Titan, Afghanistan

Titan تیتان
Titan Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 33°41′29″N 63°52′1″E
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Ghor
District	Saghar
Elevation	7,106 ft (2,166 m)
Time zone	UTC+4:30

Titan (Persian: تیتان) is the district center of Saghar District, Ghor province, Afghanistan.[1] It is located at 33.6914°N 63.8669°E / 33.6914; 63.8669 at 2,166 m altitude. Very close to Titan is the village of Saghar which gives the name of the district.

Climate

Titan has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dsb) under the Köppen climate classification system. Temperatures typically range between −5 and 21 °C (23 and 70 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to −23 °C (−9 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (91 °F).

The warmest months in Titan are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 18 to 21 °C (64 to 70 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from −5 to −1 °C (23 to 30 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Titan experiences 86 days above 25 °C (77 °F) and 139 days below 0 °C (32 °F).

Climate data for Titan, Ghor Province
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	13.7 (56.7)	20.1 (68.2)	27.1 (80.8)	28.9 (84.0)	33.4 (92.1)	37.3 (99.1)	38.7 (101.7)	37.4 (99.3)	33.4 (92.1)	28.9 (84.0)	21.9 (71.4)	21.1 (70.0)	38.7 (101.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	0.6 (33.1)	1.1 (34.0)	7.8 (46.0)	16.7 (62.1)	21.1 (70.0)	26.1 (79.0)	29.4 (84.9)	28.3 (82.9)	25.6 (78.1)	18.3 (64.9)	10.0 (50.0)	5.0 (41.0)	15.8 (60.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−4.7 (23.5)	−3.6 (25.5)	2.5 (36.5)	10.0 (50.0)	13.6 (56.5)	18.1 (64.6)	21.4 (70.5)	19.7 (67.5)	16.4 (61.5)	10.0 (50.0)	3.6 (38.5)	−0.9 (30.4)	8.8 (47.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−10.0 (14.0)	−8.3 (17.1)	−2.8 (27.0)	3.3 (37.9)	6.1 (43.0)	10.0 (50.0)	13.3 (55.9)	11.1 (52.0)	7.2 (45.0)	1.7 (35.1)	−2.8 (27.0)	−6.7 (19.9)	1.8 (35.3)
Record low °C (°F)	−31 (−24)	−28.6 (−19.5)	−14.8 (5.4)	−10.2 (13.6)	−5.0 (23.0)	1.3 (34.3)	5.4 (41.7)	3.7 (38.7)	−3.0 (26.6)	−7.0 (19.4)	−15.9 (3.4)	−29.7 (−21.5)	−31 (−24)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	42 (1.7)	88 (3.5)	75 (3.0)	56 (2.2)	34 (1.3)	2 (0.1)	1 (0.0)	0 (0)	1 (0.0)	5 (0.2)	35 (1.4)	16 (0.6)	355 (14)
Source 1: Nomadseason,[2]
Source 2: NASA Power[3] (Extremes 1990-2021)

References

1. "Titan". GEOnet Names Server. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
2. "Titan, Nomadseason.com". Retrieved 19 September 2022.
3. "Data Access Viewer". Retrieved 11 October 2022.

See also

• Ghōr Province