Chimboy
| Chimboy Uzbek: Chimboy / Чимбой Karakalpak: Shımbay / Шымбай | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  Chimboy Location in Uzbekistan | |
| Coordinates: 42°56′N 59°47′E / 42.933°N 59.783°ECoordinates: 42°56′N 59°47′E / 42.933°N 59.783°E | |
| Country |
 Uzbekistan |
| Province | Karakalpakstan |
| District | Chimboy District |
| Elevation | 64 m (210 ft) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 39,571 |
| Time zone | UZT (UTC+5) |
| Area code(s) | (+998) 6144 |
Chimboy also spelled as Chimbay (Uzbek: Chimboy / Чимбой; Karakalpak: Shımbay / Шымбай; Russian: Чимбай) is a town and seat of Chimboy District in Karakalpakstan in Uzbekistan.
Climate
Chimboy has a cool desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWk), with cold winters and hot summers. Rainfall is generally light and erratic, and occurs mainly in the winter and autumn months.
| Climate data for Chimboy | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 17.2 (63) |
24.4 (75.9) |
32.8 (91) |
38.9 (102) |
42.2 (108) |
43.9 (111) |
44.5 (112.1) |
46.0 (114.8) |
41.0 (105.8) |
34.0 (93.2) |
27.8 (82) |
20.0 (68) |
46 (114.8) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −0.1 (31.8) |
2.5 (36.5) |
10.1 (50.2) |
20.7 (69.3) |
28.0 (82.4) |
32.7 (90.9) |
34.4 (93.9) |
32.4 (90.3) |
26.8 (80.2) |
18.4 (65.1) |
9.2 (48.6) |
1.8 (35.2) |
18.08 (64.53) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −5.3 (22.5) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
3.0 (37.4) |
12.8 (55) |
20.2 (68.4) |
25.1 (77.2) |
27.0 (80.6) |
24.5 (76.1) |
18.1 (64.6) |
10.0 (50) |
2.5 (36.5) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
10.91 (51.64) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −9.3 (15.3) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
−2.2 (28) |
6.1 (43) |
12.6 (54.7) |
17.0 (62.6) |
19.3 (66.7) |
17.0 (62.6) |
10.5 (50.9) |
3.3 (37.9) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
4.69 (40.44) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −33.9 (−29) |
−29.6 (−21.3) |
−23.9 (−11) |
−11.1 (12) |
−2.2 (28) |
2.6 (36.7) |
7.8 (46) |
6.1 (43) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
−13.2 (8.2) |
−27.8 (−18) |
−29.7 (−21.5) |
−33.9 (−29) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 11.1 (0.437) |
10.4 (0.409) |
17.6 (0.693) |
17.6 (0.693) |
17.0 (0.669) |
5.8 (0.228) |
2.8 (0.11) |
2.5 (0.098) |
3.0 (0.118) |
8.1 (0.319) |
10.2 (0.402) |
11.2 (0.441) |
117.3 (4.617) |
| Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.6 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 6.4 | 41.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 75.6 | 72.0 | 60.1 | 51.4 | 48.2 | 43.6 | 45.1 | 45.5 | 49.9 | 57.3 | 69.0 | 74.0 | 57.64 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 116.3 | 137.2 | 187.6 | 220.5 | 313.1 | 370.5 | 378.2 | 372.0 | 291.0 | 232.5 | 151.5 | 107.0 | 2,877.4 |
| Source: climatebase.ru[1] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
The road south out of Chimboy connects to Halkobod and Nukus. Another road leads northeast to Qarao‘zak and Taxtako‘pir.
References
- ↑ "Chimbay, Turkmenistan". Climatebase.ru. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
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