]
| Climate data for Baft (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 20.0 (68.0) |
22.4 (72.3) |
26.8 (80.2) |
27.4 (81.3) |
33.8 (92.8) |
37.0 (98.6) |
36.8 (98.2) |
36.6 (97.9) |
33.5 (92.3) |
28.9 (84.0) |
24.2 (75.6) |
24.0 (75.2) |
37.0 (98.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.6 (49.3) |
11.5 (52.7) |
15.2 (59.4) |
20.6 (69.1) |
26.3 (79.3) |
31.1 (88.0) |
32.5 (90.5) |
31.3 (88.3) |
28.3 (82.9) |
23.0 (73.4) |
16.5 (61.7) |
12.5 (54.5) |
21.5 (70.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.5 (38.3) |
5.5 (41.9) |
9.1 (48.4) |
14.6 (58.3) |
20.2 (68.4) |
24.9 (76.8) |
26.2 (79.2) |
24.9 (76.8) |
21.9 (71.4) |
16.2 (61.2) |
9.8 (49.6) |
5.9 (42.6) |
15.2 (59.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −1.6 (29.1) |
0.1 (32.2) |
3.5 (38.3) |
8.4 (47.1) |
13.2 (55.8) |
17.8 (64.0) |
19.8 (67.6) |
18.4 (65.1) |
15.2 (59.4) |
9.6 (49.3) |
3.7 (38.7) |
0.3 (32.5) |
9.0 (48.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −16.6 (2.1) |
−11.6 (11.1) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
6.4 (43.5) |
9.5 (49.1) |
14.5 (58.1) |
12.6 (54.7) |
6.6 (43.9) |
2.8 (37.0) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−16.6 (2.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 52.1 (2.05) |
53.1 (2.09) |
51.1 (2.01) |
24.1 (0.95) |
8.9 (0.35) |
1.8 (0.07) |
5.0 (0.20) |
11.2 (0.44) |
1.3 (0.05) |
4.9 (0.19) |
12.0 (0.47) |
33.5 (1.32) |
259.0 (10.20) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 30.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 52.0 | 50.0 | 46.0 | 39.0 | 30.0 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 34.0 | 43.0 | 48.0 | 37.3 |
| Average dew point °C (°F) | −6.6 (20.1) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
0.6 (33.1) |
1.8 (35.2) |
4.2 (39.6) |
2.8 (37.0) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 226 | 216 | 243 | 268 | 318 | 313 | 301 | 317 | 296 | 294 | 251 | 239 | 3,282 |
| Source: NOAA[7] | |||||||||||||
Baft is one of the natural areas in Iran. Within its locale is the Khabr National Park, which has been submitted by Iran as a UNESCO world heritage site.[8] Khabr National Park has a rich flora (about 750 species) and about 120 endemic species.[citation needed]
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