Chimboy

Chimbay
Uzbek: Chimbay / Чимбай
Karakalpak: Shımbay / Шымбай
Town
Chimbay

Location in Uzbekistan

Coordinates: 42°56′N 59°47′E / 42.933°N 59.783°E / 42.933; 59.783Coordinates: 42°56′N 59°47′E / 42.933°N 59.783°E / 42.933; 59.783
Country  Uzbekistan
Autonomous Republic 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)
Average 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

  1. "Chimbay, Karakalpakstan". Climatebase.ru. Retrieved 10 February 2013.


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